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14/7/2010

Adrian Paci: Precarious Life

Istanbul Modern, Istanbul

Adrian Paci
Precarious Life

Curator Paolo Colombo

Adrian Paci was born in Shkoder, Albania in 1969. After the civil war in Albania, he relocated to Italy in 1997 where he has lived and worked since then in Milan. Although originally trained in Tirana as a painter, in Milan, he began experimenting with the medium of video. This allowed him to develop and articulate an ongoing narrative exploring the consequences of political shifts in his country, as well as commemorating its traditions and customs.

Precarious Life is the title of this one-person presentation, featuring Adrian Paci's work from 2000 to 2008. Its title refers to the lives of individuals portrayed in each one of the videos, and to the thin thread of uncertain survival, albeit sustained by the strength of tradition.

• A Real Game (2000) shows Adrian Paci's four-year-old daughter telling her life story to her father, unexpectedly introducing adult notions such as 'birth certificate', 'banks', and 'Italian Embassy'.

• In Vajtojca (2002) Adrian Paci stages his own funeral, hiring a professional mourner to cry at his wake. The video ends with a handshake between the artist and the mourner.

• Piktori (2002) is a meditation on the artist's role within society during periods of political upheaval and instability. After the fall of the dictatorship, a number of kiosks carrying the title of 'painter' started to appear in many Albanian cities. In these small and unauthorized kiosks, artists produced oil paintings, portraits from photographs, fake car plates, and false documents, such as birth certificates, university diplomas, visas for traveling abroad, and death certificates. The video follows one of the protagonists during this brief 'artistic moment' and political circumstance.

• Klodi (2005) is based on a dramatic, and at times absurd, tale told by Klodi, an Albanian exile. His story, which parallels Adrian Paci's own experiences as an emigrant, details his adventures of crossing borders in search of something that in the end becomes almost unattainable.

• PilgrIMAGE (2005) builds a visual bridge between the inhabitants of Shkoder and a holy icon (the Madonna del Buon Consiglio) in Genazzano (Italy). According to legend, the icon had been transported to Italy by angels in the 15th century. This video ideally reunites the citizens of Shkoder with the holy image and, reciprocally, the icon with its followers through the simultaneous projection of an assembly of Albanian worshipers in the church of Genazzano.

• Nobody is Romantic Anymore (2008) tells the story of an Albanian man working as an artist in New York. Through the painter's eyes, we become aware of his ideal of freedom in the United States, as well as his urge to create.

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Hussein Chalayan
1994-2010

Curator Donna Loveday

As part of the İstanbul 2010 European Capital of Culture events, İstanbul Modern presents the most comprehensive exhibition by Hussein Chalayan, one of the leading names of contemporary art and fashion. A joint effort of the İstanbul Textile and Apparel Exporters' Associations (ITKIB), the 2010 European Capital of Culture Agency, İstanbul Fashion Week 2010, İstanbul Fashion Academy (IMA), İstanbul Modern and the Design Museum, London, the exhibition "Hussein Chalayan: 1994-2010", which comprises a selection of works that the designer created over the last 16 years, will be at İstanbul Modern between 15 July and 24 October 2010.

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Image: Adrian Paci, Klodi, 2005. Single channel video installation. Length 40 minutes. Courtesy galleria Francesca Kaufmann, Milan

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