From: marion von osten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Lapdogs of the Bourgeoisie: Class Hegemony in Contemporary Art
10 Nov 2006 - 14 Jan 2007
Preview:
Thurs 9 Nov, 6.30 - 9pm
Talk and screening:
Sat 11 Nov, 2pm
Gasworks
155 Vauxhall Street
London SE11 5RH
UK
T:+44 (0)20 7582 6848
F:+44 (0)20 7582 0159
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.gasworks.org.uk
Tube: Vauxhall/Oval
Bus: 2, 36, 88, 133, 185, 436
Admission is free.
Gasworks has full wheelchair access.
Gasworks will be closed from Sat 23 December to
Tues 2 January inclusive and will re-open to the public on Wed 3
January 2007.
Participating artists: Annika Eriksson, Chris Evans, Sylvie Fleury,
Hassan Khan, Dirk Fleischmann/Michele Di Menna, Marion von Osten and
Erkan Özgen & Sener Özmen.
How exactly, and to what extent does class play a role in the
production, direction, criticality and dissemination of contemporary
art? Lapdogs of the Bourgeoisie is an ambitious, year-long exhibition
and research project led by Gasworks and touring to other institutions
internationally in 2007. The project investigates the latent issue of
class underlying contemporary art. It is an open question, an
invitation to a discussion long overdue, and offers no foregone
conclusions other than the relevance of class itself.
Curated by Nav Haq and Tirdad Zolghadr, Lapdogs of the Bourgeoisie
will present a series of exhibitions and events, as well as
commissioning research into the subject. This first exhibition at
Gasworks features newly commissioned works by artists such as Marion
von Osten, Erkan Özgen & Sener Özmen, Natascha Sadr Haghighian and San
Keller. Gasworks is delighted to be hosting the first UK presentations
of these internationally renowned artists. Swiss artist San Keller
presents a series of photographs revealing the parental homes of
London-based artists and Özgen & Özmen present the UK premiere of
their acclaimed video work Road to Tate Modern.
The participating artists have not necessarily been chosen for a
specific engagement with issues of class within their work; rather
they have been selected for their particular methodologies, their
ability to analyse the politics involved and for having the knowledge
and tact to tread a fine line between provocation and hard-hitting
pertinence.
Saturday 11 November, 2pm
On the opening weekend Nav Haq and Tirdad Zolghadr will present an
introduction to the exhibition followed by a screening as part of the
Lapdogs of the Bourgeoisie project.
For further information please contact
Sangeeta Sathe
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tel: 020 7582 6848
Fax: 020 7582 0159
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