[Nettime-ro] Adrian Ghenie/ vernisaj/ opening 19.11

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ADRIAN GHENIE
19.11.2009 - 14.02.2010
Curator: Magda Radu
Vernisaj/ opening: 19 noiembrie/ Novembre, 19h30

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MNAC prezinta prima expozitie personala a lui Adrian Ghenie, o sinteza a parcursului sau de pana acum. Expozitia reflecta consistenta angajamentului lui Ghenie in investigarea unor notiuni precum memoria si istoria, laolalta cu faptul ca practica sa picturala este supusa unui proces continuu de innoire si experimentare.

Cercetator asiduu al istoriei secolului XX, Adrian Ghenie recupereaza istorii uitate, evenimente marginale si detalii aparent nesemnificative in vederea construirii unui vocabular vizual intens si tulburator. Subiectele abordate nu reflecta un singur set de preocupari, insa diversitatea tematica se conjunga intr-o viziune coerenta. Prezentele spectrale ale lui Hitler sau Lenin, corpurile colective ale unor oameni lipsiti de identitate subliniaza ideea ca procesul rememorarii sta sub semnul inconsistentei si al inadecvarii. Esecul modernitatii reprezentat de catastrofele celui de-al doilea razboi mondial este pus in legatura cu reflectia asupra mediilor moderne de divertisment, precum cinema-ul â o alta tema majora pentru Adrian Ghenie.

Adrian Ghenie include o multitudine de referinte, fiind angajat intr-un dialog fertil cu istoria picturii. El invoca nu doar scenografia dramatica a clar-obscurului derivata din Caravaggio, ci si tipul de compozitie-friza a la David Hockney in care elemente disjuncte se inlantuie succesiv ca pe o scena de teatru; este vizibila in cazul sau nu doar atentia acordata geometriei spatiale si problemelor perspectivale care il leaga de traditia picturala renascentista, ci si manuirea dezinvolta a materiei picturale care aminteste de expresionismul abstract. Complexitatea procedeelor picturale si mobilizarea arsenalului de referinte nu rezulta intr-un gratuit joc postmodern, ci converg inspre un tip de demers care continua sa investigheze posibilitatile actuale ale picturii, fara a inceta sa o problematizeze. Artistul reviziteaza momente cheie ale istoriei artei moderne care au avut drept consecinta schimbarea paradigmei in arta si contestarea legitimitatii
 mediului pictural. Ghenie il
invoca pe Duchamp â cel care a a urmarit in mod programatic sa decreteze moartea picturii introducand readymade-ul in sfera artei â, precum si prima expozitie internationala Dada de la Berlin care afisa texte ce proclamau moartea artei.

Adrian Ghenie (nascut in 1977), traieste si lucreaza la Cluj si Berlin

Expozitii recente de grup: Bienala de la Liverpool (2008), Bienala de la Praga 4 (2009)

Expozitii personale: The Flight Into Egypt, Nolan Judin Berlin (2008), Darkness for an Hour, Haunch of Venison, Londra (2009); in 2010 este programata o expozitie personala la muzeul SMAK din Ghent (Belgia)

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MNAC Bucharest presents the first survey exhibition of paintings by Adrian Ghenie (born 1977), the well-known Romanian artist who lives and works in Cluj and Berlin. The exhibition underscores the way in which Ghenie has been developing a consistent engagement with issues such as memory and history, by subjecting his artistic practice to a process of continuous renewal and experimentation.

Ghenie is an ardent researcher of the history of the 20th century, being preoccupied with unearthing forgotten narratives, marginal events and seemingly insignificant details in order to compose a visual vocabulary that is both compelling and uncanny. The subject matter does not revolve around a single set of concerns, and yet the different themes of Ghenieâs paintings seem to connect. Spectral presences of Hitler and Lenin, collective bodies of anonymous, defaced people â are all there to reveal the feebleness and inconsistency of our memory. The failure of modernity brought about by the catastrophes of the Second World War is seen in conjunction with the rise of modern forms of entertainment such as cinema, another major topic for Ghenie.

From the strong effects of chiaroscuro reminiscent of Caravaggio to the frieze-like compositions that bring to mind David Hockneyâs alignment of disconnected elements alluding to a theatre set; from an indebtedness to the tradition of Renaissance painting, visible in the rigorous construction of the picture space, to the uninhibited handling of paint that recalls the gestural freedom of abstract expressionism â Ghenie incorporates a multitude of references and idioms that do not result in a gratuitous postmodern game, but rather evince his commitment to investigate the possibilities of painting, while at the same time problematizing it. Although his work displays a belief in the contemporary relevance of painting, Ghenie seeks to delve into the conceptual tenets that have undermined the legitimacy of the medium. The artist revisits key moments in the history of modernism that prompted the declaration of the death of painting. He invokes the figure of
 Duchamp â the foremost
enemy of paint and colour who rendered the painting obsolete through the introduction of the readymade into the field of art â as well as the first International Dada exhibition in Berlin which exhibited signs declaring that art was dead.

Adrian Ghenie (born in 1977), lives and works in Cluj and Berlin

Recent group exhibitions: Liverpool Biennale (2008), Prague Biennale 4 (2009)

Recent solo exhibitions: The Flight Into Egypt, Nolan Judin Berlin (2008), Darkness for an Hour, Haunch of Venison London (2009); in 2010 a solo show will be organized at the S.M.A.K. museum in Ghent (Belgium)
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Multumiri / With the support of: Haunch of Venison London, Nicodim Gallery, Nolan Judin Berlin, Galeria Plan B, Tim Van Laere Gallery


Partener principal: BRD Groupe Societe Generale
Sponsori: Hotel Novotel, Murfatlar
Parteneri media:Â Igloo, Arhitectura, 24 Fun, rfi, feeder.ro, Cocor Media Channel


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