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28/1/2003

Publicness

ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts, London

Publicness features three artists, Jens Haaning, Matthieu Laurette, and Aleksandra Mir.

Collectively, they operate between Europe, Asia, Australia, North and South America. Haaning recently showed in Documenta 11, Kassel, Germany (2002). Laurette showed in Plateau of Humankind, 49th Venice Biennale (2001). Aleksandra Mir represented Sweden in the Sydney Biennale (2002).

All three artists work with and interrogate the notion of the public realm. The majority of their works are not conceived primarily for gallery display but are developed within larger economies. Taking the form of a three-way conversation Publicness presents newly commissioned projects alongside existing works that explore travel, migration, consumerism, marketing strategies, art production systems and mass-media culture.

Publicness will be dealt with on many different levels, including the artist as a public persona, the institution as a public space and the production and circulation of public information. The artists will also explore how diverse public projects can be presented within a gallery context whilst maintaining the significance and meaning of the work. The title Publicness may sound slightly odd, out of place, or possibly foreign. However, the word also promises a sense of generosity, a desire to give something to the public and to share certain ideals.

Amongst other projects, Jens Haaning shows Ma'lesh (who cares) (2002), a giant illuminated sign, along with photographs depicting refugees living in Copenhagen produced in the style of a commercial fashion shoot. He also presents Foreigners Free at the box office, allowing free entry for anyone who isn't British.

In association with Deja vu - The Fifth International Lookalike Convention, held during the ICA Private View, Matthieu Laurette shows video footage and posters from previous International Lookalike Conventions he has organised. He also presents his ongoing Citizenship Project.

In the upper galleries, Aleksandra Mir exhibits a selection of evolving and completed projects, such as Stonehenge II, a proposal for a replica to save the original from erosion, and First Woman on the Moon (Casco Projects, 1999), a video documentation of a one-day event that took place in Holland to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the original moon landing.

Image: Matthieu Laurette's Deja vu - The Fifth International Lookalike Convention

Foreigners Free

Venue(s) : Upper Gallery.
Lower Gallery.

Wed 29 Jan - Sun 16 Mar 12:00 Lower Gallery
12:00 Upper Gallery

Free : with day membership.

ICA
12 Carlton House Terrace
London

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