(idm) Pan Sonic performance > Minneapolis

From dave
Sent Thu, Aug 27th 1998, 07:37

The second thing...

Pan Sonic (Mika Vainio and Ilpo Väisänen) will be performing live at the
Walker Art Center in Minneapolis on 17 October as part of the opening
festivities for the exhibition _Unfinished History_, in addition to creating a
new installation for one of the gallery spaces. I have quite a bit of info
regarding the other artists in the exhibition if anyone's interested, but
rather than risk taxing everyone's patience I'll just include a some minimal
info regarding the scope of the show.

Pan Sonic are "one" of a group of more than 20 artists spanning the globe who
are participating in the exhibition itself. Herewith, a little background:

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More than 20 artists from around the world working in a variety of
media, including sculpture, video, photography, installation, drawing,
sound, and architecture, will be featured in the Walker Art Center
exhibition Unfinished History, premiering in Minneapolis October 18,
1998, through January 10, 1999. Guest curated by Francesco Bonami, in
association with Walker Assistant Curator Douglas Fogle, the exhibition
reflects the breakdown and blurring of geographic, technological, and
aesthetic boundaries in the wake of a global movement towards a hybrid
culture. As these artists prepare to step into a new era, they are
attempting to make sense of the economic, historical, and political
issues that have shaped our consciousness since the 1970s.

A central part of this taking leave of the 20th century is the collapse
of the concept of center and periphery. The boundaries that once defined
the Western World as the inflexible cultural center of the 20th century
have softened, allowing a sense of cultural unity and fragmentation to
flourish simultaneously. Unfinished History will explore this dichotomy
and the ramifications of the collision of the Western and the global
systems on contemporary art and architecture. Each of the artists
represented will present work in which First and Third World languages
and theories weave in and out of each other, creating diverse visual and
collective patterns.

The artists featured in Unfinished History are: Doug Aitkin (U.S.), James
Angus (Australia/U.S.); Alighiero Boetti (Italy); Andrea Bowers (U.S.);
Maurizio Cattelan (Italy); Thomas Hirschhorn (Switzerland/France); Mats Hjelm
(Sweden); Huang Yong Ping (China/France); William Kentridge (South Africa);
Body Isek Kingelez (The Republic of Congo); Koo Jeong-a (Korea/France); Shirin
Neshat (Iran/U.S.); Cady Noland (U.S.); NOX/Lars Spuybroek (The Netherlands);
Gabriel Orozco (Mexico/U.S.); Pan Sonic/Mika Vainio and Ilpo Väisänen
(Finland); SANAA/Kazuyo Sejima and Ryue Nishizawa & Associates (Japan); Thomas
Schütte (Germany); Roman Signer (Switzerland); Alexandr Sokurov (Russia);
Yutaka Sone (Japan); Thomas Struth (Germany); Wing Young Huie (U.S.).

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The aforementioned Pan Sonic performance (as opposed to their gallery
installation, which will be ongoing in the context of the exhibition...) will
occur the night of the exhibition opening, October 17. There will be a series
of events earlier in the evening, and Pan Sonic have been scheduled to do
their thing at midnite. This performance will be ticketed separately from the
opening party itself, and it looks like tix are going to be $7 for Walker Art
Center members and $12 for non-members. The box office phone is 612-375-7622,
but if anyone's interested and needs furthur info, feel free to send me an
email. For those who are interested, Purrotika (the duo of Ana Voog and JS9,
ex-Ousia) are slated to perform earlier in the evening.

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/  dave  /