Muddguts Meets Homebase
26 Mar - 16 May 2010
MUDDGUTS MEETS HOMEBASE
March 26 - May 16 2010
Opening: Friday 26th of March, 7pm - 11pm
Artists: Barry McGee, Boudewijn Bollmann, Chris Lux, Josh Lazcano, Kirsten Wilmink, Mark Cross, Matthew Bajda, Michelle-Aimée van Tongerloo, Patrick Griffin, Sandy Kim, Stefan Simikich.
Special event:
Opening party Je ne regrette rien
March 26 2010, 11pm - 5am
at Gay Palace, Schiedamsesingel 139
FREE until 00:00 (after 00:00: €5,- entrance)
MAMA presents the photo exhibition Muddguts Meets Homebase. The resemblance and contrast between the photography on the American photo blog Muddguts and the work by Dutch artists Boudewijn Bollmann, Michelle-Aimée van Tongerloo and Kirsten Wilmink is the central theme of this exhibition.
Whereas in Muddguts' work the personal environments of the photographers and fringe figures of American society are emphasized, the Dutch photography shows a more investigative attitude. New and unknown worlds are recorded. Nevertheless, for both 'Muddguts' and 'Homebase' the focus is on the extraordinary phenomena of daily life. Ordinary situations including a humoristic undertone yield an exceptional, sometimes controversial view on reality.
Muddguts' snapshot like photography loves to omit logic and rejects the desire for progress. Titles are mis-sing, curators Stefan Simikich (co-founder of Muddguts) and Mark Cross present themselves and other artists anonymously as part of the collective.
The Dutch artists in Muddguts Meets Homebase also take on the world with an unprejudiced and liberal point of view. This deviates from the more common, conceptual approach to contemporary photography. The work on show in Muddguts Meets Homebase is in line with the photographic tradition of predecessors like Ed van der Elsken or Joel Meyerowitz.
In Muddguts Meets Homebase additional attention is paid to two photographic publications. MAMA exclu-sively sells the American magazine Hamburger Eyes Photo Periodical. Especially for Muddguts Meets Homebase Boudewijn Bollmann creates a new edition of his photo magazine Twisted Streets in which, commissioned by MAMA, he casts his eye on Rotterdam.
Producers of the exhibition
The Muddguts part of the exhibition is compiled by Stefan Simikich and Marc Cross. Stefan Simikich is photographer and cofounder of the photo magazine Hamburger Eyes Photo Periodical. Mark Cross (aka mark mark mark aka cake) is artist and publisher of the Muddguts zine.
for more muddguts go to www.muddguts.com
Homebase is produced by Karin de Wild. Otto Snoek coaches Michelle-Aimée van Tongerloo during the preparatory stage of this exhibition.
Additional information.
For additional information on Muddguts Meets Homebase or visual material you may consult Alyssa Mahler (alyssa@showroommama.nl) or Gerben Willers (gerben@showroommama.nl)/+31 10 233 2022
MAMA is financially supported by Gemeente Rotterdam and the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.
March 26 - May 16 2010
Opening: Friday 26th of March, 7pm - 11pm
Artists: Barry McGee, Boudewijn Bollmann, Chris Lux, Josh Lazcano, Kirsten Wilmink, Mark Cross, Matthew Bajda, Michelle-Aimée van Tongerloo, Patrick Griffin, Sandy Kim, Stefan Simikich.
Special event:
Opening party Je ne regrette rien
March 26 2010, 11pm - 5am
at Gay Palace, Schiedamsesingel 139
FREE until 00:00 (after 00:00: €5,- entrance)
MAMA presents the photo exhibition Muddguts Meets Homebase. The resemblance and contrast between the photography on the American photo blog Muddguts and the work by Dutch artists Boudewijn Bollmann, Michelle-Aimée van Tongerloo and Kirsten Wilmink is the central theme of this exhibition.
Whereas in Muddguts' work the personal environments of the photographers and fringe figures of American society are emphasized, the Dutch photography shows a more investigative attitude. New and unknown worlds are recorded. Nevertheless, for both 'Muddguts' and 'Homebase' the focus is on the extraordinary phenomena of daily life. Ordinary situations including a humoristic undertone yield an exceptional, sometimes controversial view on reality.
Muddguts' snapshot like photography loves to omit logic and rejects the desire for progress. Titles are mis-sing, curators Stefan Simikich (co-founder of Muddguts) and Mark Cross present themselves and other artists anonymously as part of the collective.
The Dutch artists in Muddguts Meets Homebase also take on the world with an unprejudiced and liberal point of view. This deviates from the more common, conceptual approach to contemporary photography. The work on show in Muddguts Meets Homebase is in line with the photographic tradition of predecessors like Ed van der Elsken or Joel Meyerowitz.
In Muddguts Meets Homebase additional attention is paid to two photographic publications. MAMA exclu-sively sells the American magazine Hamburger Eyes Photo Periodical. Especially for Muddguts Meets Homebase Boudewijn Bollmann creates a new edition of his photo magazine Twisted Streets in which, commissioned by MAMA, he casts his eye on Rotterdam.
Producers of the exhibition
The Muddguts part of the exhibition is compiled by Stefan Simikich and Marc Cross. Stefan Simikich is photographer and cofounder of the photo magazine Hamburger Eyes Photo Periodical. Mark Cross (aka mark mark mark aka cake) is artist and publisher of the Muddguts zine.
for more muddguts go to www.muddguts.com
Homebase is produced by Karin de Wild. Otto Snoek coaches Michelle-Aimée van Tongerloo during the preparatory stage of this exhibition.
Additional information.
For additional information on Muddguts Meets Homebase or visual material you may consult Alyssa Mahler (alyssa@showroommama.nl) or Gerben Willers (gerben@showroommama.nl)/+31 10 233 2022
MAMA is financially supported by Gemeente Rotterdam and the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.