Il Tempo del Postino
dal 11/7/2007 al 13/7/2007
Segnalato da
Doug Aitken
Matthew Barney
Jonathan Bepler
Tacita Dean
Trisha Donnelly
Olafur Eliasson
Liam Gillick
Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
Douglas Gordon
Carsten Höller
Pierre Huyghe
Koo Jeong-A
Anri Sala
Tino Sehgal
Rirkrit Tiravanija
Darius Khondji
Peter Saville
Hans Ulrich Obrist
Philippe Parreno
11/7/2007
Il Tempo del Postino
Opera House, Manchester
What if an exhibition was not about occupying space but about occupying time? With up to 15 minutes of 'exhibition time', each artist has created their own distinctive work, using guest performances and specially commissioned music - but not using film or video - to create this new form of group show. Works by Doug Aitken, Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler, Tacita Dean, Trisha Donnelly, Olafur Eliasson, Liam Gillick, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Douglas Gordon, Carsten Holler, Pierre Huyghe, Koo Jeong-A, Anri Sala, Tino Sehgal and Rirkrit Tiravanija.
A Group Show
With Darius Khondji and Peter Saville
Co-curated by Hans Ulrich Obrist and Philippe Parreno
Directed by Philippe Parreno
By Doug Aitken, Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler, Tacita Dean, Trisha Donnelly, Olafur Eliasson, Liam Gillick, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Douglas Gordon, Carsten Höller, Pierre Huyghe, Koo Jeong-A, Anri Sala, Tino Sehgal and Rirkrit Tiravanija
What if an exhibition was not about occupying space but about occupying time?
Can contemporary art be interpreted outside of a traditional gallery environment? A group of the world's leading visual artists are about to defy all accepted notions of the 'exhibition' in an experimental time-based show, held not in an art gallery but at Manchester's Opera House.
With up to 15 minutes of 'exhibition time', each artist has created their own distinctive work, using guest performances and specially commissioned music - but not using film or video - to create this new form of group show. By focusing on time-based work, this group show will aim to redefine how visual arts can be created and experienced. Set in a theatre, it transforms the established gallery model into a unique, shared audience extravaganza.
This world premiere, which is limited to only three UK performances, is the culmination of three years of planning by co-curators Obrist, Parreno and Manchester International Festival and is a co-commission with leading European opera house Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris.
Please note that due to the graphic nature of one of the works included in the Group Show we feel that it is not suitable for children under the age of 18 and therefore parental guidance is recommended.
Supported by The Henry Moore Foundation
Assisted by Ann-Christin Rommen with Musical Director and Conductor Ari Benjamin Meyers Lighting Director Chahine Yavroyan and Costume Designer Ramdane Touhami
Featuring musicians from the Royal Northern College of Music and the RNCM Symphony Orchestra
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