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8+ 7+ 3 + 1 + 1 + 5
(Taipei,
Bangkok, Moscow, Paris, San Casciano dei Bagni, Dublin, New York)
curated
by Cecile Bourne
Participating
artists : Claudia and Julia Muller, Nawajul Boonpucknavig, Michael
Shoawanasai, Hsia - Fei Chang, Fiona Tan, Magali Claude, Rachel
Toomey, Txuspo Poyo, Natalia Zoubovich, Richard Hoeck/ Heimo Zobernig
9th
December 1999 - 15th January 2000
The
title + 8+ 7+ 3 + 1 + 1 + 5 simple spell out time difference between
six cities where this series of exhibitions will take place. Whether
they live in Moscow, Paris or Bangkok artists often find themselves
traveling from one place to another. These movements have little
to do with tourism. They are not a matter of choice, but the necessary
consequences of expanding worldwide communication and exhibition
opportunities which in turn affect many contemporary artists’
thinking. As well as the content and reception of their works. This
presentation aims to shine a fresh light on a wide range of approaches
responding to tensions arising in contemporary life around the world.
This show + 8+ 7+ 3 + 1 + 1 + 5 includes a sixty minute video program,
an extensive selection of short pieces, made by artists who rely
on the image in movement, to focus on fundamental issues relating
to social behavior in sometimes humorous, sometimes tragic mode.
Often produced with a minimum of equipment, the narrative, experimental
and performance works chosen for this presentation are not video
clips. Understandable in any language, they document short - moments
of life to be shared or present animated visual statements. Be they
real or fictive, distances in time and space are reflected in a
complex array of cultural difference and idiosyncrasies. Accordingly,
the ten selected artists have also been asked to come up a maximum
of ten snapshot related to the cities where their project is to
be shown. These virtual journeys provide subjective documentary
views; at each venue every artist’s contribution expands by
another couple of images and draws a different response. The picture
may relate to whatever the artists will have read or heard about
those cities from literature, music, the media or any resources
they consider relevant to their works and to the different audiences.
In each city, the video programme will be identical but new stills
will be presented. Thus combined together, their significance and
their mode of production will be enhanced by the different urban
contexts and bring unexpected insights. + 8+ 7+ 3 + 1 + 1 + 5 already
took place in Moscow at the Maly Manege (catalogue) in July on the
occasion of the Moscow Forum of Art Initiatives and in Paris in
20th November to 5th December, at the artist- run – space,
Glassbox.
The
project is support by AFAA, Association Francaise Artistique, Cultural
Services of French Embassy in Thailand, Soros Center for Contemporary
Art, Mondrian Stichting and Ministerio de Cultura of Spain. Toshiba
(Thailand), Eric Booth and Jibby Yunibandhu.
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