Pancevo Art Salon
dal 19/11/2008 al 29/11/2008
Segnalato da
19/11/2008
Pancevo Art Salon
Galerija Savremene Umetnosti, Pancevo
The works presented in this exhibition vary in medium, ideas and approaches but each deals with tension or rather the release of tension. Now that the program has been assembled it seems unavoidable to make a connection between these expressions and to concepts of revolt and revolution. Curated by Kyd Campbell.
Curated by Kyd Campbell
tensions + breaking points
"... we realised that in reality the revolt came from the depths of ourselves".
[Antonio Garcia de Leon, Chiapas, 1994]
revolutions are, by their very own nature, unpredictable
the spark that sets fire to everything is inside you
(only the deed is revolutionary)
[Istvan Kantor, lyrics from 'Revolution Song']
The works presented in this exhibition vary in medium, ideas and approaches but each deals with tension or rather the release of tension. Now that the program has been assembled it seems unavoidable to make a connection between these expressions and to concepts of revolt and revolution.
A great many exhibitions in south-eastern Europe and indeed across the world present images of cultural, political, geographical, and emotional tensions but this exhibition is a proposal for some action and voice. This international collection of works provides many personal takes on how to remain active within and also maybe emerge from states of tension. A central focus of this exhibition is on questioning and recognising the personal in situations that may seem larger than us.
In this world, to think of creating something beautiful seems a terrible insensitivity, almost a mockery of those who, at this very moment, are being tortured, brutalised, raped, killed. How can we write poetry or paint pictures or give talks when we know what is happening around us?
[John Holloway, 2008]
Here, with the collaboration of all of the artists, a stage has been set for exploring the possibility that critical action, on public or personal levels, must be asymmetrical*. For the most part, in curating this exhibition, I purposefully avoided works that operate as or resemble media and political tactics. Do not fight your fires with fire.
Following this idea, it was important that this exhibition must not present sterile, paralyzed or generalized approaches and messages. Though all of these works take a critical standpoint, this is also an opportunity to test the value of personalized and emotional expressions and of beauty and aesthetic value.
The greatest challenge in presenting the 2008 Pancevo Art Salon, with this topic and approach is essentially one of structural tension. This exhibition brings a number of maverick art works together as a solution towards making accessible these dynamic and individual approaches in the approachable structure and vocabulary of a formal gallery setting. Maybe there will be time for beauty and art after the revolution. Can that time be now?
* (as described in the essay 'On Poetry and Revolution', John Holloway, 'nicht alles tun / cannot do everything', Unrast-Verlag, Munster,2008]
. Kyd Campbell
independent curator, frontierlab.org
.bio.
Kyd Campbell [b.1979, Montreal] works as an independent programmer, exhibition designer and curator specialized in circulation, media and audio art and is also a digital creator of public interactive situations. She has developed a number of cultural venues in Canada and Europe including collaborations with the Upgrade! International network, Public Art Lab’s project Mobile Studios, the Pure Data community, the HTMlles festival and CTRL_ATL_DEL festival in Istanbul. She is co-founder of tiny noise, a nomadic sound art exchange platform and contributes to digital communities and research groups focused on observing mobility and the emotional aspects of human-machine relationships. Remaining independent allows her some freedom to speculate and experiment, to welcome all forms of collaboration and information exchange.
team:
curator: Kyd Campbell [frontierlab.org]
gallery coodinator: Jelena Radic
graphic design: Pavle Halupa, Kyd Campbell
the 2008 Pancevo Art Salon is produced by:
Pancevo Cultural Center
http://www.pankult.org.yu
Pancevo Gallery of Contemporary Art
http://www.pankult.org.yu/galerije.htm
supporters:
special thanks to:
Jelena Radic, Natasa Teofilovic, Maja Ciric, Miroslav Karic, Elena Veljanovska, Anna Valdez, Metalab(Wien), Phil Cafe(Wien), AGF, Angela Dorrer, Branka Zgonjanin, Jerome Lauer, Weweje, Marius Schebella
SCHEDULE
November 20th-30th, 2008
Gallery open Tuesday to Sunday [9h-13h + 17h-20h]
Vernissage : Thursday, November 20th, 19h
[ presentations and Salesman of Male Tears, performance by Gjorgje Jovanovik (MK)]
EVENTS
Saturday, November 22nd, 11h-14h : Graffiti Workshop with Zosen (AR/SP)
[12 participants] please contact panart@panet.co.yu to sign up
Saturday, November 22nd, 17h : Artists presentations
Saturday, November 22nd, 18h : Public presentation of work from the graffiti workshop and DJs
Thursday, November 27th, 18h : Artist presentations + Guided tour of the exhibition with curator Kyd Campbell
Saturday, November 29th, 19pm : Mystery Urban Excursion with Angela Dorrer (CA/DE) [open to everyone]
Galerija Savremene Umetnosti
Trg kralja Petra I 8 - Pancevo
Regular opening hours:
Tuesday - Sunday
09:00 - 13:00 i 17:00 – 20:00