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27/1/2005

The gift

Sparwasser HQ, Berlin

Marianne Heier, Jesper Alvaer, Arve Roed

The exhibition The Gift presents works by the Norwegian artists Marianne Heier and Jesper Alvaer. Their works investigate strategies of exchange both as physical and mental transaction and as philosophical concept. What is the relation between give and take in the production of an exhibition? The Gift search to challenge the notion of exchange between the artist and the institution. Heier and Alvaer both work in the area of conceptual and relational art where social and personal interaction are central elements. They apply strategies of artistic research and production onto everyday life and often offers the artistic experience as a gift or service. The Gift will also include a commentary work by the Norwegian critic and artist Arve Roed, whose work often inhabits poignant institutional critique.

Marianne Heier´s project for the exhibition problematises Sparwasser´s specific profile and situation concerning the gallery´s physical state, its artistic position and social identity. Her work discusses the role of the artist, the value of art and its ability to function directly rather than representatively. She seeks audience participation but demands nothing in return. On the contrary, she ends up offering art as a kind of service or gift and this tends to confront her recipients with a moral dilemma. The project consists of a performance on the opening night, an installation and a take away multiple series.

Jesper Alvaer´s project for Sparwasser, Logic of Exchange, is developed in relation to the work of Marianne Heier. As a parasite work, it functions as an open departure from different possible aspects of exchange incorporated in Heier´s work. The project takes form as a series of four separate video talks, where selected contemporary thinkers mainly outside the field of contemporary art, is invited to talk about the topic of exchange - this without prior detailed knowledge of the exhibition context.

Arve Roed's text works refer to earlier works in which Rød discusses the apparently closed system of the art world. At Sparwasser HQ he focuses on the tensions between the different members of this system - artist, curator, critic, art dealer, collector, gallery, museum, institution. He questions whether social relations and professional strategies, the trivial and the institutional are able to reveal or to veil the content of a work of art.

Marianne Heier (b. 1969) lives and works in Oslo, educated at Istituto Artistico dell'Abbigliamento Marangoni in Milano (88-89), Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera in Milano (92-97), selected solo exhibitions at Galleri Care Of, Milano, Galleria Luigi Franco Arte Contemporanea, Torino, Galleri F15, Moss, Zone c/o Graffia, Bologna, selected group exhibitions Biennial South, Kristiansand, National Touring Exhibition, Bergen Kunsthall, Kunstnernes Hus, Bomuldsfabrikken, Tromsø Kunstforening.

Jesper Alvær (b. 1973) lives and works in Prague and Berlin, educated at Cooper Union School of Art, exchange program, New York, (00-01), AVU Prague, (97-04), Center Contemporary Art- Kitakyushu residency program, Kitakyushu, Japan (02-03), selected exhibitions UKS-biennial 2004, Oslo, Passages d'Europe, Musee d'Art Moderne, Saint Etienne Metropole, A.K.A.), Berliner Kunstprojekte, Berlin, Rockwell, London, The Renaissance Society, Chicago, Goethe-Institut, Prague, K & S Gallery, Berlin.

Arve Roed (b. 1967) lives and works in Oslo. Roed was educated at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Oslo (1991-96) and at the University of Oslo (1988-91). Selected exhibitions: The UKS Biennial 2004, Oslo; The Norwegian Sculpture Biennial 2003, Oslo; Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin; Galleri F15, Moss; Galleri By the Way, Bergen; Henie Onstad Kunstsenter, Hoevikodden. Roed works as a critic for several Norwegian and international art magazines and newspapers.

Meet punctually at the opening night Friday 28 January at 7.30 pm for Marianne Heier´s performance.

On Saturday 29 from 4 pm you are welcome to participate in an open discussion between the artists and the curators.

Curator Ida Kierulf (Director of Fotogalleriet, Oslo) & Curator Helga-Marie Nordby (Director of Oslo Kunsthall).
For more information contact idakierulf@yahoo.com, helga-marie@nordby.to

With friendly support from OCA, Office for Contemporary Art Norway - http://www.oca.no

Sparwasser HQ is supported by The Danish Arts Council, Committee for International Visual Arts - http://www.danish-arts.dk

Sparwasser HQ, Torstrasse161, Berlin
Wed-Fri4-7pm, Sat 2-6pm

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