Paul Chan
dal 4/3/2015 al 12/5/2015
Segnalato da
4/3/2015
Paul Chan
Guggenheim Museum, New York
Nonprojections for New Lovers. An exhibition by the winner of the Hugo Boss Prize 2014. Recognized for his multifaceted and often experimental body of work that includes animated projections, community-based performances, conceptual typefaces, and digital and print publishing.
From March 6 to May 13, 2015, an exhibition of work by artist Paul Chan, winner of the Hugo Boss Prize 2014, will be on view at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York. Recognized for his multifaceted and often experimental body of work that includes animated projections, community-based performances, conceptual typefaces, and digital and print publishing, Chan is the tenth artist to receive the Hugo Boss Prize. Established by HUGO BOSS and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation in 1996, the prize honors artists who have made a visionary contribution to the field of contemporary art.
The Hugo Boss Prize 2014: Paul Chan, Nonprojections for New Lovers is organized by Katherine Brinson, Curator, Contemporary Art, and Susan Thompson, Assistant Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum.
The exhibition will feature the first U.S. presentation of Chan’s series Nonprojections (2013– ), a body of work comprised of video projectors and jury-rigged, power-conducting shoes that are connected by specially designed cords. Although the projectors’ lenses flicker and strobe as if outputting videos, there is no corresponding surface on which imagery might appear. Holding their contents within, these would-be projections remain illegible phantoms, replacing a passive experience of moving images with one that Chan characterizes as “inner-directed, like the ghostly visual impressions that one conjures up in one’s mind when reading a good (or bad) book.” The exhibition will also include a work that signals a new direction in Chan’s practice. Described by the artist as a sculptural animation, this composition of white nylon fabric set in motion by industrial fans evokes an otherworldly apparition.
Nonprojections for New Lovers will incorporate the activities of Chan’s publishing enterprise, Badlands Unlimited. Founded in 2010 as a publisher of books, e-books, and various other formats, Badlands has become an integral part of Chan’s work and operates as a platform for experimental projects by artists and writers. On the occasion of this exhibition, Badlands launches New Lovers, a series which features emerging writers working in the genre of erotica. Inspired by Maurice Girodias’s radical Olympia Press—founded in Paris in 1953 as a publisher for censored works by such authors as Samuel Beckett, William S. Burroughs, and Vladimir Nabokov—New Lovers titles present erotica as a literary form for exploring the complexities of contemporary life. These books will be on view in the gallery and available for purchase in the Guggenheim Stores, which are located on the ground floor and on Rotunda Level 6. On March 10, the Guggenheim will host a book launch featuring readings by the three New Lovers authors, a conversation with Chan, and a book signing.
In November, Paul Chan was selected as the winner of the Hugo Boss Prize 2014 from a short list of five finalists, which included Sheela Gowda, Camille Henrot, Hassan Khan, and Charline von Heyl. The international jury, chaired by Nancy Spector, Deputy Director and Jennifer and David Stockman Chief Curator, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, was comprised of eminent curators and museum directors, including Katherine Brinson; Doryun Chong, Chief Curator, M+, Hong Kong; Tim Griffin, Executive Director and Chief Curator, The Kitchen, New York; Polly Staple, Director, Chisenhale Gallery, London; and Ari Wiseman, Deputy Director, Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. The jury described their decision in a statement: “With the selection of Paul Chan as the recipient of the Hugo Boss Prize 2014, the jury recognizes his singular artistic voice, which manifests itself in myriad forms, including sculpture, animated video, and light projection, as well as community-based performance and, most recently, an electronic and print publishing venture called Badlands Unlimited. Regardless of platform, each of Chan’s indelible and at-times provocative projects deftly excavates our cultural landscape. We applaud his unfettered commitment to experimentation and look forward to the continued evolution of his practice.”
Hugo Boss Prize History
The Hugo Boss Prize 2014 marks the tenth presentation of the award at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Since its inception in 1996, the prize has been awarded to American artist Matthew Barney (1996), Scottish artist Douglas Gordon (1998), Slovenian artist Marjetica Potrč (2000), French artist Pierre Huyghe (2002), Thai artist Rirkrit Tiravanija (2004), British artist Tacita Dean (2006), Palestinian artist Emily Jacir (2008), German artist Hans-Peter Feldmann (2010), and Danish artist Danh Vo (2012). Previous finalists have included Laurie Anderson, Janine Antoni, Cai Guo-Qiang, Stan Douglas, and Yasumasa Morimura in 1996; Huang Yong Ping, William Kentridge, Lee Bul, Pipilotti Rist, and Lorna Simpson in 1998; Vito Acconci, Maurizio Cattelan, Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset, Tom Friedman, Barry Le Va, and Tunga in 2000; Francis Alÿs, Olafur Eliasson, Hachiya Kazuhiko, Koo Jeong-a, and Anri Sala in 2002; Franz Ackermann, Rivane Neuenschwander, Jeroen de Rijke and Willem de Rooij, Simon Starling, and Yang Fudong in 2004; Allora & Calzadilla, John Bock, Damián Ortega, Aïda Ruilova, and Tino Sehgal in 2006; Christoph Büchel, Patty Chang, Sam Durant, Joachim Koester, and Roman Signer in 2008; Cao Fei, Roman Ondák, Walid Raad, Natascha Sadr Haghighian, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul in 2010; and Trisha Donnelly, Rashid Johnson, Qiu Zhijie, Monika Sosnowska, and Tris Vonna-Michell in 2012.
Publication
In conjunction with the Hugo Boss Prize 2014, the Guggenheim published a catalogue featuring projects by each of the finalists and newly commissioned critical essays offering insight into each of their practices. The catalogue includes texts by artist Petra Cortright; Jeramy DeCristo, Ph.D. candidate, University of California, Santa Cruz; Suzanne Hudson, Assistant Professor of Art History, University of Southern California, Los Angeles; Fionn Meade, Senior Curator, the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and Grant Watson, Senior Curator, Institute for International Visual Arts, London, along with an introduction by Katherine Brinson. Designed by Gilles Gavillet of the Geneva-based design firm Gavillet & Rust
This exhibition is made possible by HUGO BOSS.
Image: Sock N Tease, 2013. Concrete, cord, shoes, and video projectors, with digital color video, silent, 10.2 x 358.1 x 229.9 cm overall. Installation view: Paul Chan – Selected Works, April 12–October 19, 2014. Courtesy the artist and Greene Naftali, New York © Paul Chan. Photo: Tom Bisig, Basel
Press contact:
Kris Parker, Senior Publicist 212 423 3840 pressoffice@guggenheim.org
Media Preview: Thursday, March 5, 10 am–12 noon
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