Never odd or even
A text spaced exhibition
curated by Solvej Helweg Ovesen
01. october > 20. november, 2011
01. october 2011, 19:00 opening
01. october 20:00 and 22. october 20:00 performances
Never odd or even is a text-spaced exhibition that unfolds in mental and architectural chapters through perspectives created by textual artworks. The artworks presented derive from Concrete Poetry, Dadaist and Futurist Manifestos, as well as techniques of mind mapping. The exhibition is shaped as a book, formatted in spatial chapters that invite the visitors to become the co-authors. Imaginary space is rendered tangible through text and movement. Artworks appear as wall text, projection, spoken, enacted and filmed prose, activating the architectural space in ways that amplify the meaning of the words and the worlds inside. The point of departure of the exhibition and it's title comes from the legendary book and performance project, Never odd or even, 2005-2011, by Berlin-based artist Mariana Castillo Deball (Mexico, 1975). Her project consists in 'a book of unwritten books', 30 book covers designed by creative producers selected by the artist and published as one book. A new edition of the Never odd or even book has been invented and published (by Bom dia boa tarde boa noite) for this exhibition. The imagined content of these 'unwritten books' will be performed during the exhibition by well-known German authors like Ingo Niermann together with poets, theoreticians, and artists.
artists
Rosa Barba
Erik Beltrán
Nanna Debois Buhl &
Brendan Fernandes
Mariana Castillo Deball
Simon Evans
Peter Fischli & David Weiss
János Fodor
Lise Harlev
Ferdinand KRIWET
Ján Mančuška
Ciprian Muresan
Henrik Olesen
Adam Pendleton
Pablo Pijnappel
Sebastián Romo
What is to be done?
Phillip Zach
performers
01. october
Ana Teixeira Pinto
Armando Andrade Tudela
22. october
Sophie Goltz
Ingo Niermann
Phillip Zach
Wednesday-Sunday 14-19 h.
Fichte Strasse 2, 10967 Berlin
The exhibition is co-produced with Museum of Contemporary Art, Roskilde, Denmark, where is displayed 13.01-08.04.2012
