On display works by: Mary Aurory, Jacob Golden, Alfred Johansen, Oscar Neuestern. Reveling in obscurity, the overlooked and the unknown, the exhibition sets out to see if the notion of discovery is still viable or pertinent when presenting exhibitions and in particular artists and their works. Curated by Adam Carr.
curated by Adam Carr
Proyectos Monclova is delighted to announce the exhibition Out Of
Sight, curated by Adam Carr.
Reveling in obscurity, the overlooked and the unknown, Out Of Sight
sets out to see if the notion of discovery is still viable or
pertinent when presenting exhibitions and in particular artists and
their works. Presenting the work of four artists, although as
ordinary as this may seem, at the essence of this exhibition,
however, are artists not part of the commonplace, alighting instead
in the unfamiliar. Each has been chosen for their individual,
unorthodox practices, as well as questions they pose—albeit at times
unintentionally—on the role of the artist and the conditions under
which artwork is commonly produced.
Art and life is often intertwined, but what happens when disappearing
becomes a life long project? What happens when artists decide to stop
producing work or simply vanish without a trace? Can artists choose
to operate at the very fringes on the artworld? What happens if their
work forces them to do so? Can working collaboratively eschew notions
of individual authorship and notoriety in unique ways? Can newness be
new while being old? While the included artists offer answers to
these questions and while they can serve as descriptions of their
case stories, pivotally, the conditions and ideas surrounding the
above are also the subjects and starting points of their work.
Alfred Johansen (b.1924 Denmark) produced very few pieces before
later disappearing. He took the spirit of performances, pushing a
conceptual approach to making art to new levels, in works of which no
one could ever see. Mary Aurory (b.1959 Morocco, lives and works in
Antwerp) project is concerned obscure, lesser-known artists while
opting to not be noticed at all. Jacob Golden (b.1970 Germany, lives
and works in Vienna) has a career in producing art involving acts of
theft; every exhibition is a risk for him. A feature of an ARTnews
article in 1969, Oscar Neuestern (b.1948 US) only allowed access to
his work at the turn of century, his project was the concept of the
absolute—his entire career is founded and built on absence.
Currently, where it could be argued that demand exerts a considerable
force on the biography of an artist, the production of art as well as
its exhibition and reception, Out Of Sight presents artists who offer
a different outlook. Their work amplifies the possibility of and for
change, marking uncharted territories of art production and avoiding
as well a sense of over production or exposure. They remain elusive
as if it were a masterpiece—choreographing life itself.
Opening reception: Saturday July 26th 12.00pm - 4.00pm
Proyectos Monclova
Goya 6, Col. Mixcoac - Mexico
Open: tuesday / friday 11.00am - 06.00pm; saturday 11.00am - 04.00pm