Carey Young
dal 15/11/2005 al 19/11/2005
Segnalato da
15/11/2005
Carey Young
Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
Consideration. Created in conjunction with a legal team, the text, video and performative works entice the viewer into agreements that explore notions of individual autonomy, freedom of speech and the social contract.
Consideration
Hosted by Paula Cooper Gallery, PERFORMA presents
Consideration, London-based artist Carey Young’s first solo exhibition in the US. It features a series of legally-enforceable contracts between artist and viewer.
Created in conjunction with a legal team, the text, video and performative works entice the viewer into agreements that explore notions of individual autonomy, freedom of speech and the social contract. Engaging participants in a series of contractual relationships, Young dissects the viewer’s experience of the exhibition, from accepting the exhibition invitation, to entering the exhibition space, to voicing an opinion about the works.
With legally-trained executives increasingly running movie studios, news agencies and universities, Consideration interrogates the legal ‘lock down’ of contemporary cultural life and develops Young’s interest in legal structures, language and the performative.
Co-presented by Paula Cooper Gallery and PERFORMA.
With assistance from the British Council.
About the artist
Carey Young (born 1970, US/UK citizen) graduated from the Royal College of Art, London with a Masters in Photography in 1997. Using a variety of media including text, performance and video, her work has become increasingly recognised for its investigation of the growing incorporation of the personal and public domains into the commercial realm, with a number of her recent works exploring legal language and systems of control. She has exhibited widely, most notably in shows such as Beck’s Futures (ICA, London, 2003), A Short History of Performance, Part II (Whitechapel Gallery, London, 2003), Trade Show (Mass MOCA, North Adam, 2005) and The British Art Show 6, (BALTIC, Newcastle & tour, 2005-2006.) Her works are held in the public collections of the Arts Council England and the Centre Pompidou. She lives and works in London and is represented by IBID Projects, London/Vilnius. For more information on her work see http://www.careyyoung.com
Foto: Instrumental, Performance, 2005 - Commissioned by Trafo Gallery, Budapest
Wednesday, November 16, open at 10 am, preview reception 5-8 PM
Paula Cooper Gallery
534 West 21st Street - New York