"Biography of Things" on display at Australian Centre for Contemporary ArtDecember 28, 2015 - 19:47 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Biography of Things is an international exhibition curated by Juliana Engberg, Annika Kristensen and Hannah Mathews, bringing together artists who use objects, archives and collections to reveal narratives of loss, intrigue, histories and people. Working as if detectives, the artists in this exhibition bring a lively approach to object encounters, using both objective and subjective approaches to reveal much about what time has concealed or forgotten, Art Daily said. Highlights included: • New York-based, French artist Camille Henrot’s Gross Fatigue (2013), hailed as ‘groundbreaking’ when it was awarded the Silver Lion at the 2013 Venice Biennale, draws on the collections of the world’s largest scientific museum, the Smithsonian Institute, to tell the story of the creation of the world. • Narelle Jubelin’s Case no: T961301 (1998), a monumental installation where the worlds of diplomacy and trade meet in a reflection on colonial histories. Jubelin, Sydney-born and Madrid-based, has a research-based practice that directs our attention towards tiny fragments of large histories with great exactness. • Renowned Lebanese-born artist Walid Raad’s Preface to the Fifth edition, a series initiated by the Louvre, Paris, in 2014 for their new Islamic Art spaces. Since the late 1980s, Raad has been focused on creating works that archive the Lebanese wars in fictional form through his Atlas Group project. • Other artists include Brook Andrew (Aus), Ilit Azoulay (Israel) Aurélien Froment (French born, Ireland based), Camille Henrot (U.S) Nicholas Mangan (Aus), Rosalind Nashashibi & Lucy Skaer (U.K), Kirsten Pieroth (Germany) and Paul Sietsema (U.S). The Biography of Things is accompanied by a catalogue of new texts and a series of podcasts featuring interviews with artists, curators, commentators and Melbourne personalities discussing hidden histories and stories, real or imagined. Photo: Art Daily Top stories Ara Aivazian said Azerbaijan continues the traditions of Turkey after seizing territories and forced Armenians out. The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. Partner news | Welcome to CaseKey 2024. Byblos Bank Armenia firmly stands by future innovators Strategic business cases, invaluable experience, innovative approaches and more than 25 events are in store for the participants of CaseKey 2024. Erdogan’s approval rating falls below 40 percent: survey A total of 53.4 percent of respondents said they disapprove of the performance of Erdoğan. Blinken says U.S. reviewing a number of aid requests from Armenia He said the U.S. is reviewing the requests to determine what more it can do to increase its assistance to Armenia. At least 2 CSTO members participated in preparing 44-day war against Armenia – PM Nikol Pashinyan has declared that at least two CSTO member countries participated in preparations for the 44-day war against Armenia. |