Contando historias
La necesidad de contar historias no es ajena a los artistas contemporáneos, ya sea para investigar las relaciones entre real y fictício, entre público y privado, para poner en escena sentimientos muy personales o para evidenciar arquetipos sociales. Las influencias del cine y la literatura, o las referencias explícitas a ellos, aparecen bien presentes en […]
Afgang’06. Graduates Exhibition- Det Fynske Kunstakademi (Odense)
Afgang’06 „The biggest trip of my life was just going to start“ (Jack Kerouac) Leaving a stage behind and starting another one. Facing something different. Living a process of initiation, of transformation. Sometimes it is about changes of great importance. In other occasions it is only about small living adjustments. All these changes and evolutions […]
PETER LAND. Hasty departure
Recording acts and, above all, their repetition, is a constant concern in the work of Peter Land (Aarhus, Denmark, 1966) by which the artist explores the basic conditions of existence and attempts to find sense in acts that appear senseless. The artist makes his recordings in strange, often grotesque situations, caricatured or taken to extremes […]
Mind the Gap ¿Cómo puede el arte tener una proyección real en la sociedad?
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THORSTEN GOLDBERG. Things are generally different behind closed doors
The work of Thorsten Goldberg (Dinslaken, Germany, 1960) is characterised by minute detail, discipline and meticulous execution. Taking everyday points of reference, he produces comments that are light-hearted only in appearance, for underneath they are criticisms and precise observations of our times. His videos and installations often make use of ordinary bits and pieces transformed […]
THORSTEN GOLDBERG. Things are generally different behind closed doors (ESP)
El trabajo de Thorsten Goldberg (Dinslaken, Alemania, 1960) se caracteriza por la minuciosidad, la disciplina y un detallismo extremos. A partir de referentes cotidianos, elabora comentarios, en apariencia banales, que resultan ser críticas y precisas observaciones sobre nuestro presente. Con frecuencia, sus vídeos e instalaciones recurren a objetos cotidianos que son transformados en objetos artísticos […]
Una conversación con Jaume Plensa
“Siempre he considerado el arte, no sólo como una forma magnífica de preguntar, sino también como un puente sobre el cual los demás puedan pasar” Una conversación con Jaume Plensa Jaume Plensa es un artista de una sólida y reconocida trayectoria internacional. Nos encontramos en su taller, en las afueras de Barcelona en una calurosa […]
JOOST CONIJN. Two Films
The work of Joost Conijn ( Amsterdam, 1971) starts from a fascination with alternative ways of living and cultures different from Western culture. His journeys, often linked to a will to carry out projects that seem totally impossible, trigger unexpected situations, ingenious solutions and enriching exchanges. As the artist himself explains, “an essential element is […]
SESIÓN CONTÍNUA (CONTINUOUS SHOWING) (ENG)
For many years now, video has represented a very widely-used medium that has been entirely integrated into contemporary artistic practice, enabling artists to approach aspects of questions, situations, problems and representations relating to all the facets of the human being. If we consider the impact that the global public sphere and the mass media have […]
CONTINUOUS SESSION
For many years now, video has represented a very widely-used medium that has been entirely integrated into contemporary artistic practice, enabling artists to approach aspects of questions, situations, problems and representations relating to all the facets of the human being. If we consider the impact that the global public sphere and the mass media have […]
