Magna Carta Shelf Life
14 Feb - 01 May 2016
MAGNA CARTA SHELF LIFE
14 February – 1 May 2016
Curated by Kate Brown
3 1⁄2 exists on the borderline between a space and a sculpture. In a series of three episodes, MAGNA CARTA SHELF LIFE investigates the exhibition format as a layered mise-en-scène, a stage of inherited contexts, shared at once by the artist, curator, institution, and architecture, each of which is a distinctly motivated protagonist. What kind of performative potential does such an environment hold?
For each edition, artists present site-specific works, critically engaging with the constraints of objects and display materials from KW’s previous exhibitions, culled from its backstage of closets and storage rooms; spaces not unlike 3 1⁄2. Examining site and surrounding institution as sculptural narrative, the series’ politics of production and modes of display highlight the dramatic tension that exists at the intersection of limitation and artistic intent.
14 February – 1 May 2016
Curated by Kate Brown
3 1⁄2 exists on the borderline between a space and a sculpture. In a series of three episodes, MAGNA CARTA SHELF LIFE investigates the exhibition format as a layered mise-en-scène, a stage of inherited contexts, shared at once by the artist, curator, institution, and architecture, each of which is a distinctly motivated protagonist. What kind of performative potential does such an environment hold?
For each edition, artists present site-specific works, critically engaging with the constraints of objects and display materials from KW’s previous exhibitions, culled from its backstage of closets and storage rooms; spaces not unlike 3 1⁄2. Examining site and surrounding institution as sculptural narrative, the series’ politics of production and modes of display highlight the dramatic tension that exists at the intersection of limitation and artistic intent.