Strindberg and Helium at the Guggenheim

If you're in New York, Bilbao, Berlin, and Venice today, stop by the Guggenheim to see Eun-Ha Paek's amazing animation, Strindberg and Helium, which made it into the top 25 finalists for the Youtube Play Guggenheim Biennial! According to the Guggenheim's website, "On October 21, the top videos selected by the YouTube Play jury were revealed and celebrated at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The videos, which can be viewed on youtube.com/play, will be presented at the Guggenheim Museums in New York, Bilbao, Berlin, and Venice on October 22–24, 2010. They comprise the ultimate YouTube playlist: a selection of the most unique, innovative, groundbreaking video work being created and distributed online during the past two years."

Here is an introduction to the Youtube Play Guggenheim Biennial:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1UkhcEYHWs&feature=email

Here is her animation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw8ctJTF1ZY&feature=player_embedded

Here you can see the behind-the-scenes of how they made it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xt6xSFF3zpU&feature=player_embedded