Only 16 days left to see Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Unstable Presence at the MAC, and a special upcoming talk between the artist and Krzysztof Wodiczko
MONTRÉAL, Aug. 23, 2018 /CNW Telbec/ - The countdown has begun: there are only 16 days left to discover or see again the Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Unstable Presence exhibition at the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal (until September 9). The temporary exhibition, which consists of several immersive installations that combine science, technology, poetry and politics, has provoked strong reactions from visitors and the media since its opening last May. Visitors will also get the chance to meet the artist during a special event organized for the end of the exhibition: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer will speak with artist Krzysztof Wodiczko, on Friday, September 7, at Concordia University.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's friend and collaborator on Zoom Pavillon (2015), Krzysztof Wodiczko is well known for his socially involved practice, which notably incorporates large-scale slide and video projections on public buildings and monuments. Known since the 1980s for his social art, he is the artist behind Homeless Projection: Place des Arts (2014), a site-specific projection in which the bodies and voices of the neighbourhood's homeless appeared on the multi-tiered surface of Théâtre Maisonneuve. Coproduced by the MAC, the piece was presented as part of the Biennale de Montréal 2014.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer was born in Mexico in 1967. He was the first artist to represent Mexico at the Venice Biennale, with an exhibition at Palazzo Van Axel in 2007. He has also shown at biennials and triennials in Cuenca, Havana, Istanbul, Kochi, Liverpool, Melbourne (National Gallery of Victoria), Montreal, Moscow, New Orleans, New York (International Center of Photography), Seoul, Seville, Shanghai, Singapore and Sydney. Lozano-Hemmer's artistic production has been the subject of monographs and performances in numerous institutions, including MUAC in Mexico City (2015), SFMOMA (2012), the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney (2011), the Manchester Art Gallery (2010), the Guggenheim Museum (2009) and the Barbican Centre in London (2008).
Born in 1943 in Warsaw, Krzysztof Wodiczko lives and works in New York, Boston and Warsaw. Since the early 1980s he has produced more than eighty public projections in Australia, Austria, Canada, England, Germany, Holland, Northern Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland, Spain, Switzerland and the United States. At the same time, he has been designing and implementing a series of nomadic instruments and vehicles with homeless, immigrant and war veteran operators, for their survival and communication. Wodiczko won the Hiroshima Art Prize in 1998 for his contribution as an international artist to world peace, and has represented Canada and Poland at the Venice Biennale. He is Professor of Art, Design, and the Public Domain at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
This conversation is offered in partnership with Concordia University's Studio Arts MFA visiting artist lecture series Conversations in Contemporary Art.
Date : Friday, September 7, 2018
Time : 7 p.m.
Language : In English
Fee(s) : Free
Where : Concordia University
Sir George Williams University Alumni Auditorium (H-110)
Henry F. Hall Building
1455 De Maisonneuve W.
No reservation required. First come, first served.
https://macm.org/en/activities/conversation-rafael-lozano-hemmer-and-krzysztof-wodiczko/
An unusual and unique museum experience
Largest-ever solo show of Rafael Lozano-Hemmer ever presented in Canada or the United States, Unstable Presence is a major survey of his work over the past 18 years, bringing together 21 pieces, including several large-scale immersive installations. In his work, Lozano-Hemmer draws on science, technology, politics, sociology, poetry, music and art history, nourishing a rich conversation with the public.
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer: Unstable Presence is co-organized by the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA). The exhibition is co-curated by Lesley Johnstone, Curator and Head of Exhibitions and Education, François LeTourneux, Associate Curator at the MAC and Rudolf Frieling, Curator of Media Arts at SFMOMA. The exhibition will travel to Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Monterrey (MARCO), Mexico, in 2019 and to the SFMOMA, from April 25 to September 6, 2020.
Acknowledgments
The Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal is a provincially owned corporation funded by the Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec. It receives additional funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Canada Council for the Arts.
With respect to this exhibition, the MAC warmly thanks co-organizer San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) and the collections that lent artworks: Tate Modern (London), Borusan Contemporary (Istanbul), CIFO (Miami) and Giverny (Montréal).
Special thanks go also to the presenting partner, La Presse. The MAC also gratefully acknowledges the contribution of Téquilart, supplier partner, as well as that of its media partners, The Gazette and Publicité Sauvage.
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal
Located in the heart of the Quartier des Spectacles, the Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal makes today's art a vital part of Montréal and Québec life. For more than fifty years, this vibrant museum has brought together local and international artists, their works and an ever-growing public. It is also a place of discovery, offering visitors experiences that are continually changing and new, and often unexpected and stirring. The MAC presents temporary exhibitions devoted to outstanding and relevant current artists who provide their own particular insight into our society, as well as exhibitions of works drawn from the museum's extensive Permanent Collection. These may feature any and every form of expression: digital and sound works, installations, paintings, sculptures, ephemeral pieces, and more. In addition to its wide range of educational activities familiarizing the general public with contemporary art, the MAC organizes unique artistic performances and festive events. It is a window onto a myriad of avant-garde expressions that extend the reach of art throughout the city and beyond. macm.org/en/
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