Coming back to Wide Open School (programme of lectures & workshops running @ the Hayward Gallery till July 12), yesterday’s lecture by Jane & Louise Wilson was really fascinating. The artists duo talked to writer/critic Brian Dillon about the theme of ruin and which role does it play in their work. In case you’re not familiar with their work, take a look at this short movie, where they describe their latest projects: Atomgrad (2010), series of photographs shot in Pripyat, an abandoned, demolished town just outside of Chernobyl and a short film Face Scripting (2011), which was inspired by the assassination of Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh.
Blog archives: June 2012
Laura Pannack portrays Young British Naturists
Having seen the YBN (Young British Naturists) show announcement, we thought somebody had found dirty pictures of the YBA’s and tried to get the art scene’s attention. But Google confirmed Young British Naturists is an organization for realz, even with their own FB fan page. Further research revealed that the show at Gallery One and a Half is no fraud either. It’s the first solo of photographer Laura Pannack and you can read about her adventures with the nudies on It’s Nice That .
The show runs till the end of June.
Cesare Pietroiusti
Non-Functional Thoughts (1978-2008) is work by Italian artist, and Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev’s husband (see previous post), Cesare Pietroiusti. If you are into art philosophy, make sure to read Pietroiusti’s thoughts concerning the problematic and paradoxical situations that are hidden in common relationships and in ordinary acts (pdf). If not, just enjoy the puns.
dOCUMENTA 13
Once again this year Kassel becomes the epicenter of the art world with dOCUMENTA. Its 13th edition features 200 artists from 50 countries and includes satellites in Egypt and Afghanistan. Curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, the buzz seems to focus on her role and her vision more than on the art itself, including expectations of pumping up the show with “bright new impulse” (no pressure, huh).
An article in Deutsche Welle describes dOCUMENTA 13 as a state of mind, offering visitors insight into the artistic practice rather than serving a menu of what’s hot on the market. Although cultural value and market value are definitely correlated – inclusion adds to the artists’ reputation and their sales price – the show is “more about creativity in general than about art in particular“, so much Roberta Smith in NYT.
Leaving the advanced polemic to the more qualified, we’ll go and witness what it has to offer art–wise, and will report. It sure looks promising: Tino Sehgal, Jérôme Bel, Pierre Huyghe, Tacita Dean or Rosella Biscotti are just few artists out of many whose work we look forward to seeing!
Photo credits:
One of the dOCUMENTA 13 sites, photographed by Nils Klinger
EVA & ADELE in front of an art tapestry by British-based artist Goshka Macuga, photographed by Jens Meyer/AP
Spanish greyhound called Human with his front leg painted pink, by Pierre Huyghe, photographed by Boris Roessler/EPA
Tacita Dean’s “Fatigues”, photographed by Nils Klinger