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Centre of Attention: Free Art Fair | Kingdom of Darkness: Geister, Tote, Wiederg�nger - 13 Oct 2008 to 19 Oct 2008 Current Exhibition |
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Swansong. Study for Karlsplatz, the Centre of Attention, 2008
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Kingdom of Darkness: Geister, Tote, Wiederg�nger on Karlsplatz (by Brut K�nstlerhaus) Vienna 17 October 2008, 7 to 10pm 18 and 19 October 2008, 4 to 10pm The Centre of Attention's Schwanengesang/Swansong (2004) will be presented on Karlsplatz, Vienna, 17 to 19 October 2008. Set outdoors on Karlsplatz, Schwanengesang (Swansong) offers the public in Vienna an opportunity to rehearse one's own funeral. First the participant selects a song for the ceremony; they then lay on a plinth, performing death, while the song is webstreamed. Formally, the work reverses the viewer/public art dynamic. It posits life as art and captures individual portraits, allowing a statement to be generated and examined by the public itself. Created in 2004, Schwanengesang (Swansong) has been widely exhibited internationally including Mousonturm Frankfurt, Mercer Union Toronto, the Venice Biennale, Schauspielhaus Z�rich and Istanbul Modern. Part of Kingdom of Darkness: Geister, Tote, Wiederg�nger at Brut K�nstlerhaus, with Aschwanden & Zimmermann & Filip, Bruce LaBruce, the Centre of Attention, Tobias D�rr, Ted Gaier/Peter Ott, J�rgen Hofbauer, Die Rabtaldirndl, Angela & Daniel Richter u.a. curated by Thomas Frank With thanks to Pia Wenzel Free Art Fair, London curated by Jasper Joffe "Obama l�st sein ticket f�r den 4 November" is a work from the Centre of Attention's Pose Plastique photographic series where members of the public are used to recreate the news of that day, as through the images in the papers. FREE ART FAIR 14,19, 21 New Quebec Street and 5,8,16 Seymour Place Portman Village London W1H nearest tubes: Marble Arch and Edgware Road 13 to 19 October 2008 Open everyday 11am to 6pm with Artists Anonymous, the Centre of Attention, Matthew Collings, Jimmy Conway-Dyer, Sacha Craddock, Stuart Cumberland, Adam Dant, Stephen Farthing, Rose Gibbs, Luke Gottelier, Alex Hamilton, Peter Harris, Pablo Helguera, Saron Hughes, Lee Johnson, Sayshun Jay, James Jessop, Chantal Joffe, Jasper Joffe, Peter Lamb, Cathy Lomax, Amanda Loomes, Marta Marce, Bruce McLean, Alex Gene Morrison, Stephen Nelson, House of O'Dwyer, Harry Pye, Danny Rolph, Martin Sexton, Bob & Roberta Smith, Terry Smith, Geraldine Swayne, Chris Tosic, Gavin Turk, Markus Vater, Stella Vine, Michael Ward, Douglas White, Charlie Woolley "Following its great success last year, The Free Art Fair returns bigger and bolder and with surprises. The 2008 Free Art Fair involves over 50 artists. The Free Art Fair is an art fair where all the work is given away at the end. People will have the chance to own pieces by artists from the Saatchi Collection or who have exhibited at the Tate or some of the world's best known galleries like White Cube and Haunch Of Venison. They will also be able to choose art by an exciting new generation of emerging international artists. For once instead of art going to the highest bidder or those who can afford it, someone who really loves an artwork will be able to have it for free. On the Sunday when the show finishes people will be able to take one piece of art away on a first come first served basis. The Free Art Fair takes place in two streets in Central London, located between Frieze and Zoo, two of the world's most high-profile art fairs." Jasper Joffe |
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