White Noise III: Pandora’s Sound Box
| Nov ’09 |
| 2 |
| 11:00 am |
| Nov ’09 |
| 19 |
| 1:00 pm |
An original exhibition conceived to activate and destabilize our vision of the global political landscape through sound, “Pandora’s Sound Box” can be considered an experiment of the associative imagination, which affects human thinking, feeling, and acting. The title of the exhibition was inspired by Georg Wilhelm Pabst’s famous 1929 film “Pandora’s Box,” which exposed and explored the fear of female sexuality. A film 30 years ahead of its time, “Pandora’s Box” was banned by Hitler upon its release and classified as “degenerate art.” “Pandora’s Sound Box” deals with the identification of fear in contemporary society, i.e. fear of war, terrorism, immigration, and the media, as conveyed through the strong material presence of sound.The exhibition in the main gallery space will feature work by Pierre Bismuth, Agnieszka Kurant, Matthieu Laurette, Oswaldo Macia, and Carlo Zanni, among others. WBX PROJECTS space will feature special installations that rotate each week:
Nov 2-8 Diango Hernandez’s President’s Secrets incorporates found objects, language, and sound
Nov 8-12 Davide Bertocchi’s Exhaust
Nov 12-15 Robert Lazzarini’s Rats
Nov 16-22 A surprise performance by Olaf Breuning
Pierre Bismuth (b. 1963 in Paris, France). Lives and works in Brussels, Belgium. In 2005 Bismuth became the first Oscar-winning visual artist for co-writing the screenplay for “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” 2009 His work has been shown at the BFI British Film Institute, Santa Monica Museum of Arts, CA and 2001 CAC Vilnius, Lithuania.
Olaf Breuning (b. 1970 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland). Lives and works in New York and Zurich. Breuning’s work has been included in the 2008 Whitney Biennial, the 1st Athens Biennial, Greece; and seen at P.S.1 New York, among many other venues.
Diango Hernandez (b. 1970 in Sancti Spiritus, Cuba). Lives and works in Dusseldorf, Germany. Hernandez’s work is related to the political and economical crisis of Cuba after the collapse of the socialist system in Eastern Europe. He has exhibited in the 51st Venice Biennial, the 8th Havana Biennial, Cuba, and the Barbican Center, London.
Agnieszka Kurant (b. 1978 Lodz, Poland). Lives and works in Warsaw, Poland. Kurant’s work stems from her interest in exceeding human logic and the existence of elements of the future in the present. Her work has been shown at the Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw, Poland; 2008 Frieze Projects, London, and the 2nd Moscow Biennial, Russia.
Matthieu Laurette (b. 1970 in Villeneuve Saint George, France). This media and conceptual artist works in a variety of media, from TV and video to installations and public interventions. His work has been shown at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia; the Stedeljik Museum, Amsterdam, P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, New York, and in the 41st Venice Biennial.
Robert Lazzarini (b. 1965 in New Jersey, USA). Lazzarini is primarily known for his sculptures and installations that alter perception and explore the relationship between the image and the object. His work has been shown at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, CT, the Mint Museum of Art, Charlotte, NC, and the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA.
Oswaldo Macia (b. 1960 in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia). The work of Oswaldo Macia deals with common knowledge and translates the process of the reception of information into images, exploring the reaction of our senses such as smell, sound and vision. The 51st Venice Biennial, the Tate Liverpool Biennial, the 8th Havana Biennial, Cuba; and the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid.
Carlo Zanni (b. 1975 in La Spezia, Italy). Zanni’s work is focused on the intersection and representation using and fusing old and new media (drawing, painting, film, and internet) to shape the landscapes and portraits often confronting themes such as real time/real life, fiction/information, and social economy/special effects. His work has been shown at the Chelsea Art Museum, New York, the MAXXI Museum, Rome, the ICA Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, the New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, and PS1 Contemporary Art Center, New York.
Curated by Lara Pan. Presented by White Box.
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