Performing Light
dal 8/9/2000 al 22/10/2000
Segnalato da
8/9/2000
Performing Light
Two Venues, Amsterdam and Sittard
De Appel will present 'Performing Light', a unique retrospective of the work of performance artist and photographer Ulay. During the exhibition, foreign guest curators will present their personal selections from Ulay's oeuvre, and the artist himself will document the many nationalities living in a district of Amsterdam known as 'De Pijp' using an unusually large Polaroid camera. Satellite events are being organized in Sittard and Tilburg to run parallel with Performing Light.
De Appel will
present 'Performing Light', a unique retrospective of
the work of performance artist and photographer
Ulay. During the exhibition, foreign guest curators will
present their personal selections from Ulay's oeuvre,
and the artist himself will document the many
nationalities living in a district of Amsterdam known as
'De Pijp' using an unusually large Polaroid camera.
Satellite events are being organized in Sittard and
Tilburg to run parallel with Performing Light.
Far from a static retrospective, Performing Light will
be an exhibition in motion. Form and content will
undergo constant change owing to the performances
of the artist himself and to the contributions of the
guest curators, who will be making personal selections
from Ulay's archive throughout the exhibition. At the
same time, a CD ROM and a book will be produced and
Ulay will be making hand enlargements in his dark
room, turning De Appel into a living and productive
laboratory. Performing Light will be characterized by
broad diversity: Polaroid portraits (of judges and
condemned people in New York), life-sized
photograms (of ritual aboriginal dances in Australia), a
large file of travel photos (from places like India and
China), and snapshots from the artist's personal home
environment. At the end of September, Ulay will take
Polaroid portraits of the many nationalities living in
Amsterdam's 'De Pijp' district as part of Performing
Light, using a camera with an exceptionally large print
size (60x50 cm).
Ulay (Uwe Laysiepen) was born in 1943 in Solingen,
Germany. His artistry focuses on the medium of
photography. Ulay studied mechanical engineering and
photography, directed a photo laboratory and worked
for Polaroid. He is known internationally for his
performances, especially in cooperation with Marina
Abramovic ('Relation Works' 1976-1988). Ulay has
lived and worked in Amsterdam since 1968.
The Performing Light programme:
3 September - 22 October: what is that thing called
photography (Het Domein museum, Sittard)
6 - 12 September: guest curator Thomas McEvilley
(from New York) works in De Appel
9 September - 14 October: Ulay in photography (Art
Affairs gallery, Amsterdam)
12 September (Tuesday evening): performance by
Ulay / production of life-sized linen photogram
12 - 27 September: production of life-sized book 'Ulay
life-sized' (together with Willem van Zoetendaal)
16 - 18 September: guest curator Maaretta Jaukkuri
(from Helsinki) works in De Appel
27 September: photo project out in the open (Tilburg)
28 - 30 September: Polaroid project (De Pijp / Albert
Cuyp market)
6 - 10 October: guest curator Hans Ulrich Obrist
(from Paris) works in De Appel
13 - 17 October: guest curator Judy Annear (from
Sidney) works in De Appel
De Appel is a centre for contemporary art and is
supported by the Ministry of Education and Science,
the City of Amsterdam and the Artimo Foundation.
Performing Light is also made possible by Ute &
Michael Berger, Ted Lensen Films, luna X / vbf, "S"
Color, Souverein B.V. and Bureau Vlasblom & Partners.
De Appel is open from Tuesday through Sunday, from
12.00 to 5.00 p.m. Admission is fl. 2.50.
For more information, please contact Martijn Kramer
at the following address.
During exhibitions De Appel is open daily from Tuesday through Sunday
(12.00 - 17.00 hrs)
- admission price: Dfl. 2,50
first Sunday of the month: free entrance
The office of De Appel is open from Monday through Friday
De Appel Foundation -
Nieuwe Spiegelstraat 10 -
1017 DE Amsterdam -
t. +31 20 625 5651 -
f. +31 20 622 5215