A Parallel History
dal 15/10/2009 al 5/12/2009
Segnalato da
15/10/2009
A Parallel History
Signal - Center for Contemporary Art, Malmo
The exhibition focuses on Skane's independent art scene of the last 40 years. Based on a rich source material in the form of photographs, invitation cards, posters, letters, publications, films and other period documentation, the exhibition highlights a selection of events and initiatives that form an exciting and largely undocumented part of the history of Skane's art scene.
A unique and comprehensive project,
comprising a publication and an exhibition focusing on the independent
art arenas of Skåne, that is, all the organisers
who start an arena by their own initiative and pursue a public or
collective activity which extends beyond the framework
of the individual artistic practice.
The exhibition highlights a selection of the arenas and initiatives that
have constituted a dividing line or expressed
new tendencies in visual arts in the last decades. Based on a rich
source material in the form of photographs, invitation cards,
posters, letters, publications, articles, TV material and a selection of
artworks directly related to the arenas and initiatives
presented in the exhibition, we particularly wish to bring to the fore
the arenas that offer a platform for new currents in art
as well as international exchange and tendencies. In order to be able to
include important initiatives active before 1968,
the exhibition is divided into six decades, from the 1950s to the present.
The independent art arenas make up an extensive and variegated range of
initiatives with widely differing modes of operation
and motive forces. Representing an important and self-evident part of
every dynamic art scene, they are, however, largely
undocumented in art history. With this exhibition we want to present a
singular and vibrant art scene of Skåne, which has not been
afraid of going its own way, even though it has often had to contend
with strong opposition.
The art arenas presented in the exhibition include: Galerie Colibri,
(Malmö), KRW (Malmö), Drakabygget (Örkelljunga),
Galerie S:t Petri (Lund), Ubbeboda Art Center (Ubbeboda), Musem of
Instant Movement/Balderup Institute of Art (Balderup),
Pictura (Lund), Rostrum (Malmö), Galleri T.V. (Malmö), Läderfabriken
(Malmö), Galleri 21 (Malmö), Rooseum (Malmö),
Rum (Malmö), Beckerell (Malmö), Galleri Isidor (Malmö), The Pineapple
Project Room (Malmö), and many more.
Opening Friday 16 October 7 pm
Signal - Center for Contemporary Art
Monbijougatan 17, Malmo
opening hours: Wednesday-Friday 2-7pm, Saturday-Sunday 1-5pm
free admission