Racing the Galaxy
Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Exposition "Racing the Galaxy"
Palace of Peace and Reconciliation (Pyramid), Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Palace of Independence, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Commissariat de Jérôme Sans et Dina Baitassova.
Avec :Mentalklinik, Askhat Akhmediyarov, Aika Akhmetova, Joel Andrianomearisoa, Babi Badalov, Mircea Cantor, Vajiko Chachkhiani, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Leandro Erlich, Choi Jeong Hwa, Ange Leccia, Almagul Menlibayeva, Gulnur Mukazhanova, Anvar Musrepov, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Dagoberto Rodríguez, Aziza Shadenova, Thukral & Tagra, Wang Du, Wang Yuyang
3 juin — 30 août 2019
Racing the galaxy présente l'une des premières expositions internationales d'art contemporain de Nur-Sultan, capitale du Kazakhstan. Le mot "Kazakh" apparaît au XIIIe siècle dans un dictionnaire turco-arabe pour désigner l'"homme libre", le "vagabond" (nomade) ou l'"exilé". Le "Kazakh" désignait un individu libre ayant quitté son peuple pour la liberté.
Explorant l'esprit libre du nomadisme commun à tous ces artistes et à ceux d'autres régions du monde, Racing the Galaxy traite de la dissolution des anciennes dichotomies entre l'Est et l'Ouest, à une époque de communication globale et de fusion des influences culturelles, en référence à l'idée que les formes artistiques voyagent, se mélangent et s'enrichissent mutuellement d'un continent à l'autre. L'exposition convoque tous les médiums artistiques pour souligner l'impermanence des règles sociales, politiques, économiques et esthétiques, en réfléchissant aux transitions et aux déplacements, comme un écho à la culture hétérogène du Kazakhstan qui connaît actuellement une période de totale réinvention et de créativité débridée. De fait, elle met également en lumière les artistes émergents d'une scène artistique kazakhe talentueuse et en pleine effervescence. Partageant l'ambition de sensibiliser leur public et de mettre en lumière les dissonances d'un monde en mutation, ces artistes sont informés par leurs déplacements créatifs et leur maîtrise des nouvelles technologies. Abordant des sujets tels que la mondialisation, le multiculturalisme, l'identité, le genre, les minorités, la quête du futur et l'appropriation de l'histoire, tous ces artistes explorent des récits spéculatifs et des stratégies esthétiques pour cartographier les enjeux sociaux et politiques qui se jouent actuellement.
Le catalogue de l'exposition éponyme est la première enquête en anglais sur la pratique de l'art contemporain au Kazakhstan et offre une nouvelle perspective sur les débats engageant la culture contemporaine kazakhe et internationale. Racing the Galaxy affirme l'extraordinaire potentiel du Kazakhstan et de l'Asie centrale en général et célèbre l'adaptation dynamique aux côtés du patrimoine historique.
Exhibition view, John Dodelande, Racing the galaxy, Palace of Independence in Nur-Sultan, 2019 © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
:mentalKLINIK. DANGEROUSLY SAFE, 2019. Micro-Layered Polyester Solar Films. Site-specific installation
Courtesy of the artists © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
:mentalKLINIK. OBVIOUSLY OBSCURE, 2019. Micro-Layered Polyester Solar Films, Site-specific installation
Courtesy of the artists © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Joel Andrianomearisoa. The Labyrinth of Passions, 2019. paper collage, silk paper. variable dimensions. Courtesy of the artist and Sabrina Amrani Gallery © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Vajiko Chachkhiani. Winter which was not there, 2017. HD video projection, 10:41 min. Edition of 6 + 2 AP. Courtesy the artist, Daniel Marzona, Berlin and SCAI - The Bathhouse, Tokyo © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Leandro Erlich. Changing Rooms, 2008. Paneling, frames, mirrors, stools, curtains, and lights, Variable dimensions
Exhibition view, Racing the Galaxy, Astana Art Show. Courtesy GALLERIA CONTINUA, San Gimignano / Beijing / Les Moulins / Habana © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Ange Leccia. La Mer, 1991-2016 video 4K, duration : 01 :05 :16 © Ange Leccia, Adagp, Paris, 2019 © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Almagul Menlibayeva. Astana. Departure, 2016-2018. Video still
20 min ; 4K, Three-channel video installation, surround sound ; Sound by G. Popov ©Almagul Menlibayeva, 2016. Courtesy American- Eurasian Art Advisors LLC © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Almagul Menlibayeva. Astana. Departure, 2016-2018. Video still. 20 min ; 4K, Three-channel video installation, surround sound. Sound by G. Popov ©Almagul Menlibayeva, 2016. Courtesy American- Eurasian Art Advisors LLC © Photography: Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Michelangelo Pistoletto. Labirinto e Grande Pozzo, 2008. Site-specific dimensions. Unique work © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas. Courtesy GALLERIA CONTINUA, San Gimignano / Beijing / Les Moulins / Habana
Dagoberto Rodríguez. Naufrago I, 2019, 285 x 92 x 92 cm, metal. Naufrago II, 2019, 285 x 92 x 92 cm, metal. © Estudio Dagoberto Rodriguez, Madrid. © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Wang Du. Beyond Truth, 2019. Resin, fiberglass. L 175 x l 190 x H 235 cm. Courtesy of the artist © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Thukral & Tagra. Table Manners, 2019. Plywood, wood laminate iron, ping pong paddles, ping pong balls. Variable dimensions © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Mircea Cantor. Seven Colors, Seven Rainbows, 2019. Wall drawing, fingerprints, ink, variable dimensions. Courtesy of the artist and VNH gallery, Paris © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Mircea Cantor. Hidden Meridians over a Disrupt Landscape, 2019. Kazakhstani military fabric, embrodery. Courtesy of the artist and VNH gallery, Paris © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Choi Jeong Hwa. Breathing Flower, 2019. Fabric, air bower, LED, light wood and steel frame. 7.5 m diameter. Courtesy of the artist and P21 © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Carlos Cruz-Diez. Induction Chromatique Walkway, 2019. Ephemeral intervention at the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan plaza, “RACING THE GALAXY” exhibition. Astana Art Show, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. © Carlos Cruz-Diez / Adagp, Paris 2019 © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Aziza Shadenova. Anarchy in the Aral, 2019. Wall mural, acrylic paint © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Babi Badalov. Culture is Future - Future is Culture, 2019. Site-specific installation. Acrylic on fabric and wallpaintings. Courtesy the artist and galerie Jérôme Poggi, Paris. © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Ashkat Akhmediyarov. Listening to your heart, 2019. Installation. Ceramics, metal, thermal printing on ceramics. 900 x 900 x 400 cm. Courtesy Tse Art Destination Gallery © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Anvar Musrepov. Golden Woman, 2019. Metal polls, Styrofoam, fiberglass, heat insulation, Rabitz net, LCD TV, yoga mats, fluorescent lamps, metal chain, 5 m x 6 m. Courtesy of TSE Art Destination Gallery © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Aika Akhmetova. Leather Boxers, 2018. Fake leather orange string, zipper, grommets, metal chains, fabric, metal frame, Approx. 213 x 91 x 60 cm © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Exhibition view, John Dodelande, Racing the galaxy, Palace of Independence in Nur-Sultan, 2019 © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
:mentalKLINIK. DANGEROUSLY SAFE, 2019. Micro-Layered Polyester Solar Films. Site-specific installation
Courtesy of the artists © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
:mentalKLINIK. OBVIOUSLY OBSCURE, 2019. Micro-Layered Polyester Solar Films, Site-specific installation
Courtesy of the artists © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Joel Andrianomearisoa. The Labyrinth of Passions, 2019. paper collage, silk paper. variable dimensions. Courtesy of the artist and Sabrina Amrani Gallery © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Vajiko Chachkhiani. Winter which was not there, 2017. HD video projection, 10:41 min. Edition of 6 + 2 AP. Courtesy the artist, Daniel Marzona, Berlin and SCAI - The Bathhouse, Tokyo © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Leandro Erlich. Changing Rooms, 2008. Paneling, frames, mirrors, stools, curtains, and lights, Variable dimensions
Exhibition view, Racing the Galaxy, Astana Art Show. Courtesy GALLERIA CONTINUA, San Gimignano / Beijing / Les Moulins / Habana © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Ange Leccia. La Mer, 1991-2016 video 4K, duration : 01 :05 :16 © Ange Leccia, Adagp, Paris, 2019 © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Almagul Menlibayeva. Astana. Departure, 2016-2018. Video still
20 min ; 4K, Three-channel video installation, surround sound ; Sound by G. Popov ©Almagul Menlibayeva, 2016. Courtesy American- Eurasian Art Advisors LLC © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Almagul Menlibayeva. Astana. Departure, 2016-2018. Video still. 20 min ; 4K, Three-channel video installation, surround sound. Sound by G. Popov ©Almagul Menlibayeva, 2016. Courtesy American- Eurasian Art Advisors LLC © Photography: Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Michelangelo Pistoletto. Labirinto e Grande Pozzo, 2008. Site-specific dimensions. Unique work © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas. Courtesy GALLERIA CONTINUA, San Gimignano / Beijing / Les Moulins / Habana
Dagoberto Rodríguez. Naufrago I, 2019, 285 x 92 x 92 cm, metal. Naufrago II, 2019, 285 x 92 x 92 cm, metal. © Estudio Dagoberto Rodriguez, Madrid. © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Wang Du. Beyond Truth, 2019. Resin, fiberglass. L 175 x l 190 x H 235 cm. Courtesy of the artist © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Thukral & Tagra. Table Manners, 2019. Plywood, wood laminate iron, ping pong paddles, ping pong balls. Variable dimensions © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Mircea Cantor. Seven Colors, Seven Rainbows, 2019. Wall drawing, fingerprints, ink, variable dimensions. Courtesy of the artist and VNH gallery, Paris © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Mircea Cantor. Hidden Meridians over a Disrupt Landscape, 2019. Kazakhstani military fabric, embrodery. Courtesy of the artist and VNH gallery, Paris © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Choi Jeong Hwa. Breathing Flower, 2019. Fabric, air bower, LED, light wood and steel frame. 7.5 m diameter. Courtesy of the artist and P21 © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Carlos Cruz-Diez. Induction Chromatique Walkway, 2019. Ephemeral intervention at the National Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan plaza, “RACING THE GALAXY” exhibition. Astana Art Show, Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. © Carlos Cruz-Diez / Adagp, Paris 2019 © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Aziza Shadenova. Anarchy in the Aral, 2019. Wall mural, acrylic paint © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Babi Badalov. Culture is Future - Future is Culture, 2019. Site-specific installation. Acrylic on fabric and wallpaintings. Courtesy the artist and galerie Jérôme Poggi, Paris. © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Ashkat Akhmediyarov. Listening to your heart, 2019. Installation. Ceramics, metal, thermal printing on ceramics. 900 x 900 x 400 cm. Courtesy Tse Art Destination Gallery © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Anvar Musrepov. Golden Woman, 2019. Metal polls, Styrofoam, fiberglass, heat insulation, Rabitz net, LCD TV, yoga mats, fluorescent lamps, metal chain, 5 m x 6 m. Courtesy of TSE Art Destination Gallery © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas
Aika Akhmetova. Leather Boxers, 2018. Fake leather orange string, zipper, grommets, metal chains, fabric, metal frame, Approx. 213 x 91 x 60 cm © Photography : Janarbek Amankulov/Saparlas