Joseph Kosuth
dal 15/2/2008 al 29/3/2008
Segnalato da
Joseph Kosuth
Mario Aguirre
Alexander Apostol
Busto Bocanegra
Sandra Gamarra
Hisae Ikenaga
Ximena Labra
Christian Dominguez
15/2/2008
Joseph Kosuth
La Casa Encendida, Madrid
Al Fin Crei Entender (Madrid). An archtectonic and public project that consists of the installation of a series of luminous texts of fragments taken from works by the Latin American authors Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortazar and Juan Carlos Onetti. In addition on the facade Kosuth also presents the project "Located Work (Madrid)", created in collaboration with the artists Mario Aguirre, Alexander Apostol, Busto Bocanegra, Sandra Gamarra, Hisae Ikenaga and Ximena Labra.
La Casa Encendida de Obra Social Caja Madrid plays host to the first installation by US artist Joseph Kosuth ever shown in Madrid, entitled "Al Fin Creí Entender (Madrid)" Proyectos arquitectónicos y obras públicas. Curated by Christian Domínguez and a continuation of his great installations around the world, the project is also the beginning of new and possibly ongoing work. This specific project, specially created for the occasion, consists of the installation of a series of luminous texts of fragments taken from works by the Latin American authors Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortázar and Juan Carlos Onetti.
In addition to the installation on the façade, Joseph Kosuth also presents the project "Located Work (Madrid)", created in collaboration with the artists Mario Aguirre, Alexander Apóstol, Busto Bocanegra, Sandra Gamarra, Hisae Ikenaga and Ximena Labra. In this project, Kosuth invites each artist to devise a piece for one of the other participating artists to make. To complete the exchange of ideas, the artists have explained the message they wished to convey through the piece they devised and through the piece made following the instructions received.
About Joseph Kosuth
Joseph Kosuth (Toledo, Ohio, 1945) is one of the pioneers of conceptual and installation art. His works are based on the language of initiation and appropriation strategies of the 1960s. Through his work, Kosuth has systematically explored the production and role of language and meaning in art. His investigations into the relationship between art and language, conducted over a period of more than 40 years, have taken the form of installations, museum exhibitions, public commissions and publications throughout Europe, America and Asia, including his participation at five editions of Documenta in Kassel and four editions of the Venice Biennial, where on one occasion he presented his work in the Hungarian Pavilion (1993). He has received a number of prizes and recognitions, including the following: Brandeis Award (1990), Frederick Weisman Award (1991), Menzione d¿onore at the Venice Biennial (1993), and the distinction of Chevalier de l¿Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, granted by the French Government (1993). In 1968 he received a grant from the Cassandra Foundation. In June 1999 the French Government issued a three-franc stamp commemorating his work in the city of Figeac. In February 2001 he was awarded an Honorary Degree in Philosophy and Letters by the Università di Bolognia. In 2001 his novel Purloined was published by Salon Verlag. In October 2003 he was awarded Austria¿s highest distinction, the Decoration of Honour in Gold for services to the Republic of Austria, in recognition of his achievements in relation to science and culture.
Until 23 March La Casa Encendida presents the 24 selected works and six scholarship projects chosen in GENERACIÓN 2008, the young art promotion scheme created by Obra Social Caja Madrid.
La Casa Encendida
Ronda Valencia, 2 28012 Madrid
Free Admission