The Lulennial: A Slight Gestuary
Part 1:
February 7 – March 8
February 7 – May 17, 2015 Curated by Fabiola Iza and Chris Sharp
Part 1: February 7 – March 8
Zarouhie Abdalian, Fernanda Gomes, Jiří Kovanda, Jenine Marsh, Gabriel Orozco, Chantal Peñalosa, Tania Pérez Córdova, Goran Trbuljak, Karin Sander
Lulu
Bajio 231, the red door (corner of Manzanillo).
Colonia Roma
06760 DFMexico
A performance program, curated by Sophie Goltz, will run throughout the duration of the exhibition.
On the opening day: performances by Susanne M. Winterling and Christian Falsnaes
Gabriel Orozco Breath on Piano 1993
Goran Trbuljak, Jiří Kovanda
Goran Trbuljak Jazz brush 2 1991
Tania Perez Cordova Holy drunk 1 este pais 2 esta gente 3 este gobierno 2014
Jiří Kovanda, Zarouhie Abdalian
Zarouhie Abdalian, Buoy, 2014
Gabriel Orozco, Jenine Marsh
Jenine Marsh
Jenine Marsh, Fernanda Gomes
Fernanda Gomes Untitled 2014
Chantal Peñalosa, Atrapar la mosca
Chantal Peñalosa, Atrapar la mosca (still)
Karin Sander Wallpiece Wandstuck 2 1986
Karin Sander Wallpiece Wandstuck 1986
Tania Perez Cordova
Tania Perez Cordova
Tania Perez Cordova
Tania Perez Cordova
Performance Susanne M Winterling
Performance Susanne M Winterling
Performance Christian Falsnaes
Performance Christian Falsnaes
The
Lulennial: A Slight Gestuary
February 7 – May 17, 2015
Curated by Fabiola Iza and Chris Sharp
Curated by Fabiola Iza and Chris Sharp
Lulu is proud to present The
Lulennial: A Slight Gestuary.
Lulennial: A Slight Gestuary.
Loaded with double and even triple
entendres, the title literally says it all. A Slight Gestuary seeks to
function as a kind of reliquary of slight gestures, which is also in and of
itself, inevitably slight (mindful of the mathematical impossibility of any
kind of exhaustive or encyclopedic presentation of the “slight gesture,” the
exhibition can but adumbrate the vast multitudes to which the title alludes).
In other words, the theme of the exhibition is: small gestures, big impact.
These gestures could be either quite humble, in so far as the physical art work
they produce is characterized by a marked material economy, or they could be
slight in so far as the gesture, also slight and local, ac- crues a historical
significance which ultimately wields a much larger, and even international
impact. Perhaps no historical artist better embodies, or better yet, defines
these parameters than the Czech artist, Jiří Kovanda. His
actions from the ’70s are a case in point. Enacted
for the camera or a very small audience in the streets of Prague, Kovanda
carried out a series of works, which ranged from hiding from passersby, to
turning around on an escalator and staring at people, to executing a series of
choreographed gestures which were indistinguishable from everyday gestures.
Since being po- pularized in the west, these minor works of poetic protest have
accumulated a broad international appreciation, while also retrospectively
nuancing the oppressive context from which they issue. For all their initial
simplicity, they are incredibly complex pieces whose depth and complexity have
only deepened, matured, ramifying outward, over time.
entendres, the title literally says it all. A Slight Gestuary seeks to
function as a kind of reliquary of slight gestures, which is also in and of
itself, inevitably slight (mindful of the mathematical impossibility of any
kind of exhaustive or encyclopedic presentation of the “slight gesture,” the
exhibition can but adumbrate the vast multitudes to which the title alludes).
In other words, the theme of the exhibition is: small gestures, big impact.
These gestures could be either quite humble, in so far as the physical art work
they produce is characterized by a marked material economy, or they could be
slight in so far as the gesture, also slight and local, ac- crues a historical
significance which ultimately wields a much larger, and even international
impact. Perhaps no historical artist better embodies, or better yet, defines
these parameters than the Czech artist, Jiří Kovanda. His
actions from the ’70s are a case in point. Enacted
for the camera or a very small audience in the streets of Prague, Kovanda
carried out a series of works, which ranged from hiding from passersby, to
turning around on an escalator and staring at people, to executing a series of
choreographed gestures which were indistinguishable from everyday gestures.
Since being po- pularized in the west, these minor works of poetic protest have
accumulated a broad international appreciation, while also retrospectively
nuancing the oppressive context from which they issue. For all their initial
simplicity, they are incredibly complex pieces whose depth and complexity have
only deepened, matured, ramifying outward, over time.
A Slight Gestuary pairs living,
established and emerging artists with historical artists and instances. Given
the size of Lulu (9 square meters) and the ambition of the exhibition to be
comprehensive, rather than exhaustive, it will necessarily take place in three
successive installations. Each iteration in the space will be accompanied by
the online publication of a historical archive, featuring work which consists
of documentation (of the original gesture), as opposed to the work itself.
established and emerging artists with historical artists and instances. Given
the size of Lulu (9 square meters) and the ambition of the exhibition to be
comprehensive, rather than exhaustive, it will necessarily take place in three
successive installations. Each iteration in the space will be accompanied by
the online publication of a historical archive, featuring work which consists
of documentation (of the original gesture), as opposed to the work itself.
Thus, contrary to the expansionism
that currently dominates almost every aspect of contemporary art, A Slight
Gestuary proposes a radical modesty, examining its many implications and
celebrating its overall economy.
that currently dominates almost every aspect of contemporary art, A Slight
Gestuary proposes a radical modesty, examining its many implications and
celebrating its overall economy.
Dates:
Part 1:
February 7 – March 8
Zarouhie Abdalian, Fernanda Gomes,
Jiří Kovanda, Jenine Marsh, Gabriel Orozco, Chantal Peñalosa,
Tania Pérez Córdova, Goran
Trbuljak, Karin Sander
Jiří Kovanda, Jenine Marsh, Gabriel Orozco, Chantal Peñalosa,
Tania Pérez Córdova, Goran
Trbuljak, Karin Sander
Part 2: March 14 – April 14
Paola de Anda, Francis Alÿs, Darren Bader, Jiří Kovanda,
Kirsten Pieroth, Wilfredo Prieto, Martín Soto Cli- ment, B. Wurtz, Lin Yilin
Kirsten Pieroth, Wilfredo Prieto, Martín Soto Cli- ment, B. Wurtz, Lin Yilin
Part 3: April 18 – May 17
Pierre Bal-Blanc, Robert Barry,
Isaac Contreras, Marie Cool Fabio Balducci, Simon Gabriel Greenberg, Matt
Hinkley, Roman Ondak, Yoko Ono, Goran Petercol, Ana Roldán, Ana Santos
Isaac Contreras, Marie Cool Fabio Balducci, Simon Gabriel Greenberg, Matt
Hinkley, Roman Ondak, Yoko Ono, Goran Petercol, Ana Roldán, Ana Santos
Archive:
Billy Apple, Graciela Carnevale,
Ulises Carrión, Lygia Clark, Eduardo Costa,
Christopher D’Arcangelo, Marcel Duchamp, Koji
Enokura, Lucio Fontana, Alberto Greco, Hi Red Center, Tehching Hsieh, Stephen
Kaltenbach, Yves Klein, Jiří Kovanda, Lee Lozano, Cildo Meireles, Lotty Rosenfeld,
Seth Siegelaub (Carl Andre, Robert Barry, Douglas Huebler, Joseph Kosuth, Sol
LeWitt, Robert Morris, and Lawrence Weiner) Mladen Stilinovic, Mierle Laderman
Ukeles, Isidoro Valcárcel Medina, La Monte Young.
Ulises Carrión, Lygia Clark, Eduardo Costa,
Christopher D’Arcangelo, Marcel Duchamp, Koji
Enokura, Lucio Fontana, Alberto Greco, Hi Red Center, Tehching Hsieh, Stephen
Kaltenbach, Yves Klein, Jiří Kovanda, Lee Lozano, Cildo Meireles, Lotty Rosenfeld,
Seth Siegelaub (Carl Andre, Robert Barry, Douglas Huebler, Joseph Kosuth, Sol
LeWitt, Robert Morris, and Lawrence Weiner) Mladen Stilinovic, Mierle Laderman
Ukeles, Isidoro Valcárcel Medina, La Monte Young.
The archive may be consulted during
the period of the exhibition at http://aslightgestuary.tumblr.com
the period of the exhibition at http://aslightgestuary.tumblr.com
The Lulennial: A Slight Gestuary is curated by
Fabiola Iza and Chris Sharp.
Fabiola Iza and Chris Sharp.
A performance program, curated by
Sophie Goltz, will run throughout the duration of the exhibition.
Sophie Goltz, will run throughout the duration of the exhibition.
Artists: Mariechen Danz, Christian Falsnaes, Adam Linder,
Johannes Paul Raether, Susanne M. Winterling.
Johannes Paul Raether, Susanne M. Winterling.
On the opening day, performances by
Susanne M. Winterling and Christian Falsnaes will be presented throughout the
day.
Susanne M. Winterling and Christian Falsnaes will be presented throughout the
day.
Additionally, a catalog, featuring
textual contributions by Sophie Goltz, Fabiola Iza and Chris Sharp, will be
published and internationally distributed by Mousse publishing.
textual contributions by Sophie Goltz, Fabiola Iza and Chris Sharp, will be
published and internationally distributed by Mousse publishing.