Session_13_Press Release
dal 2/12/2010 al 29/1/2011
Segnalato da
Francesco Finizio
Asaf Koriat
Elisheva Levy
Joe Scanlan
Mike E. Smith
Harald Thys
Jos de Gruyter
Joshua Simon
2/12/2010
Session_13_Press Release
FormContent - new space, London
The exhibition is about the task inherent to the press release. Where does interpretation and engagement with text sit in relation to the experience one has with visual art? How does a curatorial practice negotiate a pre-existing press release that is handed over to act for a yet non-existent exhibition? Works by Francesco Finizio, Asaf Koriat, Elisheva Levy, Joe Scanlan, Mike E. Smith, Harald Thys and Jos de Gruyter. Curated by Joshua Simon.
Curated by Joshua Simon
Artists: Francesco Finizio, Asaf Koriat, Elisheva Levy, Joe Scanlan, Mike E. Smith, Harald Thys and Jos de Gruyter
(Romantically)
Be my encourager.
Let me down for me to restore sense.
Be my denouncer, because all you need do is attempt for me to succumb.
Succumb to the unexpected, to that of delightful bliss, to that of intellectual pursuit, to that of consequence - a consequence that your being commands, one you are obliged to hold.
The objective of this piece of writing is to introduce or inform. Inform on matters that you are about to encounter. Matter seems an appropriate place to start, if anything this show is about matter in its entire register.
Material, that which constitutes - there are the obvious or traditional, and then the modern and non-existent. We appear to have found a place where they manage to co-exist, one where they matter less. (Matter exists too here in its negative, the de- of material.)
Subject, that which narrates - persuades the maker to set out on a journey, and also enables the ensuing encounter with a viewer. It will hold several possibilities, yet always find its distinctive voice when met accordingly and given time. (Through the process of recognition - aesthetic and ethical - a subject is at the same time an individual standing before the work)
Question, that which reasons - query as a means for change, ones personal-political duty. A phenomenon with effect when posed and appreciated. A philosophical stance we all inhabit, and one for which art is to encourage. (Matters)
As you turn around, and make your way to the back of the gallery, a deliberate obstacle comes to mind. When contemplated, a sense of confusion and ease gather. The paradoxical nature of experience makes her stumble; luckily she landed yielding.
This exhibition is about the task inherent to the press release. Where does interpretation and engagement with text sit in relation to the experience one has with visual art? How does a curatorial practice negotiate a pre-existing press release that is handed over to act for a yet non-existent exhibition?
Image: Francesco Finizio, from Promise Park, Saint Grégoire April 8 2010
Opening Friday, 3 December 6.30—9.00pm
FormContent
51-63 Ridley Road, London E8 2NP
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