samedi 22 août 2009

HUMAN RIGHTS? - CASERTA

“HUMAN RIGHTS?”
Complesso Monumentale Belvedere di San Leucio
Caserta
Da venerdì 11 settembre a domenica 11 ottobre
3 ottobre 2009 – giornata nazionale del contemporaneo AMACI – con visite guidate gratuite
www.spaziotempoarte.com

A cura di Roberto Ronca

“HUMAN RIGHTS?” è l’evento artistico internazionale di settembre che porterà a Caserta le opere di 103 artisti provenienti da 27 Paesi del mondo. Gli artisti parlano dei diritti umani, e lo fanno con il loro linguaggio personale e universale, come solo quello dell’arte sa essere. In “HUMAN RIGHTS?” vengono toccati argomenti scomodi, complessi e di denuncia, che vanno a pungolare la coscienza di tutti coloro che, godendo appieno dei propri diritti, non pensano a tutte le persone che vedono i loro calpestati ogni giorno.
La logica di “HUMAN RIGHTS?” si fonda sul concetto fondamentale di arte come forma espressiva universale, comprensibile a tutti indipendentemente dalla lingua e dalla cultura di provenienza, indipendentemente dal genere, dall'argomento trattato e dai linguaggi utilizzati.

Gli artisti di “HUMAN RIGHTS?”
Selin Melek Aktan, Esteban Amills Siso, Marco Aschei, Domenico Asmone, Annalisa Avancini, Daniel Balanescu, Luigi Ballarin, Gennaro Barci, Maddalena Barletta, Fabrizio Bellanca, Isotta Bellomunno, Nicoletta Bertacchi, Silvia Boldrini, Matteo Bosi, Alfonso Calafato, Rose Canazzaro, Veronica Cantero Yanez, Alessandra Carloni, Enzo Casale, Catrouge (Rossella Fava), Piero Ceragioli, Alfonso Cometti, Mariana Cornèa, Anna Crescenzi, Milena Crupi, D&M, Claude Damien, Juan Del Balso, Mimmo Di Dio, Morena Di Pressa, Gerardo Di Salvatore, Olga Dmytrenko, Koffi Dossou Mahouley, Daniele Duò, Rita Esposito, Jean-Philippe Estebenet, Takane Ezoe, Naomi Fuks, Daniele Galdiero, Giuliano Galeotti, Lucio Greco, Montse Guardiola Bernabeu, Luna Hal, Michela Ianese, Gerardo Iorio, Ivana, Antonella Iurilli Duhamel, Dian Jechev, Barbara Karwowska, Agnieszka Kiersztan, Stefanie Krome, Josef Leitner, Luca Lillo, Lughia, Laura Libera Lupo, Susy Manzo, Andrea Martinucci, Francesco Mestrìa, Fabio Mingarelli, Massimiliano Mirabella, Stefano Momentè, Lorenzo Montagni, Cristiano Morelli Zimmer, Christine Morren, Simona Mostrato, Piero Motta, Kei Nakamura, Smaranda Nemethi, Franca Valeria Oliveri, Giulio Orioli, Dilek Ozmen, Lidia Palumbi, Despina Papadopoulou, Eva Pedroni Simoncelli, Vincenzo Pennacchi, Leopoldo Pezzella, Cloo Potloot, Penelope Przekop, Irina Quintela, Patricia Raga, Francesco Reccia, Giordano Rizzardi, Rebeka Rodosek, Gianfranco Rovatti, Giuseppe Salerno, Yanick Sasseville, Roberta Serenari, Noemi Silvera, Sanaz Soltaniani, Sonikasik (Francesca Curcetti), Ruggiero Spadaro, Angelo Spatola, Dominik Stahlberg, Germana Tambara, Giuseppe Tattarletti, Filippo Tommasoli, Ivan Toninato, Elina Tsingiroglou, Claudia Venuto, Luciana Zabarella, Sasha Zelenkevich, Patrizio Zona

Musiche di Enzo Sanfilippo

ARGENTINA AUSTRIA BELGIO BIELORUSSIA BRASILE BULGARIA CANADA EMIRATI-ARABI FRANCIA GERMANIA GIAPPONE GRECIA IRAN ISRAELE ITALIA NIGER OLANDA POLONIA PORTOGALLO ROMANIA SLOVENIA SPAGNA TURCHIA UCRAINA URUGUAY USA VENEZUELA

DIREZIONE ARTISTICA - Roberto Ronca
COORDINAZIONE PROGETTO - Roberto Ronca e Debora Salardi
IDEAZIONE - Roberto Ronca e Debora Salardi
SEDE - Complesso Monumentale Real Sito Belvedere di S.Leucio - Caserta
INTRODUZIONE CRITICA - Enzo Battarra
- Vincenzo Mazzarella
UFFICIO STAMPA - Clementina Ferraiolo

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***ENG***
On 10th December 1948 , the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was proclaimed: for the first time in the history of humanity, a document concerning all the people of the world was drawn up. Everyone of us, only due to the fact that he was born, enjoys the rights endorsed by the Declaration. Everyone of us, regardless of the place where he was born and where he lives, enjoys these rights. Everyone of us has civil, political, social, economical and cultural rights. Everyone of us is equal to the others.
Is it always so?
In “HUMAN RIGHTS?” artists speak about human rights. The title, simple and direct, without roundabout expressions, expresses the main idea which must go with everybody’s life.
In this event, uncomfortable, complex and denunciation subjects are dealt with, in order to sting the conscience of all those who, enjoying their own rights, don’t think about all people whose rights are violated every day.

The logic of “HUMAN RIGHTS?” is based on the fundamental concept of art as a universal expressive form, understandable by everybody regardless of his language and culture, regardless of his gender, of the subject and of the languages used.
Languages vary depending on the artists’ experience and mastery, and they create new relationships with the audience, who approaches art feeling immediately involved and directly concerned. Discomfort images, violated rights images, images about everyday stories which should not exist, but even images which are able to deal with a delicate and difficult subject with wisdom and, why not, irony.

The exhibition will highlight different ways to see the matter, since the event is open to artists from all over the world. It becomes so particularly interesting to discover in which way the perception of the concept of “respect of the rights” is experienced and expressed.

The event aims to shake consciences: it deeply wants to avoid common places brought by word abuse: to speak about human rights has become so common that the words “human rights violation” are deprived of all meaning and by now they touch us only at a distance when we hear them, without getting them into our heads.

The most immediate way to retrieve that conscience, essential to be really part of a system which respects everybody’s rights, is to see with one’s eyes all that artists have to say. Images insert themselves in one’s memory in such an immediate and strong way that all those who visit it will leave it more conscious and emotionally involved.

To speak about human rights, according to artists, means to “pull out” many ideas which can’t find the space fit for the purpose in other events.

Heure de début :
11 septembre 2009 à 19:00
Heure de fin :
11 octobre 2009 à 19:00
Lieu :
Complesso Monumentale del Belvedere di San Leucio - Caserta
Adresse :
Via del Setificio, 45
Ville :
Caserta, Italy

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vendredi 21 août 2009

JAMES XAVIER BARBOUR - SAN FRANCISCO


FROID BRÛLANT - OTTAWA

(French version follows)

Many artists from the South have an idealized and romantic notion of the North, looking to it for aesthetic inspiration. In contrast, artists who live and work in the North see it through the eyes and understanding of inhabitants whose lives and culture have been shaped by it. The exhibition Burning Cold speaks to this important dichotomy, fostering a dialogue between northern and southern visual art practices.

A group exhibition of up-and-coming artists, Burning Cold represents a multiplicity of voices and cutting-edge media. It explores unique aesthetic and cultural issues, and seeks to broaden the awareness and understanding of emerging contemporary art practices and issues in Northern and Southern Canada. The artists included in this exhibition employ divergent, original and sometimes unconventional artistic strategies to deal with a variety of themes and issues, such as populous and remote communities; interconnectedness and isolation in urban and rural environments; the diverse cultural, social and aesthetic experiences of northern Aboriginal peoples; and the “myths” of the North versus the “realities” of the South.

Burning Cold links together artists from Northern and Southern Canada in the context of encouraging cultural exchange, promoting cultural diversity, and opening a dialogue between visual artists. It explores a wide range of artistic practices, and illustrates the powerful diversity of contemporary art, while also supporting the investigation of disparate aesthetic and cultural perspectives. As a touring exhibition, it promotes the role of art making in specific regions and reflects the range of emerging artistic voices across Canada. It also provides the public with an opportunity to engage with participating artists, creating a stimulating and exciting environment for ongoing dialogue and debate about contemporary art issues and concerns from both a northern and southern perspective.

—Scott Marsden, Exhibition Curator

Burning Cold is a touring exhibition organized by the Yukon Arts Centre Public Art Gallery. It was assembled with the assistance of a panel of curators from across Canada, and was first presented in conjunction with the Whitehorse 2007 Canada Winter Games.


EVENTS

OPENING Thursday 18 June at 5:30 pm

ARTIST TALK Talk with artist Annie Pootoogook (in English) Friday 19 June at 4:00 pm

VIDEO SCREENING Tuesday 23 June at 7 pm, Library and Archives Canada Auditorium, Pay-What-You-Can, Opening Remarks by Ed Folger

In the context of Burning Cold and True North, OAG is pleased to present two videos from Arnait Video Productions (Women's Video Workshop of Igloolik).

Unikausiq (Stories), 1996, 5:00, French and Inuktitut

This short computer animation is based on Inuit legends told by Madeline Ivalu.

Anaana (Mother), 2001, 54:10, Inuktitut with English subtitles

Surrounded by her grandchildren, Vivi Kunuk recounts stories of her extraordinary life on Baffin Island, and reflects upon changes experienced by Inuit people in the last 60 years.


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FROID BRÛLANT

ARTISTES:
Shuvinai Ashoona (NU), BGL collectif artistique (QC), Brian Jungen (C.-B.), Tania Kitchell (ON), Craig Leblanc (AB), Annie Pootoogook (ON/NU), John Sabourin (T.N.-O.), Doug Smarch Jr (YT), Emily Vey Duke + Cooper Battersby (NY)


Plusieurs artistes du Sud ont une notion idéalisée et romantique du Nord, et ils s'y tournent en quête d'inspiration. Par contraste, les artistes qui y vivent et y travaillent le saisissent par le regard et la compréhension d'habitants dont il a façonné la vie et la culture. Froid brûlant traite de cette importante dichotomie et favorise un dialogue entre les pratiques d'arts visuels du Nord et du Sud.

Exposition collective d'artistes de la relève, Froid brûlant présente une multiplicité de voix et de techniques à la fine pointe. Explorant des problèmes esthétiques et culturels uniques, elle cherche à élargir la conscience et la compréhension des pratiques et des enjeux de l'art contemporain émergent dans le Nord et le Sud du Canada. Les artistes participants utilisent des stratégies divergentes, originales et parfois insolites pour aborder une variété de problématiques, telles les communautés populeuses et éloignées; l'interdépendance et l'isolement dans les milieux urbains et ruraux; la diversité des expériences socioculturelles et esthétiques des peuples autochtones du Nord; et les « mythes » du Nord par rapport aux « réalités » du Sud.

Froid brûlant met en lien des artistes du Nord et du Sud dans un contexte d'échange culturel stimulant, de promotion de la diversité culturelle et d'ouverture d'un dialogue entre artistes visuels. Par son vaste éventail de pratiques, elle illustre la puissance foisonnante de l'art contemporain et appuie les recherches de perspectives esthétiques et culturelles hétérogènes. En tant qu'exposition itinérante, elle soutient le rôle de la création artistique dans des régions spécifiques et reflète le registre de voix artistiques émergentes dans tout le Canada. Elle offre aussi au public l'occasion d'interagir avec les artistes participants, créant ainsi un milieu stimulant pour la discussion continue des enjeux de l'art contemporain selon des points de vue tant du Nord que du Sud.

—Scott Marsden, commissaire de l'exposition

Froid brûlant est une exposition itinérante organisée par la Galerie publique d'art du Centre des arts du Yukon. Montée avec l'aide d'un groupe de conservateurs de tout le Canada, sa première présentation a eu lieu à Whitehorse lors des Jeux d'hiver du Canada de 2007.


ACTIVITÉS


VERNISSAGE

Le jeudi 18 juin à 17 h 30


RENCONTRE AVEC L'ARTISTE

Rencontre avec l'artiste Annie Pootoogook (en anglais)
Le vendredi 19 juin à 16 h 00


PRÉSENTATION VIDÉO

Le jeudi 23 juin à 19 h
Auditorium de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada
Contribution volontaire
Mot d'ouverture d'Ed Folger


À l'occasion de Froid brûlant et Franc nord, la GAO est fière de présenter deux vidéos d'Arnait Video Productions (Atelier de vidéo pour femmes d'Igloolik).

Unikausiq (Histoires), 1996, 5 min, en français et en inuktitut

Cette brève animation par ordinateur est inspirée par des légendes inuites racontées par Madeline Ivalu.

Anaana (Mère), 2001, 54 min 10 s, en inuktitut avec sous-titres anglais

Entourée de ses petits-enfants, Vivi Kunuk raconte des anecdotes de sa vie extraordinaire sur l'île de Baffin et réfléchit aux changements vécus par les Inuits depuis 60 ans.


Heure de début :
18 juin 2009 à 17:30
Heure de fin :
30 août 2009 à 17:00
Lieu :
Adresse :
2 rue Daly Street
Ville :
Ottawa, ON

Téléphone :
6132338699
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NIC DARTNELL - BRISTOL





MY CONTEMPORARY - ONLINE

MyContemporary


Stéphanie Lacombe

25/08/2009 - 21/09/2009
Vernissage le 27/08/2009

Galerie Esther Woerdehoff
Paris, France

Artiste(s) : Stéphanie Lacombe

FABIO DE SANTIS - PARIS

Installé à Paris depuis deux ans, Fabio de Santis poursuit une démarche artistique amorcée dans l’atelier de Renata Soro, à Gênes. Elève de la célèbre peintre italienne, il a acquis, outre la technicité du dessin académique, le goût de l’esthétisme visuel qu’il tente de distiller dans ses oeuvres.

La place privilégiée accordée à la création dans la culture française et la dynamique artistique de la vie parisienne ont été les points de départ pour l’artiste de nouvelles perspectives.

Fabio de Santis élabore toujours sa peinture en trois temps : poser tout d’abord un cadre, une géométrie de base dans la composition, laisser ensuite s’exprimer l’énergie libre de la main et fixer enfin l’instant sur la toile. Il poursuit ses recherches autour du symbolisme, mouvement qu’il affectionne pour son impact détonnant sur l’inconscient collectif. Depuis deux ans cependant, c’est le travail sur les valeurs picturales qui lui a permis d’exprimer une part encore inexplorée de sa personnalité, équation singulière entre l’introversion profonde et la flamboyance de la couleur.

Fabio de Santis fait parti de ces artistes qui ont à la base une technique classique de l’Ecole Italienne, mais qui arrive à la moderniser afin d’en faire une œuvre contemporaine très appréciée des collectionneurs avertis.

Fabio de Santis puise son inspiration dans un monde qu’il éprouve, qu’il ressent et dont il tente de recréer la beauté jamais à l’identique.
C’est l’essence même de son travail: un instant capturé à la pointe du pinceau, une photo du temps, une image de la vie…

Rendez-vous donc le 1er septembre à partir de 18h

Date :
1 septembre 2009
Heure :
18:00 - 21:00
Lieu :
Adresse :
13 rue de Thorigny
Ville :
Paris, France

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SøREN BEHNCKES

Charlotte Fogh Contemporary has the great pleasure to present Søren Behnckes second soloexhibition at the gallery, “E45 - Road Art”.

The exhibition features new Road Art-artworks from the artist, which relate his early straight and humorous style to his characteristic figurative and linguistic elements in a more expressive and modern look.

The exhibition E45 shows Søren Behnckes’ trip down the motorway E45 from Sweden and through Europe. The result is a Road Art-exhibition, where drawings, paintings and sculptures represent an artistic and visual diary of the trip.

Opening by Mona Jensen, Curator, Aros
Music by DJ TALK KILL
Drinks by Absolut Vodka and Schweppes

We are looking forward to see you all

Date :
28 août 2009
Heure :
17:00 - 20:00
Lieu :
Adresse :
Klostergade 32
Téléphone :
4529297105
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JOAN TUSET SUAU - BARCELONE


PAUL KINDERSLEY - LONDON

The Transition Gallery Prize is a contemporary art award that was set up this year. A solo exhibition at the gallery is awarded to a Chelsea BA graduate for outstanding work and Transition is pleased to announce that Paul Kindersley has won the inaugural show

Kindersley's multifaceted work is situated in the cultural interface between viewer and film moment. Drawing on camp, nostalgia and the extremities of exploitation movies of the 60s and 70s, his starting references explore the exaggerated filmic concepts and emotions of tragedy, eroticism, melodrama, violence and the tacky.

His installations or 'sets' include constellations of found objects and images, arranged and filtered through convoluted and esoteric amalgams of histories and personal experiences. Large-scale photocopies and immediate environments of available objects act as clues in an unknowable hyper-drama. The objects function as 'props', whic Kindersley also describes as 'gifts to the filmic moment'.

She wanted his soul, but he could only give her his blood is a new work specially made for Transition. It references sexy 70s vampire movies in a form of shrine to stolen film memories and real life encounters with the cult Germen actor Udo Kier. In a charged environment formed from sounds, looks and props from Kier's films the viewer becomes the vampire with the film as the ultimately doomed, but struggling to keep alive, victim.

With his mise-en-scene facades into which the viewer is physically invited to enter, Kindersley strives to own and thereby validate the ethereal film experience, offering the viewer a degree of ownership of the romanticised glamour of cinema.

Private View Thursday 3 Sep 6-9pm
Gallery open Fri - Sun 12-6pm

Heure de début :
3 septembre 2009 à 18:00
Heure de fin :
27 septembre 2009 à 18:00
Lieu :
Adresse :
Unit 25a Regent Studios
8 Andrews Road, London E8 4QN
Ville :
London, United Kingdom

Téléphone :
02072544202
Courriel :

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