Performance of Concrete Requiem
dal 17/7/2001 al 2/9/2001
Segnalato da
17/7/2001
Performance of Concrete Requiem
Ikon Gallery, Birmingham
The artists take the city of Birmingham as their subject in this exhibition. Video, installation and photography capture the artists' various responses to this fascinating city, which is constantly re-inventing itself.
Francis Alÿs (Belgium)/Rafael Ortega (Mexico), Pierre Huyghe (France), Beat Streuli (Switzerland) and Gillian
Wearing (UK) take the city of Birmingham as their subject in this exhibition. Video, installation and photography
capture the artists` various responses to this fascinating city, which is constantly re-inventing itself.
Francis Alÿs has collaborated with Mexican film-maker Rafael Ortega to make a video work inspired by the city, while
Pierre Huyghe`s video installation is based on his Concrete Requiem, a 10-part orchestral composition of sounds of
the city. Beat Streuli`s trademark photographs of city-dwellers focus on Birmingham`s youth community and Gillian
Wearing`s video captures Birmingham`s nightlife on Broad Street.
This exhibition is supported by www.icBirmingham.co.uk. Beat Streuli is assisted by Pro Helvetia, Presence
Switzerland and The Embassy of Switzerland; Pierre Huyghe is supported by The French Embassy - Institut Français
du Royaume-Uni. Concrete Requiem was produced in collaboration with the composer, James Bentley and the
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group. Francis Alys assisted by Birmingham City Council Department of Leisure and Culture.
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