In 1999, the acclaimed artist Davis Freeman opened his own company, Random Scream, with an aim to expose the eclectic elements of everyday culture with proposed lines of flight for dance, theatre, and visual arts. It is in coherency with this concept that he now brings the project Karaoke(ART), a contemporary video art exhibition of 25 political, conceptual & pornographic videos, a gesture to create a unique event from the collision of contemporary art and the karaoke phenomenon. Over the past year Random Scream has invited 25 internationally acclaimed artists to create their own video for a popular karaoke song. Each artist was given a selection of songs to choose from and asked to use their own personal style to reflect on what it’s like to live in the world today using the song as their conduit. The artists were free to create whatever video they desired as long as it embedded the karaoke music and words. The only performers this evening will be you, the audience, as only someone choosing a song to sing can activate the artwork. 

# karaoke, political, conceptual, pornographic, personal style, what is it like to live, press play, sing now 

concept, curation: Davis Freeman / participating artists: Antonia Baehr (DE) Killing Me Softly, Amelie Befeldt (DE) & Pilvi Takala (FI) Give a Little Bit, Steven Cohen (SA) I will always Love You, Phil Collins (UK/DE) In the Air Tonight, Anouk De Clercq (BE) & Fairuz (BE) New York New York, Jai Du (ESP) Alors dans, Tim Etchells (UK) Paint it Black, Davis Freeman (USA/BE) Creep, Davis Freeman (USA/BE) Une belle histoire, Gio Black Peter (USA) You’ve Lost that Loving Feeling, Johan Grimonprez (BE) You’re the First, the Last, My Everything, Gary Hill (USA) Good Vibrations, Chris Kondek (USA) Are You Lonesome Tonight, Mait Laas (EE) What a Wonderful World, Andrew Lampert (USA) Suspicious Minds, Ariane Loze (BE) Tous les garcons et les filles, Bjørn Melhus (DE) & Meg Stuart (USA/BE/DE) Let it Be, Laure Prouvost (FR/UK) Sweet Dreams, João Salaviza (PT) Sunny Afternoon, Alex Serrano (ESP) Paroles Paroles, Superamas (FR/AU/BE) Resiste, Lucas Racasse (FR) Ca plane pour moi, Sarah Vanagt (BE) This Boots Are Made for Walking, Walter Verdin (BE) Let’s Dance, Visual Kitchen (BE) Bohemian Rhapsody, Visual Kitchen (BE) Je t’aime moi non plus / video graphics: Sam Vanoverschelde / producer Random Scream with the support of Flemish Government / co-production: Damaged Goods, Kunstencentrum Buda Kortrijk, Rotterdamse Schouwburg, IFF Rotterdam, Beursschouwburg Brussel, Nouveau Théâtre de Montreuil, Theatre Garonne / karaoke music and licence provided by: Ameritz

© Sam Vanoverschelde