Miami, Florida – Miami Art Central presents Irreducible: Contemporary Short Form Video, an international survey featuring video work by artists from over 20 countries, on view from June 29 through September 11, 2005. This exhibition brings together recent works that are structured around a single situation, action or individual and often reinterprets the process-oriented concerns of performance and conceptual art from the 1970s, while exploring an expanded social and psychological landscape.

   While a number of videos in this show reflect on political and cultural situations in different parts of the world, what ultimately unites these diverse works is their ability to draw complex meanings from singular situations and actions. They make the case that even the simplest gestures and moments can generate an irreducible aesthetics experience. These “short form videos” are distinguished not simply by their brief running times, but above all their formal and conceptual concision.