Stand Opposite of the Chorus
Summary
The exhibition is a collection of works in which the artist has a taken an existing protagonist – cinematic/literary trope or real person – and placed them in a new context of their own devising. The title of the exhibition, Stand Opposite of the Chorus, is the stage direction given to the protagonist in Greek tragedies for their position in relation to the chorus (their narrator) and the audience. In these works, the artists have changed the protagonist’s narrative through an alteration to the set, storyteller or audience. A new narrative takes shape along with sentiments – such as humor, tragedy, resolution, etc. – that were not a part of the original story and creates a new audience within the art context.
Description of project
Artists: Magnus Bärtås (Stockholm, in collaboration with Petra Bauer, Kajsa Dahlberg, Sara Lundén, Matti Kallioinen and Karolina Pahlén), Marcelline Delbecq (Paris), Christian Jankowski (Berlin), Sara Jordenö (New York), Tova Mozard (Stockholm), Lisa Tan (New York/Stockholm), Richard T. Walker (San Francisco), with found sculpural busts from the University of Gothenburg collection.
Venue: Galleri Rotor, Gothenburg
Dates: 9 September-16 October 2011
Type of work
Curated exhibition
Published in
Galleri Rotor, Gothenburg
Link to web site
http://www.gallerirotor.com/exhibitions/stand-opposite-of-the-chorus/
Review: http://www.goteborgsfria.nu/artikel/90038
Other description
Exhibition: Stand Opposite of the Chorus
Artists: Magnus Bärtås (Stockholm, in collaboration with Petra Bauer, Kajsa Dahlberg, Sara Lundén, Matti Kallioinen and Karolina Pahlén), Marcelline Delbecq (Paris), Christian Jankowski (Berlin), Sara Jordenö (New York), Tova Mozard (Stockholm), Lisa Tan (New York/Stockholm), Richard T. Walker (San Francisco), with found sculpural busts from the University of Gothenburg collection.
Curator: Laura Mott
Date
2011-09-09Creator
Mott, Laura
Publication type
artistic work
Language
eng