Everything we see could also be otherwise. My sweet little lamb (2017)
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Everything we see could also be otherwise. My sweet little lamb
20 September–11 November 2017
The Showroom, London
Curated by: What, How & for Whom/WHW, in collaboration with Kathrin Rhomberg, co-curated by Emily Pethick
The Showroom presented the epilogue of a long-term project which took place over several months in Zagreb (November 2016 to May 2017), which contextualised and rethought the Kontakt Collection. It was curated by What, How & for Whom/WHW in collaboration with Kathrin Rhomberg. This final exhibition was co-curated by The Showroom Director Emily Pethick.
Taking selected works from the Kontakt Collection as its point of departure, including seminal pieces by some of the most prominent artists from Central, Eastern and South-East Europe since the 1960s, the exhibition staged an interplay between these and other historical, contemporary and newly produced works that interpret and critically examine the collection.
The project unfolded in six episodes in Zagreb, each iteration influencing, contradicting and reinforcing each other. It took place in a number of smaller art spaces, artists' studios, private apartments and other locations related to artistic production and the broader cultural landscape of the city. This final stage of the project at The Showroom continues to reframe and expand the context of the collection. Interlacing geographically and poetically heterogeneous artist practices, the project attempts to punctuate standardized presentations and interpretations of works that have dominated international art circuits over the last few decades, with more disorderly and experimental arrangements.
The project title is taken from a work by Croatian artist Mladen Stilinović (1947–2016), to whom the project is dedicated. Stilinović's life-long anti-systemic approach, his quiet but shrewd rebellion against social conventions and the conventions of art, and an artistic practice that trenchantly and humorously engages with complex themes of ideology, work, money, pain and poverty, inspired a generation of artists worldwide.
The project was a cooperation with the Kontakt Collection and supported by Erste Group Bank AG and ERSTE Foundation.
The Showroom (63 Penfold St, Marylebone, London NW8 8PQ, UK)
http://www.theshowroom.org/
http://www.whw.hr/
20 September–11 November 2017
The Showroom, London
Curated by: What, How & for Whom/WHW, in collaboration with Kathrin Rhomberg, co-curated by Emily Pethick
The Showroom presented the epilogue of a long-term project which took place over several months in Zagreb (November 2016 to May 2017), which contextualised and rethought the Kontakt Collection. It was curated by What, How & for Whom/WHW in collaboration with Kathrin Rhomberg. This final exhibition was co-curated by The Showroom Director Emily Pethick.
Taking selected works from the Kontakt Collection as its point of departure, including seminal pieces by some of the most prominent artists from Central, Eastern and South-East Europe since the 1960s, the exhibition staged an interplay between these and other historical, contemporary and newly produced works that interpret and critically examine the collection.
The project unfolded in six episodes in Zagreb, each iteration influencing, contradicting and reinforcing each other. It took place in a number of smaller art spaces, artists' studios, private apartments and other locations related to artistic production and the broader cultural landscape of the city. This final stage of the project at The Showroom continues to reframe and expand the context of the collection. Interlacing geographically and poetically heterogeneous artist practices, the project attempts to punctuate standardized presentations and interpretations of works that have dominated international art circuits over the last few decades, with more disorderly and experimental arrangements.
The project title is taken from a work by Croatian artist Mladen Stilinović (1947–2016), to whom the project is dedicated. Stilinović's life-long anti-systemic approach, his quiet but shrewd rebellion against social conventions and the conventions of art, and an artistic practice that trenchantly and humorously engages with complex themes of ideology, work, money, pain and poverty, inspired a generation of artists worldwide.
The project was a cooperation with the Kontakt Collection and supported by Erste Group Bank AG and ERSTE Foundation.
The Showroom (63 Penfold St, Marylebone, London NW8 8PQ, UK)
http://www.theshowroom.org/
http://www.whw.hr/