Momentary Momentum
dal 1/3/2007 al 4/5/2007
Segnalato da
Francis Alys
Robert Breer
Paul Bush
Lisa Milroy
Michael Dudok de Wit
Brent Green
Takashi Ishida
Susanne Jirkuff
William Kentridge
Avish Khebrehzadeh
Jochen Kuhn
Zilla Leutenegger
Arthur de Pins
Qubo Gas
Christine Rebet
Robin Rhode
Georges Schwizgebel
David Shrigley
Tabaimo
Naoyuki Tsuji
Kara Walker
Ziba de Weck Ardalan
Laurence Dreyfus
1/3/2007
Momentary Momentum
Parasol Unit, London
An exhibition devoted to animated drawings, comprising a dozen installations and a film loop with the participation of 21 international artists. Such dramatic changes between past and present resonate equally in the content of the works in this exhibition. Animated versions of contemporary life ranging from love stories and poetic narratives to violence, political issues and disjointed stories.
Animated Drawings
co-curated by Ziba de Weck Ardalan and Laurence Dreyfus.
Motion in art fascinates us, mostly because it engenders energy, alludes to life, implies the unpredictable, and acts as trigger to a wealth of expressions.
The history of motion pictures and animated images is vast, complex and enthralling. Over time, advances in technology have enabled artists to orchestrate their thoughts and ideas into animated works in ways that would have made yesterday’s artists deeply envious. Indeed, with this new paradigm artists have assumed the power to bring their ideas to life, and with no end in sight to what is possible.
Such dramatic changes between past and present resonate equally in the content of the works in this exhibition. The simple, naïve and exalting emotions portrayed in animated folk tales of the past have given way to animated versions of contemporary life, ranging from love stories and poetic narratives to violence, political issues, disjointed stories and countless other flights of the imagination. The magnitude of creativity in animation reaches a zenith when artists use their most intimate gesture – drawing – to render their thoughts and ideas. The simple economy of a drawn line often belies the power it has to create a myriad realities in an ever changing universe.
The exhibition Momentary Momentum: Animated Drawings precisely celebrates these transient and magical lines created with infinite freedom by the artists:
Francis Alÿs, Robert Breer, Paul Bush/Lisa Milroy, Arthur de Pins, Michaël Dudok de Wit, Brent Green, Takashi Ishida, Susanne Jirkuff, William Kentridge, Avish Khebrehzadeh, Jochen Kuhn, Zilla Leutenegger, Qubo Gas, Christine Rebet, Robin Rhode, Georges Schwizgebel, David Shrigley, Tabaimo, Naoyuki Tsuji, Kara Walker.
Momentary Momentum: Animated Drawings is accompanied by a publication comprised of a booklet and a DVD. It will be distributed worldwide by jrpIRingier.
For more information or images please contact Cliodhna Murphy at cliodhna@parasol-unit.org or +44 (0)20 7490 7373
Private View: Friday 2 March 2007, 6-8pm
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art
14 Wharf Road London N1 7RW
Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10-6pm, Sunday 12-5pm
Open on Easter Saturday 7 April but will be closed for Good Friday 6 April and Easter Sunday 8 April, 2007.