Characters in search of an exit
dal 7/7/2011 al 12/8/2011
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7/7/2011
Characters in search of an exit
Motinternational, London
'Characters in search of an exit' sees geographies of division and disruption articulated through the organizing forms and devices of language. Populated by interruptions, iterations and miscommunications, the works are discursive of strategies with which to navigate these spaces of separation. Experiencing space as syntax, the artist is frequently apparent as translator or editor. The artists are: Mircea Cantor, Beatrice Gibson, Mauricio Guillen, Amalia Pica, Ric Warren.
'Characters in search of an exit' sees geographies of division and disruption articulated through the organizing forms and devices of language. Populated by interruptions, iterations and miscommunications, the works are discursive of strategies with which to navigate these spaces of separation. Experiencing space as syntax, the artist is frequently apparent as translator or editor.
Mircea Cantor b.1977 Romania lives and works the earth. Recent exhibitions include Mircea Cantor - More cheeks than slaps, le Credac, Ivry sur Seine; Mircea Cantor Salzburger Kunstverein, Salzburg; The workers, MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA (all 2011)
Beatrice Gibson, b.1978 lives and works London. Recent exhibitions include Ten Women Who Use Film, UbuWeb, curated by Jennifer Higgie (2011) The Future's Getting Old Like The Rest Of Us, Serpentine Gallery, CCA Glasgow (2010)
Mauricio Guillén, b. 1971 Mexico City lives and works Frankfurt DE. Recent exhibitions include Traficuselastica, Galerie Parisa Kind, 2e- bureau, Frankfurt am Main (2011); New Frankfurt Internationals, Frankfurt Kunstverein / MMK Zollamnt / FAZ Curated by Lillian Engelmann, Bernd Reiss and Jonas Leihener (2010).
Amalia Pica b.1978 Neuwuen, Argentina lives and works London. Recent exhibitions include ILLUMINations, 54th Venice Biennial, Venice (2011); Amalia Pica Malmö Konsthall, Malmö (2010).
Ric Warren, b.1986 lives and works in Glasgow. Recent exhibitions include Borders, Boundaries & Barricades: Redeveloping Geographies of Division, David Dale Gallery, Glasgow (2011); FUTURERPOOF (Collaboration with Kate Gallacher), Collective Gallery, Edinburgh.
Thanks to Beatrice Gibson for the loan of the title 'characters in search of an exit', taken from her work 'The Future's Getting Old Like the Rest Of Us' (2010).
Image credit: Mauricio Guillén from Plakat No.1, 2011 image courtesy the artist
Preview Friday 8 July 2011, 6 - 8pm
Mot International
54 Regents Studios, 8 Andrews Road- London
Open: Tuesday-Saturday 11-6 and by appointment.
Free Admission