Walid Raad / The Atlas Group
dal 12/1/2006 al 10/3/2006
Segnalato da
12/1/2006
Walid Raad / The Atlas Group
The Kitchen, New York
The Dead Weight of a Quarrel Hangs. The exhibition includes video projections, digital prints, and two performance-lectures, which are all components of the artist's ongoing venture, The Atlas Group. As the name of both a project and a foundation, the artists researches and documents the contemporary history of Lebanon, with a particular emphasis both on the wars from 1975 to 1991, and on the consequences of war more broadly on life in cities such as Beirut, New York, Madrid, London, and Baghdad. They explore the ways that experiences of violence are formed, represented, and remembered.
The Dead Weight of a Quarrel Hangs: Documents from The Atlas Group Archive
Curated by Debra Singer
The Kitchen is pleased to present the first New York solo exhibition by Walid Raad, titled The Dead Weight of a Quarrel Hangs: Documents from The Atlas Group Archive. The exhibition includes video projections, digital prints, and two performance-lectures, which are all components of the artist's ongoing venture, The Atlas Group. As the name of both a project and a foundation, The Atlas Group researches and documents the contemporary history of Lebanon, with a particular emphasis both on the wars from 1975 to 1991, and on the consequences of war more broadly on life in cities such as Beirut, New York, Madrid, London, and Baghdad. Presenting a collection of photographic and video documents on subjects as varied as car bombs, horse racing, and captivity, The Atlas Group explores the ways that experiences of violence are formed, represented, and remembered.
Seating for Performance-Lectures is on a first-come, first served basis.
This exhibition was made possible with a grant from The Peter Norton Family Foundation and with generous support from Cristina Enriquez-Bocobo, Anthony Reynolds Gallery (London), Friends of SEAL (Social and Economic Action for Lebanon), and Galeire Sfeir-Semler (Hamburg and Beirut).
The Kitchen's exhibition programs are made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.
Photo: The Atlas Group, Untitled from Civilizationally We Do Not Dig Holes To Bury Ourselves, 1958-2003
February 28 (Tuesday):
7pm Performance-Lecture
The Kitchen
512 West 19th Street New York, NY 10011
(Between 10th and 11th Avenues on the south side of the street)
Free Admission
Exhibition Hours: Tue-Sat, 12-6pm