The Art of Choice
dal 29/6/2012 al 27/10/2012
Segnalato da
Maartje Korstanje
Marlow Moss
Job Koelewijn
Bianca Runge
Marijke van Warmerdam
Liza May Post
Fransje Killaars
Piet Dieleman
Lorenzo Benedetti
29/6/2012
The Art of Choice
De Vleeshal, Middelburg
Works from the collection the Middelburg Foundation for Visual Arts. A preliminary selection of 36 works was presented to the public for voting, than the exhibition was put together by members of the public.
From 1 July to 28 October the Middelburg Foundation for Visual Arts (SBKM/De Vleeshal), in collaboration with the regional newspaper Provinciale Zeeuwse Courant (PZC) and bookshop De Drvkkery, will present The Art of Choice, an exhibition of works from its own collection, at De Kabinetten van de Vleeshal.
The exhibition was put together by members of the public. Readers of the PZC, Friends of De Vleeshal, pupils from the Nehalennia and Pontes Lyceum schools and visitors to De Drvkkery were invited to vote for their favourite works of art. The works that received the most votes will be on display at De Kabinetten van De Vleeshal until 28 October. Selected artists include Maartje Korstanje, Marlow Moss, Job Koelewijn, Bianca Runge, Marijke van Warmerdam, Liza May Post and Fransje Killaars. Two works by Piet Dieleman will be exhibited at De Drvkkery.
SBKM/De Vleeshal is in charge of Middelburg’s municipal art collection, which is stored at the Museum of Modern Art in Antwerp. Selections from the more than 150 works are periodically exhibited at De Vleeshal or De Kabinetten van De Vleeshal. For The Art of Choice, a preliminary selection of 36 works was presented to the public for voting.
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Still to be seen at De Vleeshal untill 8 July: Rossella Biscotti, L’isola
curator Lorenzo Benedetti
The sculptures presented in De Vleeshal are the imprint of some of the cells and other spaces of the panopticon.
Rossella Biscotti’s project is informed by research into the state of detention. Focusing on a prisoner’s general conditions she analyzes the psychological effects caused by isolation, the aim of which is to destroy physical and intellectual abilities. The project is developed inside the first prison built for life imprisonment, which opened its doors in 1793 on the island of Santo Stefano, 50 km from the Italian coastline. The prison is a Panopticon resembling the San Carlo Opera Theatre in Naples. The panoptic structure, developed by Jeremy Bentham, expresses the desire of institutional powers to punish the prisoner and annul his identity, through the constant sensation of being controlled. The Santo Stefano structure was in function until 1965. It had also been used for political captivity.
Bookpresentation Autumn of Modernism
Thursday 5 july, 8 p.m.
Roma Publications
Laagte Kadijk 148 1018 ZD Amsterdam
Nedko Solakov A Quiz
14.07-05.09.2012
Collection 05
Wednesday 29 August, 5 p.m. finissage
Yona Friedman Métropole Europe
14.09-28.10.2012
Opening of The Art of Choice: Saturday 30 June, 5 p.m.
De Kabinetten van De Vleeshal
Zusterstraat 7, Middelburg
Tuesday to Sunday, 1 pm - 5 pm
admission free