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27/3/2008

Territorial Phantom

Netherlands Media Art Institute, Amsterdam

AES+F Group (RU), Yael Bartana (IL/NL), Cao Fei (CN), Yolande Harris (UK), Marine Hugonnier (F), Karen Lancel (NL), Lucas Lenglet (NL), Raqs Media Collective (IN), State of Sabotage (SoS), Artur Zmijewski (PL)

Employing a whole mix of attitudes, viewpoints and forms, the artists in Territorial Phantom respond to occupying and possessing space. In today's culture, based around claiming and possession, organizations, businesses and countries appropriate ever more space, by privatizing public space or bringing 'democracy' to countries, and where necessary eliminating opponents.

Exhibition text Territorial Phantom

Specific zones such as a city, a mountain range, or simply a piece of paper are central to the artworks in this exhibition. Territorial Phantom is about not only physical, but also virtual and symbolic spaces. Spaces can be shaped and changed in character by political, cultural or personal interventions. In addition, places are often linked to personal and collective memory. They involve boundaries, or perhaps to put it better, thresholds, which extend beyond physical barriers or time. Territorial Phantom examines the ways in which the significance of a place changes through acts, emotions, dreams and memories. Or is it perhaps only our perspective which shifts? How do we ourselves deal with space, with occupying space, and how do we define our own position in a country and in regard to various territories?

Opening March 28 17.00 - 19.00 hours
During the opening of 'Territorial Phantom' and on Saturday March 29 one can have a passport made and become a resident of the 'State of Sabotage'. This state, established by artists, is everywhere, or can be everywhere: a territorial phantom, a state without delimited territory. Besides this, the anthem of 'State of Sabotage' will be performed live during the opening three times.

April 1: 'Perfect Present Continuous': video impressions on the brink of time, geo-political space and place.
April 5 and 6: Museum weekend www.museumweekend.nl
May 7-12: Temporary Museum Amsterdam, during Art Amsterdam www.tijdelijkmuseumamsterdam.nl

Image: State of Sabotage

Opening March 28, 5:00 pm

Netherlands Media Art Institute
Keizersgracht 264 - Amsterdam
Open: Tuesday through Saturday and the first Sunday of the month from 1:00 to 6:00 p.m.
Admission 2,50 (1,50 with discount), free during Museum Weekend, and admission possible with TMA pass during Temporary Museum Amsterdam
Admission 2,50 (1,50 with discount), free during Museum Weekend, and admission possible with TMA pass during Temporary Museum Amsterdam

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