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Two exhibitions
dal 17/1/2007 al 31/3/2007

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17/1/2007

Two exhibitions

Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall, Stockholm

Etchings from the Collection. John Currin's paintings are figurative and technically skilful. Jake & Dinos Chapman "Disasters of War" refers to Goya's work. Jim's Room: Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller. The installation "Feedback" (2004) is an audience-activated amplifier. When stepping on the pedal the visitor becomes a guitarist playing the American national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner" in the style of Jimi Hendrix.


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Etchings from the Collection

Jake & Dinos Chapman and John Currin

Curator: David Neuman

John Currin's paintings are figurative and technically skilful. Although he takes his subject matter from art history, borrowing poses or appearances, his compositions just as often echo images from advertising. His imagery is puzzling and irritating. One series of paintings are portraits of lightly-dressed young women, another ageing women. His images are cliche's. Currin describes the cliche' as a recurring truth.

Jake & Dinos Chapman ´´Disasters of War´´, 1999 refers to Goya´s work with the same title ``Los Desastres de la Guerra´´. The later is a series of etchings illustrating the invasion of Spain and the atrocities that Napoleon´s army committed against the people, and the farmers´ assaults on the soldiers. These pictures are often mentioned as the first depictions of war without a romanticising note. In their 83 pages portfolio the Chapmans have added to the original´s subject matter as well as mixed images of watchtowers, barbed wire and chimneys with elements of childish humour. The Chapman brothers claim to have a fascination for representation of that which cannot be portrayed.

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Jim's Room

Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller

The installation "Feedback" (2004) is an audience-activated amplifier. When stepping on the pedal the visitor becomes a guitarist playing the American national anthem "The Star-Spangled Banner" in the style of Jimi Hendrix. He was famous for using feedback to create bizarre effects - looping his guitar sounds by altering his distance and angle to the amplifier. Just as Hendrix´s version was an anti-war statement in the 1960´s this piece can be linked to current political events.

Janet Cardiff is best known for her numerous audio works and films that she often creates in collaboration with her partner George Bures Miller. With most of her works Janet Cardiff examines audiovisual perception and the viewer´s illusion. The visitor´s participation is important and every person will have a different experience of the pieces.

Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall
Frihamnen - Stockholm
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