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[October 31st
2002]
Press release
Fundamentalisms of the New Order
31 October 8 December 2002
Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall, Nyhavn 2, Copenhagen, Denmark
Press Preview: Thursday, October 31, from 11 am to 1 pm. The curators
and several of the artists will be present.
Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall and NIFCA (Nordic Institute for Contemporary
Art) are proud to present a major new exhibition exploring the relationships
between contemporary art and current social and political trends.
Fundamentalisms of the New Order includes new work and projects
by over forty artists from the Middle East, Europe and the USA,
with many new commissions produced especially for the show. The
exhibition aims to turn things inside out¹ at Charlottenborg and
activate the space with a multitude of artistic media. An integral
part of the project is a busy schedule of performances, seminars,
debates, workshops, film screenings, concerts and impromptu events.
Opening Day Events October 31st
At 3.30 pm there will be a live event, Finally Some Good Assholes,
organised by Swedish artist Stig Sjolund: A bus will leave Charlottenborg
and drive around central Copenhagen, past the houses of Parliament
and up to the City Hall. Throughout the trip the passengers will
moon¹ the city, showing their bare buttocks in all the windows
of the bus except the front. Partly a spoof of protest culture and
partly a rebellion without a cause, the event is a manifestation
of silent and unarticulated rage.
At 4 pm a plane will hover over Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall and
drop leaflets with special messages for the audience to decipher.
This event, Drop, was conceived by the Norwegian artist Hilde Rognskog.
From 7 to 10 pm, during the exhibition opening, there will be a
food event¹ taking place in the courtyard and different DJs will
play in the Platform space.
Artists: Søren Andreasen (DK); Audiolab (FR) (Rebecca Bournigault,
Rupert Huber, Radio Mentale, Monolake, Alejandra & Aeron, Henrik
Plenge Jakobsen, Vlasislav Delay); Hüseyin Bahri Alptekin (TR);
Mike Bode & Staffan Schmidt (SE); Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen (DK);
Copyright (DK); Gili Dolev (IL); Gints Gabrans & Monika I. Pormale
(LV); Lina Ghaibeh, George Khoury and Rabih Mroué (LB); Gaylen Gerber
(USA); Peter Geschwind & Gunilla Klingberg (SE); Dan Graham (USA);
Gillion Grantsaan (NL/DK); Eva Grubinger (AU); Jens Haaning (DK);
Joana Hadjthomas & Khalil Joreige (LB); Lise Harlev (DK); Andreas
Heuch (NO); Amel Ibrahimovic (BA/DK); Susanne Jirkuff (AU); Katarzyna
Józefowicz (PL); Andrea Lange (NO); Martin Le Chevallier (FR); N55
(DK); Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas (LT); Serkan Ozkaya (TR); Florian
Pumhösl (AU); Marko Raat (EE); Arturas Raila (LT); Hilde Rognskog
(NO); Willem de Rooij & Jane Ostermann-Petersen (NL + DK); ROR (FIN);
Torbjørn Rødland (NO); Stig Sjölund (S); Sarah Tripp (UK); Måns
Wrange (SE)
Exhibition concept and construction diversity, playfulness and
critical engagement
Fundamentalisms of the New Order reflects on the diversity of fundamentalism,
a phenomenon that is not confined to particular cultures or modes
of thought, and its intention is to explore the concept in its many
forms and multiple origins. Why have we, in recent years, seen such
a resurgence of fundamentalisms religious, political, cultural,
economic? What are the fundamentalisms at work in our own culture?
The exhibition aims to show that contemporary art can engage productively
with these questions, in opposition to a prevailing culture that
tends to marginalize alternative or dissenting views. Plurality
and playfulness are also central themes, presented in contrast to
orthodoxy and austerity, and the exhibition will include oversized
toys, political satire, frivolous performance, games that invite
audience participation, as well as the creation of new artificial
worlds.
Each participating artist deals with global networks of communication
and production as well as the physical and conceptual space of the
exhibition. As a whole, the exhibition seeks to create a space where
each individual artist's voice can be heard and understood as a
specific possibility for negotiation.
Public events at Charlottenborg and projects across the city
During the show, one of the galleries at Charlottenborg will become
a platform for a diverse range of thought-provoking and entertaining
events including seminars, debates, workshops, film screenings,
concerts and impromptu events. Works will also be sited around Charlottenborg
Exhibition Hall, Kongens Nytorv and at other locations in the heart
of Copenhagen (please see Platform programme enclosed).
In Kongens Nytorv, a new soundwork by Norwegian artist Andrea Lange,
Adhan Corner, will give people the opportunity to hear a Muslim
prayer call (Adhan) for the first time in a public space in Copenhagen.
Posters by the Danish-based artists group VETO giving advice on
effective, legal political activism will be put up all over the
city. Spacecampaign will produce a wide variety of publicity material,
posters, flyers etc. presenting positive counter-images with strong
media appeal. These products¹ will infiltrate the public space,
and will also be available at Charlottenborg. Israeli artist Giliv
Dolev will premiere his new animation Promised Land at Charlottenborg
and Filmhuset. His film uses humour to look at the politically and
emotionally charged Israel-Palestinian conflict, adopting a satirical
approach which presents both sides in a bitter, realistic light.
Marko Raat, an Estonian artist, will also premiere his new film
Agent Wild Duck at Filmhuset, focusing on the internal problems
of a universal manipulation company¹ whose functions range from
industrial espionage to PR and consultancy.
Wednesday Afternoons: Film Screenings
Thursday Evenings: Performances, Debates and Music
Sunday Afternoons: Seminars and Discussions
Programme and Hours: www.charlottenborg-art.dk
Multiple visions raising questions and encouraging fresh ideas
The exhibition uses various strategies to challenge rigid cultural
and ideological standpoints, and inevitably it will raise more questions
than it answers. However, hopefully it will also be able to propose
ways ahead and explore the possibility of finding more positive
attitudes, languages and behaviours. Developing its themes through
artworks and discussions, Fundamentalisms of the New Order aims
to break down preconceptions and create a space for cross-pollination
and new thinking. In a world that greets real change with apprehension,
the best response is neither a nostalgic appeal to the past, nor
a fearful mistrust of the future, but instead a willingness to give
fresh ideas and conceptions a chance.
The exhibition is initiated and organised by NIFCA (Nordic Institute
of Contemporary Art) in collaboration with Charlottenborg Exhibition
Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark
Curators: Charlotte Brandt, Lars Bang Larsen and Cristina
Ricupero
Exhibition and Platform Co-ordinator: Judith Schwarzbart
Support from The Danish Center for Culture and Development DCD
Charlottenborg Exhibition Hall
Nyhavn 2, 1051 Copenhagen, Denmark
Opening Hours:
Wednesdays 10 am 7 pm
Thursdays 2 pm 10 pm
Other Days 10 am 5 pm
For further information and photos, please contact Christa Dahl
(tel: +45 33 13 40 22 or christa@charlottenborg-art.dk)
About NIFCA
NIFCA the Nordic Institute for Contemporary Art creates opportunities
for artists, audiences, curators and critics to enjoy and explore
contemporary visual culture in the Nordic countries and internationally.
NIFCA¹s activities range from the organisation of exhibitions and
seminars to the production of new artistic works and publications.
NIFCA also runs an important residency programme in the Nordic and
Baltic countries that is now being extended to Asia, Russia and
Latin America. By connecting Nordic culture with its global context,
NIFCA offers a productive environment for reflection on and analysis
of contemporary issues. NIFCA is funded by the Nordic Council of
Ministers, the body responsible for co-operation between the governments
of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, and is situated
in Helsinki, Finland. For more information, please check the website:
www.nifca.org
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