Galerija PM / PM Gallery
Dom hrvatskih likovnih umjetnika / Home of Croatian Visual Artists Trg žrtava fašizma bb, Zagreb *scroll down for English text Ana Hoffner This is not walking, it's a getaway 26.10. - 2.11. 2010. 26.10.2010. u 19:00 otvorenje izložbe 27.10.2010. u 17:00 predstavljanje rada i razgovor sa umjetnicom Pozivamo vas na otvorenje izložbe This is not walking, it's a getaway austrijsko/srpske umjetnice Ane Hoffner. Izložba se otvara 26.10.2010. u 19:00 sati. 27.10.2010. u 17:00 sati održati će se projekcija radova Ane Hoffner uz koju će se razgovarati o njenoj umjetničkoj praksi. Ana Hoffner u performativnom radu Was ist kunst? otkriva porijeklo pojave u suvremenoj umjetnosti nazvane lecture performance gdje predstavlja medij koji sama ekstenzivno koristi i prije razotkrivanja njegovog porijekla. Parafrazirajući autoricu - lecture performance - forma dovoljno recentna da njen prijevod zvuči u najmanju ruku nezgrapno - performans predavanje - nastaje zbog nedostatnosti osobnog / biografskog kao jedinog elementa umjetničkog/performerskog izraza te se tako uz osobnu ispovijest uključuje i istraživanje. Amalgam koji time nastaje sadržava legitimitet znanstvenog rada, pa se time bolje uklapa u suvremeni, kapitalistički oblik proizvodnje. Ovu metodu koristi u sva četiri rada izložena na izložbi This is not walking, it's a getaway. Time, osim što strategiju reanactmenta (ponovnog izvođenja) koristi kako bi se referirala na povijesne performanse, ona citira i vlastiti rad te tako perpetuira trenutak sadašnjosti. Pogledajte video najavu na Vimeu / View the video announcement on Vimeo ! Kroz niz performansa većinom naslovljenih prema originalnim nazivima radova koje parafrazira, I'm too sad to tell you, Bosnian Girl!; Was ist Kunst - a Product of Circumstances?; Movement, Privatised; Transitional Europe, Ana nas polaganim uvođenjem, koristeći teoretski diskurs, umiruje uvjeravajući nas kako smo puki/e promatrači/ice dok nas ništa, osim prethodnog iskustva njezinih radova, ne može pripremiti na intenzitet koji slijedi. Radeći razliku između performativne prakse i performativiteta, Ana se nadovezuje na rane performanse pristupajući publici kao emancipirani objekt koji govoreći postaje subjektom. No ona nije benigni subjekt zapada kao primjerice Bruce Nauman koji predstavlja civilizirani otpor heteronormativnim pravilima tadašnjeg društva, ona koristi strategije agresivnog subjekta istoka koji grize, šamara, namjerno ugrožavajući sebe i druge. Kroz temeljitu analizu, politički se i emotivni naboj intenzivira do vrhunca kada Dr. Jackley postaje Mr. Hyde a Ana preuzima ulogu opasnog istoka koji, kako kaže, rušenjem Berlinskog zida nestaje iz političkog diskursa ali ne i iz svijesti ljudi, čak i onih koji to nikada ne bi priznali. Anin rad je refleksivan ali ne i didaktički jer usprkos informativnosti propušta mnoge poveznice koje vode slijed misli i očekuje razumijevanje odnosno zadržava pravo na povlačenje od komunikacije. Koristeći, kao svoj materijal, gotova umjetnička djela Ana osim funkcije umjetnice koju ostvaruje kroz izvedbu i kontekstualizaciju istih preuzima i ulogu kritičarke umjetnosti i društva. (Iva Kovač / kustosica) Ana Hoffner This is not walking, it's a getaway 26th October - 2nd November 2010 26th October 2010 at 7pm exhibition opening 27th October 2010 at 5pm video screening and conversation with the artist We are inviting you to the exhibition opening "This is not Walking, it's a Getaway" of Ana Hoffner, Austrian artist of Serbian descent. The exhibition will open on 26th October 2010 at 7pm. On the 27th October 2010 at 5pm we are organizing a screening event and a conversation with the artist. Ana Hoffner in her performative work "Was ist Kunst?" reveals the genealogy of the contemporary art phenomenon, the lecture performance, that she herself extensively utilizes even prior to revealing it's origin. Paraphrasing the artist, lecture performance emerges as a medium resolving the insufficiency of the personal/biographical as the sole element of artistic/performing expression by adding research to personal confessions. The amalgam that emerges possesses the legitimacy of a scientific work and thus fits better the contemporary, capitalist mode of production. Ana employs this method in all four works exhibited at the "This is not Walking, it's a Getaway" exhibition in the PM Gallery. Thereby, other than using the strategies of reenactment to quote historical performances, she quotes her own work and thus perpetuates the present moment. By titling most of her work according to the originals she is paraphrasing: "I'm too sad to tell you, Bosnian Girl!", "Was ist Kunst - a Product of Circumstances?", "Movement, Privatized", "Transitional Europe", Ana assures us, using theoretical discourse, that we are mere viewers which nothing, apart from prior experience of her work, could prepare us for the intensity that follows. Differentiating performative practices and performativity, Ana draws from early performances by approaching the public as an emancipated object who by speaking becomes a subject. But she is not a benign Western subject as Bruce Nauman is, who presents the civilized resistance to heronormativity of his times. Ana strategically represents the aggressive subject of the East who bites, smacks, purposely endangering itself and others. Thorough substantial analysis, the political and emotional tension intensifies culminating in Dr. Jackleys transformation to Mr. Hyde. Ana takes up the role of the notorious East who, as she exemplifies, disappears from the political discourse with the collapse of the Berlin Wall, but does not disappeare from the minds of the people, even those who never confess. Ana's work is reflexive but not didactical since she omits many of the links which revel her thought flow and therefore implies understanding or withdraws from communication. Utilizing existing artworks as her material, Ana presents herself not only as an artist but also takes up the role of an art critic and social critic. (Iva Kovač / curator) oprostite zbog ponovnog slanja / apologies for cross-posting Iva Kovač kustosica / curator HDLU Galerija PM / PM Gallery T: +385 (0)1 4611 818 F: +385 (0)1 4611 819 M: +385 (0)98 44 65 71 E-mail : p...@hdlu.hr Web: www.hdlu.hr
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