30days left untill the end of Her(his)tory
temporary exhibition : “Her(his)tory”
The Museum of Cycladic Art is delighted to announce Her(his)tory, the first ever video exhibition in its premises, examining the notion of the subjective development of the ‘historical condition’. It will be presented in a stunning installation which will extend both in Stathatos Megaron, a neoclassical mansion, designed by the 19th century architect Ernst Ziller, as well the newer wing of the museum situated at 4 Neofytou Douka Street. Commissioned from the Museum of Cycladic Art to the independent curator and art critic Marina Fokidis, the exhibition is sponsored by the National Bank of Greece and Bombay Sapphire.
Concentrating on themes drawn from personal stories of today’s human beings, the show will feature the video works of leading international artists as well as of younger members of the contemporary art scene. The artists who take part are: Adel Abdessemed, Doug Aitken, Viktor Alimpiev, Darren Almond, Cory Arcangel, Paolo Canevari, Paul Chan, Haris Epaminonda, Marina Gioti, Douglas Gordon, Rodney Graham, Gary Hill, Isaac Julien, Peter Land, Annika Larsson, DeAnna Maganias, Miltos Manetas, Aernout Mik, Bruce Nauman, Tony Oursler, Oliver Pietsch, Angelo Plessas, Seth Price, Anri Sala, Yorgos Sapountzis, Zineb Sedira, The Atlas group (Walid Raad), Lina Theodorou, Stefanos Tsivopoulos
Her(his)tory addresses the major issues faced by society in the contemporary world. It will comprise of artworks which comment – with a poetic and in cases humoristic view – on questions such as the profile of contemporary woman and man, as well as the vast geopolitical contemporary arena today. The idea is to present works that will intrigue the interest around human culture and will promote the diversity found in the synthesis of various personal stories, the intersection of ‘private’ and ‘public’, and the comprehension of the ‘historical truth’ through everyday life experiences.
Through the coexistence of contemporary art video-works along with ancient objects from the permanent collections housed in the Museum of Cycladic Art, new questions are anticipated to arise in what concerns the provenance of human culture and its contemporary evolution. In particular, with relation to human representations (figurines) of the Early Cycladic culture, these elegant witnesses of the 3rd millennium BC which, though silent, reflect the anthropocentric spirit of an important prehistoric insular culture that flourished in the Aegean.
Amongst other media, video has been chosen to signify the diachronic notion of ‘movement’ and ‘time’ into the arts, and its representation in general. Hopefully, the exhibition will act as a platform for debate and that these video-works will prompt the viewers to attach to them, their private interpretations of life.
The dates have been chosen to coincide with two other major art events in Athens, Art Athina, the international art fair of contemporary art held in Athens on May and the first Athens Biennial on September 2007.
ARTIST LIST
Adel Abdessemed
Foot on, 2005, video projection, colour, 2’’ loop
Courtesy the artist and gallery Kamel Mennour, Paris
© Adel Abdessemed.
Aernout Mik
Park, 2002,video installation, digital video on DVD, rear projection screens embedded into temporary architecture
Courtesy Jean Conrad & Isabelle Lemaitre and carlier | gebauer, Berlin
Annika Larsson
Pirate, 2006-7, video, colour, sound, 8’ 25’’ loop.
Sound by Tobias Bernstrup & Annika Larsson.
Courtesy the artist
©Annika Larsson
Cory Arcangel
Sans Simon, 2004, projection from a digital source, dimensions variable
Courtesy the artist and Team Gallery, New York
Doug Aitken
Electric Earth, 1999, Video installation, 9΄50΄΄ loop
Courtesy Christina Chandris
Isaac Julien
True North Series, 2004
Digital print on Epson Premium Photo Glossy
Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery
Marina Gioti and Coltnoi
b-alles, 2005, 35mm transferred to minidv, colour, sound, 2’ loop
Coutesy the artists
Paolo Canevari
Burning Skull, 2006, Video on a vertical plasma screen
Courtesy the artist
Victor Alimpiev
Summer Lightnings, 2004, Video Installation, colour, sound, 2’30’’ loop
Courtesy the artist and Regina gallery, Moscow
Rodney Graham
Vexation Island, 1997, Laserdisc, Laserdisc Player, AC-3 Amplifier, 5 Speakers, 1 Subwoofer, 156 x 366 cm Pearlescent Da-Snap screen, Barco Projector 701 S HQ
400 x 1200 x 600 cm
Courtesy the artist and Lisson gallery, London
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Darren Almond , Paul Chan , Haris Epaminonda , Douglas Gordon , Gary Hill , Peter Land , DeAnna Maganias , Miltos Manetas , Bruce Nauman , Tony Oursler , Oliver Pietsch , Angelo Plessas , Seth Price , Anri Sala , Yorgos Sapountzis , Zineb Sedira , The Atlas group (Walid Raad) , Lina Theodorou , Stefanos Tsivopoulos
“Her(his)tory”
4th June – 29th September 2007
Stathatos Megaron
(1 Irodotou Str. & Vas. Sofias Av.)
ATHENS | GREECE
The second part of the exhibition will open on 5th September at the New Wing at 4 Neofytou Douka Street
sounds very interesting exhibition of histori.. oops! hertori… let it be… historical dimension! A must see, I suppose!