Esra Ersen
dal 3/4/2006 al 5/6/2006
Segnalato da
3/4/2006
Esra Ersen
Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt
The Museum re-opens its doors after a three month period of renovation with a solo show of the turkish artist who invites us to become foreign, revisiting notions of subjectivity and cultural territory. Ersen explores artistic practice and the role of the artist in order to expand our 'cultural condition.'
On April 4 the Frankfurter Kunstverein re-opens its doors under a new direction and
after a three month period of renovation.
Today, few promises can be made by an art institution, apart from those of
persisting in the difficult exercises of thinking ahead, sharpening our capacity for
mediation and avoiding one-way communication.
This year, the Frankfurter Kunstverein offers several meeting points:
10 Reasons To Be a Member is an open invitation to take part in the life of the
Frankfurter Kunstverein. It is a space where the visitor is offered valuable insight
into our goals. In this way, 10 Reasons To Be a Member aims to revisit the idea of
the institution as a social project, as well as to present arguments for being an
active part of such an enterprise.
Ist das Leben nicht schon? is a group exhibition in four chapters that will run
throughout 2006:
Esra Ersen (April 5 - June 5, 2006)
*1970, lives and works in Istanbul and London
Wilhelm Sasnal (June 21 - September 3, 2006)
*1972, lives and works in Warsaw
Arturas Raila (September 20 - November 19, 2006)
*1962, lives and works in Lithuania
Tommy Stockel (December 6, 2006 - January, 2007)
*1972, lives and works in Berlin
Using very different methodologies, all of the four artists explore artistic
practice and the role of the artist in order to expand our ‘cultural condition.’ The
four projects represent very contemporary concerns:
Esra Ersen invites us to become foreign, revisiting notions of subjectivity and
cultural territory. Wilhelm Sasnal inundates the present with his painterly research
into ways of re-articulating the relationship between high and low culture. Arturas
Raila addresses our desire for improving life, of travelling beyond the realm of
pragmatic reality; and Tommy Stockel will present a new installation where we
can examine our curiosity towards beauty and available images of happiness.
Speaking of Others is a platform for discussion that will open later in the year.
Informed by the spirit of the open public forum, the Frankfurter Kunstverein is
going to invite private and collective initiatives dedicated to explore our near
future. With presentations, conferences, screenings and debates, Speaking of Others
will be a space to listen, to meet, to talk and to articulate agreement and
disagreement.
The Residency Program is still under construction. However, we will already now
inaugurate it in anticipation of the future program for residents. The Residency
Program is a new function at the Frankfurter Kunstverein: It is a place to produce,
present and reflect on artistic work, and to engage in intense working relations
with art professionals belonging to different cultural contexts and generations. Our
first guest to The Residency will be the artist Francesc Ruiz, who will develop a
project in and for our particular space.
Opening: April 4 2006, 7 pm
Frankfurter Kunstverein
Steinernes Am Romerberg, Markt - Frankfurt
Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 11 am-7 pm