Lygia Clark, Máscaras abismo

Geometry arises from the reflection of the body projected in my soul. And I am on my way, with a thousand and one aphorisms that I enjoy, that entertain me, fascinate me…
(Excerpt from a letter by Lygia Clark to Hélio Oiticica, June 7, 1974)

Lygia had the power to transcend art and propose experiences of life! Her work is so, so strong and alive!!! (Maria Nepomuceno)

Lygia Clark created art from plastic bags with air, shells, plastic tubes or from no objects at all. She is an icon within contemporary art and an inevitable reference for Brazilian artists, but there are few opportunities to take part of her works. In conjunction with the Brazilian artist Maria Nepomuceno’s exhibition at Magasin 3, Curator Corinne Diserns gave us in-depth knowledge of a groundbreaking artistry.

Corinne Diserens is a curator and former director of Museion, Bolzano, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes, Musées de Marseille and Carta Blanca, Madrid. Corinne Diserens has previously been a curator at IVAM, Valencia, organized the restrospective Lygia Clark at the Musée d’Art Contemporain – MAC, Marseille and co-curated with Suely Rolnik the exhibition Lygia  Clark, de l’oeuvre à l’évènement. Nous sommes le moule. A vous de donner le souffle 2005 at the Musée des Beaux-Arts, Nantes.

It is difficult to bungle a good idea
– Conceptual art and Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings .

“Drawing environments. On the ‘technology’ of Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawings.” Sabeth Buchmann is an art historian and critic. She is professor for modern and postmodern art at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and Chair of the Institute for Art Theory and Cultural Studies. She writes contributions for books, magazines and catalogues regularly and is a member of the Advisory board of the Berlin based magazine ‘Texte zur Kunst’. She is the author of “Denken gegen das Denken. Produktion – Technologie – Subjektivität bei Sol LeWitt, Hélio Oiticica und Yvonne Rainer” 2007 and Co-editor with Alexander Alberro of ”Art After Conceptual Art“ 2006. Free entrance to the lecture.

*Sentences on Conceptual Art, Sol LeWitt exhibition catalogue, The Nordic Watercolour Museum 2002.

Sol LeWitt always felt that he was best represented through his work and never liked the idea of being filmed or photographed. Follow the artist in a rare exception when we show a filmed conversation between Sol LeWitt and curator Gary Garrels. The evening starts at 6pm with a presentation of the exhibition “Seven Wall Drawings” by curator Elisabeth Millqvist accompanied by special guests who all have experience of LeWitt works. The film screening starts at 7pm. Free admission to the event. Welcome!

Cheif curator Richard Julin guides through the exhibition Up in the Air by Tom Friedman.

Curator Elisabeth Millqvist gives a guided tour of the exhibition Always in a Spiral with Maria Nepomuceno.

Curator Elisabeth Millqvist shows the exhibition Seven Wall Drawings and tells the history behind Sol LeWitt’s famous wall drawings.

Chief curator Richard Julin talks to Tom Friedman about his artistry and the exhibition Up in the Air.

During this special evening Magasin 3 offers guided tours of all exhibitions (in Swedish). Free entrance with Kulturnattskortet available at Ticnet. Music and mingling in our café. Welcome!

Guided tours:

18:00 Family tour
19:00 Curator Elisabeth Millqvist shows the exhibition “Always in a Spiral” by Maria Nepomuceno
20:00 Curator Elisabeth Millqvist shows the exhibition “Seven Wall Drawings” by Sol LeWitt
21:00 Chief Curator Richard Julin shows the exhibition “Up in the Air” by Tom Friedman
22:00 Erik Sigerud shows the exhibitions av Maria Nepomuceno, Sol LeWitt and Tom Friedman

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Francis Picabia – I am a Monster…

In relation to our current exhibition with German painter Anton Henning, Olle Granath, former Director of the Moderna Museet, and the National Museum, gives us a a close portrait of the charismatic artist Francis Picabia (1879-1953). Picabia, close friend to Duchamp, was a restless pioneer in Dada, constantly striving for total artistic freedom, while challenging the good taste with his nude portraits.

If you want more out of life than just to eat, sleep, die…
The term ‘work’ has become a buzzword that is frequently cited in the Swedish media, politics and current affairs.

Curator Tessa Praun discusses this important topic with film director Gabriela Pichler. Through art and film they examine the different ways in which ‘work’ is depicted across contemporary art forms. Why is it such a heated subject? How does the concept of ‘work’ differ in artist Mika Rottenberg’s imagery and Gabriela Pichler’s critically acclaimed feature film Eat Sleep Die (2012)?

Gabriela Pichler lives and works in Gothenburg, Sweden. Her first feature film Eat Sleep Die premiered at the Venice Film Festival in 2012, where it won the Audience Award. The film has since received several international awards including four Swedish Guldbagge awards for Best Film, Best Direction, Best Screenplay and Best Actress. Pichler is considered one of Sweden’s most interesting new filmmakers, celebrated for both her distinctive storytelling and an unconventional method of working with mostly amateur actors.

About the film: Eat Sleep Die tells the story of the brazen 20-year-old tomboy Raša (Nermina Lukač). A Balkan immigrant, Raša lives with her father in Skåne and works at the local vegetable processing plant. When the factory makes cutbacks, Raša loses her job and is forced to navigate the ineffective Swedish unemployment system.