NOWs: Anti Bodies at MoMA PS1

28 January 2018 / Nows

NOWs:

Anti Bodies

Sunday, January 28, 2:00–6:00 p.m

Anti Bodies is an afternoon of performance, readings and installations organized with Topical Cream, a platform for female-identifying and gender non-conforming persons working at the intersection of contemporary art and technology. Focusing on artists whose practices explore methods of self-preservation, the featured work demonstrates how gestures of resistance can be choreographed through performance and communal action. The program includes a performance by Analisa Teachworth, in collaboration with Jonas Wendelin; video screenings presented by Jacksonville-based artist Redeem Pettaway; an exploration of surveillance, control, and seduction by Julia Scher; and live concerts from Zsela and Deli Girls. The program is complemented by additional programming presented throughout the museum, including an ongoing performance by Michelle Young Lee examining the labor of care, a video installation by Sara Hornbacher, and a recital situated within an environment created by Sarah Zapata with poetry and readings from Zapata, Maya Martinez, Rin Johnson, Sophia Le Fraga, and Natasha Stagg.

Topical Cream, founded by Lyndsy Welgos, Whitney Mallett, and Ara Anjargolian, takes an active part in New York City’s contemporary artistic and digital community through critical feminist interventions.

Tickets: $15 (MoMA Members $13)
Programming throughout the building free with museum admission

NOWS: የሮቤል ተመስገን ተንሳፋፊ ጀበናዎች by Robel Temesgen

22 February - 24 March 2018 / Nows ⟶

NOWs: Robel Temesgen | የሮቤል ተመስገን ተንሳፋፊ ጀበናዎችNu Bunna Tetu at Fendika Cultural Centre, Addis Ababa Opening: Thursday 22 February 2018 6:00 – 9:00 pm Fendika Cultural Centre presents “የሮቤል ተመስገን ተንሳፋፊ ጀበናዎች”, a solo exhibition by Robel Temesgen. In this Exhibition, Temesgen walks us through the “Nu Bunna Tetu”; the highly proliferating small scale coffee drinking spots and their emergence as alternative public spaces. In the fast changing character of Addis Ababa, the coffee spots have become an integral part of everyday life in areas ranging from the fancy multipurpose malls to the demolished as well as new construction sites in the city. Using the painting approach the artist developed over the years, Temesgen elevates the Jebenas/coffee pots beyond the customary. Owing to their compelling presence, “የሮቤል ተመስገን ተንሳፋፊ ጀበናዎች” looks into coffee pots as floating to survive, to make it through the hustle and bustle and continue to offer a platform that affords customers a shared place for conversations as they sip on their cup of coffee. Imagining sites of “Nu Bunna Tetu” as spots that somehow connect ‘strangers’ constitutes part of his continued interest in the socio-political dynamics of the social, sociality, and sociability and spaces at which this manifest. After years of exhibiting abroad, this Exhibition is Temesgen’s first Solo show in Addis Ababa. Robel Temesgen: Untitled, 2017, Acrylic, ink, sticker, permanent marker on paper About Robel Temesgen Born in 1987 in Ethiopia, Robel Temesgen received an MFA from Tromsø Academy of Contemporary Art, University of Tromsø, Norway in 2015, and a BFA in Fine Art (Painting) from Addis Ababa University in 2010. He recently took part in the Junge Akademie Program of the Akademie der Künste, Berlin, and was a resident artist at IASPIS, Stockholm, the Swedish Art Grants Committee’s International Programme for Visual and Applied Arts. Temesgen’s work has been exhibited at the Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin (2017), Marabohparken, Stockholm (2017), Akademie der Künste, Berlin (2016), Kurant Visningsrom, Tromsø (2015), Addis International Video Art Festival, Addis Ababa (2015), Art Future/Future Signs, Riga (2015), RomeAfrica Film Festival, Rome (2015), Lumen Festival, New York (2015), Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin (2014) and Modern Art Museum/Gebre Kristos Desta Center, Addis Ababa (2013). He currently lives and works in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. NOWs: Robel Temesgen | የሮቤል ተመስገን ተንሳፋፊ ጀበናዎችNu Bunna Tetu at Fendika Cultural Centre, Addis Ababa Opening: Thursday 22 February 2018 6:00 – 9:00 pm Fendika Cultural Centre presents “የሮቤል ተመስገን ተንሳፋፊ ጀበናዎች”, a solo exhibition by Robel Temesgen. In this Exhibition, Temesgen walks us through the “Nu Bunna Tetu”; the highly proliferating small scale coffee drinking spots and their emergence as alternative public spaces. In the fast changing character of Addis Ababa, the coffee spots have become an integral part of everyday life in areas ranging from the fancy multipurpose malls to the demolished as well as new construction sites in the city. Using the painting approach the artist developed over the years, Temesgen elevates the Jebenas/coffee pots beyond the customary. Owing to their compelling presence, “የሮቤል ተመስገን ተንሳፋፊ ጀበናዎች” looks into coffee pots as floating to survive, to make it through the hustle and bustle and continue to offer a platform that affords customers a shared place for conversations as they sip on their cup of coffee. Imagining sites of “Nu Bunna Tetu” as spots that somehow connect ‘strangers’ constitutes part of his continued interest in the socio-political dynamics of the social, sociality, and sociability and spaces at which this manifest. After years of exhibiting abroad, this Exhibition is Temesgen’s first Solo show in Addis Ababa. Robel Temesgen: Untitled, 2017, Acrylic, ink, sticker, permanent marker on paper About Robel Temesgen Born in 1987 in Ethiopia, Robel Temesgen received an MFA from Tromsø Academy of Contemporary Art, University of Tromsø, Norway in 2015, and a BFA in Fine Art (Painting) from Addis Ababa University in 2010. He recently took part in the Junge Akademie Program of the Akademie der Künste, Berlin, and was a resident artist at IASPIS, Stockholm, the Swedish Art Grants Committee’s International Programme for Visual and Applied Arts. Temesgen’s work has been exhibited at the Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin (2017), Marabohparken, Stockholm (2017), Akademie der Künste, Berlin (2016), Kurant Visningsrom, Tromsø (2015), Addis International Video Art Festival, Addis Ababa (2015), Art Future/Future Signs, Riga (2015), RomeAfrica Film Festival, Rome (2015), Lumen Festival, New York (2015), Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin (2014) and Modern Art Museum/Gebre Kristos Desta Center, Addis Ababa (2013). He currently lives and works in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

NOWs: Hibernation – Linda Kuhn & Alvaro Urbano

20 January - 10 March 2018 / Nows ⟶

Bärenzwinger, Berlin. Foto: Robert Eckstein NOWs: HibernationLinda Kuhn & Alvaro Urbano at Bärenzwinger, Berlin Exhibition: 20.01. – 10.03.2018 Opening: Friday, 19.01.2018 | 7–10 pm Welcome: Sabine Weißler, District Councillor for Continuing Education, Culture, Environment, Nature, Street and Green Areas About the exhibition: Julia Heunemann and Nadia Pilchowski During hibernation, the Berlin city bears were rarely seen in their outdoor enclosures. They mostly slept, were fed only inside the bear pit out of public view, and freed from their representative role. Periods of rest in which physiological processes shut down, mental tension subsides and where consciousness shifts between vague perception and purposeless actions, are disharmonious with neoliberal performance orientation. “Hibernation” presents artistic positions which examine those conditions and effects of temporary withdrawal. In her previous works, Linda Kuhn has addressed the withdrawal from goal-orientated action. In the outdoor enclosures of the bear pit, which align physical distance with comprehensive visibility, the Berlin-based artist obstructs the visitors’ views. With protective cladding for sculptures, she creates retreats for the elements found within the enclosures, and in the process, ascribes to them new plastic qualities. By means of architectural interventions that circumvent habitual perceptual patterns, Alvaro Urbano deconstructs relations between inside and outside, dream and reality. Considering hibernation, he suspends the bear cages from their intended use and focuses on the imaginary potential of their immured and barred architecture. The question then of what bears dream about ultimately reflects hibernation itself as a space of the imaginary. Curated by Julia Heunemann and Nadia Pilchowski Alvaro Urbano: Verde que te quiero verde. Courtesy the artist and ChertLüdde, Berlin Linda Kuhn: Gerade Nicht. Courtesy the artist Fotos: Katharina Rose Bärenzwinger, Berlin. Foto: Robert Eckstein NOWs: HibernationLinda Kuhn & Alvaro Urbano at Bärenzwinger, Berlin Ausstellung: 20.01. bis 10.03.2018 Eröffnung am Freitag, 19.01.2018 | 19 – 22 Uhr Begrüßung: Sabine Weißler, Bezirksstadträtin für Weiterbildung, Kultur, Umwelt, Natur, Straßen und Grünflächen Zur Ausstellung: Julia Heunemann und Nadia Pilchowski Während der Winterruhe ließen sich die Berliner Stadtbären selten in ihren Außengehegen blicken. Sie schliefen viel, wurden nur noch im Zwingergebäude abseits der Öffentlichkeit gefüttert und waren ihrer repräsentativen Funktion entbunden. Ruhephasen, in denen physiologische Prozesse heruntergefahren werden, geistige Anspannung nachlässt und das Bewusstsein zwischen diffuser Wahrnehmung und intentionsfreiem Handeln changiert, stehen neoliberalem Leistungsdenken entgegen. »Hibernation« präsentiert künstlerische Positionen, die sich mit derartigen Bedingungen und Effekten von temporärem Rückzug auseinandersetzen. Mit dem Austreten aus zielgerichteten Leistungszusammenhängen hat sich Linda Kuhn bereits in früheren Arbeiten befasst. In den Außengehegen des Bärenzwingers, die auf räumliche Distanz bei umfassender Einsehbarkeit hin ausgerichtet sind, verstellt die Berliner Künstlerin nun die Blicke der Betrachter*innen. Mit Schutzverkleidungen für Skulpturen entwirft sie Rückzugsräume für Elemente, die sie in den Gehegen vorgefunden hat und schreibt ihnen damit zugleich neue plastische Qualitäten zu. Durch architektonische Eingriffe, die gewohnte Wahrnehmungsmuster unterlaufen, dekonstruiert Alvaro Urbano Verhältnisse von Innen und Außen, Traum und Wirklichkeit. Die Winterruhe in den Blick nehmend, enthebt er die Bärenkäfige von den ihnen einst zugewiesenen Bestimmungen und fokussiert die imaginären Potenziale der ummauerten und vergitterten Architekturen. Die Frage danach, wovon Bären wohl träumen, reflektiert schließlich den Winterschlaf selbst als Raum des Imaginären. Kuratiert von Julia Heunemann und Nadia Pilchowski Alvaro Urbano: Verde que te quiero verde. Courtesy the artist and ChertLüdde, Berlin Linda Kuhn: Gerade Nicht. Courtesy the artist Fotos: Katharina Rose

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