FILMS
ON MONITOR
ON MONITOR
TUE FEB 21, 2006 / SUN APR 23, 2006
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During Curious Little Sister Cuts for Purpose a monitor will show films that elucidate various aspects of the concept ‘space’. The works explore the experience of space and the relationship of the individual to space; the definition of public space and (artistic) interventions in the public realm; the exchangeability of urban space and Rotterdam’s place in a global network of large cities.
Three films by Bruce Nauman (USA) from the collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Feb 21 – March 12
In the three films Dance or Exercise on the Perimeter of a Square (1968), Bouncing Two Balls Between the Floor and Ceiling with Changing Rhythms (1967-68) and Walking in an Exaggerated Manner on the Perimeter of a Square (1968) we see Bruce Nauman traversing his studio space. He explores his environment through repetitive movements employing his own body as his medium thus establishing a sense of intimacy with the viewer.
Fondazione Adriano Olivetti presents:
Trans:it: Moving Culture through
Europe, 2003 – 2005
march 14 – april 2
- The Invisible Community, 46 mins.
- Ruins for the Future, 46 mins.
- Fluid Cities, 33 mins.
Three years ago the Fondazione Olivetti’s artistic director Bartolomeo Pietromarchi initiated a research project into the meaning and definition of public space in various European countries. This resulted in three films and the publication The (Un) Common Place. Art, Public Space and Urban Esthetics in Europe (Actar, 2005). The exploration took the form of a journey starting in France and proceeding through various countries including the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. Pietromarchi and his team visited artists’ projects in the public realm and talked to a variety of artists, architects, curators and critics about the significance of public space in their countries.
The project ‘Trans:it’ is a reflection on the artistic, creative and political situation in various European countries dealing with concepts and phenomena such as multicultural integration, urban gentrification, identity, collective memory, community and alienation.
Francesco Jodice, The Secret Traces, Perth, Naples, New York, 1998 - 2005
April 4 - april 23
DVD installation
In his ongoing project The Secret Traces Francesco Jodice has so far explored twelve different cities around the world, including Paris, Rotterdam, Naples, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Vancouver, Buenos Aires, Perth and New York. As a detective with a small camera at waist level, Jodice follows a local person on his or her journey through the city. As his starting poiny Jodice always selects a house that is typical of the city. However, the destination is always unknown to him as he simply follows the person on their way. The three hundred or so photographs that Jodice takes during the journey are laid out in a sequence like an animated film. In the background you hear the soundtrack of the city. Jodice’s aim is to research the nature of an individual’s daily habits. It is a comparative method of registering and measuring people’s relationship to his or her (urban) environment.
›› www.fondazioneadrianolivetti.it
›› www.transiteurope.org
›› www.francescojodice.com
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During Curious Little Sister Cuts for Purpose a monitor will show films that elucidate various aspects of the concept ‘space’. The works explore the experience of space and the relationship of the individual to space; the definition of public space and (artistic) interventions in the public realm; the exchangeability of urban space and Rotterdam’s place in a global network of large cities.
Three films by Bruce Nauman (USA) from the collection of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Feb 21 – March 12
In the three films Dance or Exercise on the Perimeter of a Square (1968), Bouncing Two Balls Between the Floor and Ceiling with Changing Rhythms (1967-68) and Walking in an Exaggerated Manner on the Perimeter of a Square (1968) we see Bruce Nauman traversing his studio space. He explores his environment through repetitive movements employing his own body as his medium thus establishing a sense of intimacy with the viewer.
Fondazione Adriano Olivetti presents:
Trans:it: Moving Culture through
Europe, 2003 – 2005
march 14 – april 2
- The Invisible Community, 46 mins.
- Ruins for the Future, 46 mins.
- Fluid Cities, 33 mins.
Three years ago the Fondazione Olivetti’s artistic director Bartolomeo Pietromarchi initiated a research project into the meaning and definition of public space in various European countries. This resulted in three films and the publication The (Un) Common Place. Art, Public Space and Urban Esthetics in Europe (Actar, 2005). The exploration took the form of a journey starting in France and proceeding through various countries including the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. Pietromarchi and his team visited artists’ projects in the public realm and talked to a variety of artists, architects, curators and critics about the significance of public space in their countries.
The project ‘Trans:it’ is a reflection on the artistic, creative and political situation in various European countries dealing with concepts and phenomena such as multicultural integration, urban gentrification, identity, collective memory, community and alienation.
Francesco Jodice, The Secret Traces, Perth, Naples, New York, 1998 - 2005
April 4 - april 23
DVD installation
In his ongoing project The Secret Traces Francesco Jodice has so far explored twelve different cities around the world, including Paris, Rotterdam, Naples, Hong Kong, Singapore,
Vancouver, Buenos Aires, Perth and New York. As a detective with a small camera at waist level, Jodice follows a local person on his or her journey through the city. As his starting poiny Jodice always selects a house that is typical of the city. However, the destination is always unknown to him as he simply follows the person on their way. The three hundred or so photographs that Jodice takes during the journey are laid out in a sequence like an animated film. In the background you hear the soundtrack of the city. Jodice’s aim is to research the nature of an individual’s daily habits. It is a comparative method of registering and measuring people’s relationship to his or her (urban) environment.
›› www.fondazioneadrianolivetti.it
›› www.transiteurope.org
›› www.francescojodice.com
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