Images of the Not
Opening of No Dream>
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No Dream (Felipe
Mujica in discussion with Michael Eddy) and Groovy, man (a discussion between
Yan Jun and Hu Fang)
Saturday, August 1st, 2009
15:00 - 18:00
(videos total running time 30-40 min)
With English and Chinese translations
Felipe Mujica is a New York-based, Chilean artist working in various media.
For his project at the shop he is making an installation of "wall curtains",
which re-organize the space and contents of the shop, while remaining graphic
objects on their own. The designs of these curtains are sewn with geometric
drawings originating from the Argentinean Modernist artist Raul Lozza (1911-2008).
Felipe conceived this project with the context of the shop in mind; Lozza represents
an approach to Modernism whose aim was less autonomy than functionality. As
Felipe says, "his final goal was to paint directly onto the walls: art
needed to be integrated into 'daily life'" Felipe's project is an invitation
to rethink the singular trajectory we attribute to Modernism, bringing forward
evidence of a pluralistic approach, bringing it into the present.
To coincide with - and to use - his installation, Felipe will discuss with Michael
Eddy art in Latin America, and what modernism means in that part of the world.
He will also present his work as an artist in New York where he has lived for
the last 10 years, his previous work organizing an independent gallery in Santiago,
"Galeria Chilena", and will screen some videos of artists who have
participated in the foundation of this gallery.
Following Felipe's presentation will be a reading and conversation between sound artist and poet Yan Jun and writer Hu Fang on themes relating to self exile, differing scales of journeys, and how to reconnect to approaches explored in the 1960's. There will be a music-listening component to this conversation.
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