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Dear friends and colleagues, We hope to see you in Best regards, Rudolf Frieling THE ART OF PARTICIPATION: 1950 TO NOW NOV 8, 2008 – FEB 8, 2009 http://www.sfmoma.org/exhibitions/306 On view at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)
from November 8, 2008, through February 8, 2009, The Art of Participation:
1950 to Now presents an overview of the rich and
varied history of participatory art practice during
the past six decades, exploring strategies and situations in which the public
has taken a collaborative role in the art-making process. Organized by SFMOMA
Curator of Media Arts Rudolf Frieling, this large thematic presentation gathers
more than 70 works by some 50 individual artists and collectives, and will
feature projects both on-site and online, as well as several new pieces
commissioned specifically for the exhibition. From early performance-based and
conceptual art to online works rooted in the multiuser dynamics of Web 2.0
platforms, The Art of Participation
reflects on the confluence of audience interaction, utopian politics, and mass
media, and reclaims the museum as a space for two-way exchange between artists
and viewers. The exhibition proposes that
participatory art is generally based on a notion of indeterminacy—an
openness to chance or change, as introduced by John Cage in the early
1950s—and refers to projects that, while initiated by individual artists,
can be realized only through the contribution of others. This artistic approach
entices the public to join in; questions the conventional divide between
artists and their audience; and challenges assumptions about the symbolic value
of art, as well as the traditional role of the museum as a container for
objects rather than a site for social engagement or art production. The Art of
Participation traces the influence and transformation of this
concept across various genres, identifying its signal moments and charting a
lineage of participatory art across a wide spectrum of media, including
drawing, painting, sculpture, performance, film, video, photography, online
projects, and interactive media installations. Seminal works by major
historical figures will contextualize more recent projects, linking key aspects
of contemporary participatory practice to their historical precedents. The exhibition is accompanied by a
224-page, fully illustrated exhibition catalogue featuring original essays by
Robert Atkins, Rudolf Frieling, Boris Groys, and Lev Manovich, distributed by
Thames & Hudson. SFMOMA will also produce a companion volume—a
print-on-demand paperback, to be released after the exhibition
closes—reflecting the participatory aspects of the show by collecting
texts, visuals, and other content contributed by artists and visitors. FEATURED ARTISTS Abramović/Ulay; Vito Acconci; Francis
Alÿs; John Baldessari; Joseph Beuys; Blank & Jeron and Gerrit Gohlke;
George Brecht; Jonah Brucker-Cohen and Mike Bennett; John Cage; c a l c and
Johannes Gees; Janet Cardiff; Lygia Clark; Minerva Cuevas; Maria Eichhorn;
VALIE EXPORT; Harrell Fletcher and Thursday, Nov 6,
2008: Public Preview – Free with Museum admission, 6 p.m.
to 9 p.m. Saturday, Nov 8,
2008: Opening Day
Exhibition Spotlight – Free with Museum admission 1 p.m. Open Works 5 p.m. Public reception 7 p.m. Five Easy Pieces, screening of Babette Mangolte’s
film with Marina Abramović Other related programs are located
here: http://www.sfmoma.org/exhibitions/306 The Art of Participation: 1950 to Now is
organized by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition is
generously funded by The James Irvine Foundation and SFMOMA's Collectors Forum.
Additional support is provided by Goethe-Institut San Francisco. Media support
is provided by The
Examiner and SFExaminer.com. Tammy Fortin Assistant to the Curator of Media Arts Media Arts Department 151 (415) 357 - 4130 Phone (415) 947 - 1233 Fax November 8,
2008 – February 8, 2009 The Art of
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