24/9/2003
Projects 79
MoMA QNS, Long Island City
Literally, by British artist Liam Gillick, is a two-part installation comprising a hanging 'text cube' of powder-coated aluminum and a wall diagram designed for the public space at MoMA QNS. The cube functions as both a sign and a rhetoric tool, set against an abstracted graphic rendering of an unspecified location. Conceived in parallel with the artist's recent book, Literally No Place (2002), this project forms part of Gillick's ongoing investigation into the function of signs and symbols in the built world.
Liam Gillick, Literally
September 25-December 1, 2003
Literally, by British artist Liam Gillick, is a two-part installation comprising a hanging "text cube" of powder-coated aluminum and a wall diagram designed for the public space at MoMA QNS. The cube functions as both a sign and a rhetoric tool, set against an abstracted graphic rendering of an unspecified location. Conceived in parallel with the artist's recent book, Literally No Place (2002), this project forms part of Gillick's ongoing investigation into the function of signs and symbols in the built world. In the artist's words, Literally is meant "to provide a backdrop for considerations of the constantly shifting state of the cityscape," which in the museum context allows a focus "on the personal experience and a captured moment of reflection."
Organized by Claudia Schmuckli, former Assistant Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture.
The exhibition is supported by The Junior Associates and The Contemporary Arts Council of The Museum of Modern Art, with additional generous funding from Junior Associate members.
Pictured above:
Liam Gillick. Installation view of Consciens Lobby. 2001. Powder-coated aluminum, 12' x 12' x 12'. Lobby of Telenor Corporation, Oslo, Norway. Photo courtesy of the Telenor, Oslo and Casey Kaplan, New York
The Museum of Modern Art
Long Island City, Queens, New York
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MoMA Film at The Gramercy Theatre.
Heddy Honigmann: Direct Address
(September 25-October 6)
Ten fiction and documentary films by the Dutch filmmaker, shot in locations around the globe. Films include:
O Amor Natural. Honigmann travels to Rio de Janeiro to film a taboo-breaking ode to physical love. Thurs., Sept. 25, 6:15 (introduced by Honigmann); Mon., Sept. 29, 6:00
Four Times My Heart. Four ironic approaches to getting your man. Tot Ziens (Goodbye). A realistic film about love's indestructible energy. Thurs., Sept. 25, 8:00; Sun., Sept. 28, 3:30 (introduced by Honigmann)
Give Me Your Hand. The world premiere of a documentary that takes you to a New Jersey restaurant where Cubans dance the rumba. Fri., Sept. 26, 6:00 (introduced by Honigmann)
Metal y melancolÃa (Metal and Melancholy). Teachers, economists, actors, secret-service agents, and housewives in Peru drive taxis in order to earn a little extra. Fri., Sept. 26, 8:30; Sun., Sept. 28, 6:15
Crazy. 1999. Patsy Cline's ballad 'Crazy' and other songs bring forth memories of Dutch U.N. soldiers' peacekeeping missions in Korea, Lebanon, Cambodia, Rwanda, and the former Yugoslavia. Sat., Sept. 27, 6:00; Sun., Oct. 5, 7:00
Printable copies of program descriptions and daily calendars for September are available in PDF format (Adobe Acrobat Reader required).
MoMA Film at The Gramercy Theatre
127 East 23 Street (at Lexington Avenue) - New York