Betreff: Contemporary Positions from Albania and Kosovo at Ludwig
Museum, Budapest
Datum: Thu, 14 Jul 2016 08:01:09 -0400
The Whale That Was a Submarine
Contemporary Positions from Albania and Kosovo
July 15–September 11, 2016
Ludwig Múzeum Budapest
Budapest
Komor Marcell u. 1
1095
Hungary
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One of the priorities at Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art,
Budapest is to keep track of the contemporary art scenes and new
tendencies of the Central and Eastern European region and the
post-socialist countries. The exhibition presenting a selection of
contemporary positions from the art scenes of Albania and Kosovo in the
summer of 2016 is part of this tendency. Focusing on the art practices
of the last 10–15 years in the two areas, the exhibition juxtaposes the
freshest voices from the two countries.
The exhibition does not aim to be complete: it does not provide
retrospective overview of the evolution of the two cultural milieus, nor
does it examine the activity of artists from a historical aspect. An
array of 25 artists and art collectives, the selection grasps the
dynamics pervading the two scenes: the exhibition at once presents works
that can be considered milestones, statements that facilitated the
international presence of each scene, and projects engendered as
imprints or witnesses of long processes. It is through these positions
that the selection explores the phenomena that have functioned as the
driving force in each country and its artists.
The exhibition is arranged into thematic units along relevant issues
that shape the two scenes separately or collectively. The selected works
revolve around thematic threads focusing, for instance, on the critical
analysis of the geographical location and social status of the artists;
visual experiments reflecting on the weight of past regimes; the
attitude aiming to push the delicate boundaries between personal
narratives and collective memory; the painful, occasionally absurd
phenomenon of seeking an identity; gender issues through the
visualization of unwritten stories; the decoding of the urban
environment of Albania and Kosovo as a kind of social, economic, and
political imprint, relying on "landscape schemes."
Spanning several generations, /The Whale That Was a Submarine/ attempts
to explore the powerful contemporary artistic positions of the two
countries, Albania and Kosovo, outside the context of the Balkans. The
selection endeavors to create a dialogue and to provide a possible
interpretation of the relation between the two scenes, outlining common
points, contrasts as well as delicate, subtle tones and transitions,
opening up further considerations and inquiries, and providing an
opportunity for the international public to get acquainted with these
cultural milieus.
Participating artists
Albania:
Endri Dani, Helidon Gjergji, Alban Hajdinaj, Edi Hila, Ardian Isufi,
Ilir Kaso, Olson Lamaj, Armando Lulaj, Violana Murataj, Matilda
Odobashi, Adrian Paci, Remijon Pronja, Anri Sala, Gentian Shkurti, Fani
Zguro
Kosovo:
Jakup Ferri, Flaka Haliti, Haveit, Majlinda Hoxha, Genc Kadriu, Koja,
Dren Maliqi, Alban Muja, Driton Selmani, Sislej Xhafa
Curator: Julia Fabényi
Ludwig Museum - Museum of Contemporary Art, Budapest
The Museum collects and displays masterworks of modern and contemporary
art. The permanent collection contains valuable pieces of American pop
art (Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg, Robert Rauschenberg, etc.). Yet
focusing on Eastern and Central European art, it also puts a special
emphasis on presenting the Hungarian art of the '60's to recent days in
an international context. Besides, temporary exhibitions showcase
leading artists of the international scene as well as the best-known
Hungarian masters.
The Ludwig Museum – Museum of Contemporary Art houses the latest
contemporary culture; it is a member of the international Ludwig network
and the leading contemporary art museum of Hungary.
The Museum has been collecting and presenting the works of Hungarian and
international fine art since the 1950s until the present day and is an
important methodological centre of the museum's scientific and education
work.
Its building is a worthy place in the first rank of contemporary
artworks collected here and it uses the global language of contemporary
architecture.
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