Brüssel
Algus k.p.:
21.04.2016
Lõpp k.p.:
24.04.2016
Kirjastus Lugemik osaleb 21.–24. aprillil Brüsselis viiendat korda toimuval alternatiivsel kunstimessil Poppositions. Messil tuleb esmaesitlusele Eesti kunstniku Marge Monko performance “Don’t Wind It Up, Turn It On” ning samanimeline trükis.
Monko performance “Don’t Wind It Up, Turn It On” lähtub iha konstruktsioonidest reklaamfotodel, mille stiil küll aja jooksul varieerub, ent mille semantiline tähendus on jäänud samaks. Nais- ja meesnäitleja kannavad ette erinevaid tekste 1970. ja 1980. aastate käekellade reklaamidest, mängides samas läbi ka reklaamfotodelt pärit käte kompositsioonid.
Tegemist on Monko esimese performance-teosega, mida Poppositions’il esitavad koreograafid Kathryn Vickers ja Sandy Williams, teose tehniliste lahenduste eest vastutab Isjtar. Performance’it on võimalik näha üks kord päevas. Lisaks sellele eksponeerib Monko fotoseeriat ning uut trükist. Viimane isaldab performance’i täismahus käsikirja ja käekellareklaame taasesitavaid fotosid. Raamatu on kujundanud Indrek Sirkel ning see on kolmas Lugemiku poolt välja antud Marge Monko trükis.
Lugemiku esmakordset kunstimessil osalemist kureerib Laura Toots, kelle koostatud projekti valis välja rahvusvaheline žürii. Messil osaleb kokku 25 erinevat galeriid ja projektiruumi enam kui 50 kunstnikuga 21 erinevast riigist.
Poppositions on Euroopa alternatiivsetest kunstimessidest üks eesrindlikumaid, mis tutvustab väikeseid, mitte ainult müügile keskenduvaid galeriisid ja on platvormiks värsketele kunstnikupositsioonidele. Poppositions toimub samal ajal ühe Euroopa suurima kunstimessi Art Brussels’iga, kus eksponeeritakse samuti Marge Monko teoseid Ungari galerii Ani Molnar boksis. Art Brussels messil osalevad ka Temnikova & Kasela Galerii ning EKKM.
Poppositionsi raames on La Houle’i projektiruumi poolt organiseeritud Reading Room’is väljas ka valik Lugemiku kirjastatud raamatuid. Esindatud on järgmiste kunstnike teosed: Tuukka Kaila, Mari Laanemets, Paul Kuimet, Marge Monko, Tõnis Saadoja, Anu Vahtra, Johan Tali, Johanna Jõekalda, Siim Tuksam, Flo Kasearu, kadrinoormets, Anna-Stina Treumund ja Merike Estna.
Marge Monko (s. 1976) on Tallinnas elav ja töötav kunstnik, kes töötab fotograafia, video ja installatsiooniga. Enamik tema teoseid on inspireeritud ajaloolistest kujutistest ning mõjutatud psühhoanalüüsi, feminismi ja visuaalkultuuri teooriatest. Monko on esinenud isikunäitustega galeriides Tallinnas, Helsingis ja Budapestis ning Viini moodsa kunsti muuseumis (Mumok) ja on osalenud mitmetel mainekatel rahvusvahelistel näitustel. Marge Monko on Ida- ja Kesk-Euroopa kunstiauhinna Henkel Art.Award 2012 laureaat, aastatel 2013–2015 osales ta stuudioprogrammis HISKis (Higher Institute for Contemporary Art) Gentis, Belgias ning 2015. aastal ISCP (International Studio & Curatorial Program) residentuuris New Yorgis.
Lugemik on Tallinnas tegutsev iseseisev kunstiraamatute kirjastus, mille asutasid 2010. aastal Eesti Kunstiakadeemia õppejõud, graafiline disainer Indrek Sirkel ning kunstnik ja fotograaf Anu Vahtra. Koostöös noorte kunstnike, disainerite ja teoreetikutega on Lugemik aastatel 2010–2016 välja andnud 49 trükist. 2015. aastal liitus Lugemikuga kunstnik ja kuraator Laura Toots. 2013. aasta kevadel avas Lugemik Eesti Kaasaegse Kunsti Muuseumi territooriumil raamatupoe, kus müüakse ligikaudu kolmesaja erineva kodumaise ja rahvusvahelise kirjastuse väljaandeid. 2016. aasta sügisel avab Lugemik koostöös Tallinna Kunstihoonega teise raamatupoe Kunstihoone fuajees.
Lugemiku ja Marge Monko osalemist Poppositionsil toetavad Eesti Kaasaegse Kunsti Arenduskeskus, Eesti Kultuuriministeerium, Eesti Kultuurkapital, Euroopa Regionaalarengu Fond, Riigikantselei, Outset Eesti.
Lugemik ja Marge Monko tänavad: Oskar Unt, Maria Arusoo, Tom-Olaf Urb, Reimo Võsa-Tangsoo, Liisa Toots, Tiiu Parbus, Tõnis Saadoja, Alissa Nirgi, Fidelia Regina Randmäe, Peeter Kuimet, Paul Kuimet, Ingel Vaikla, A&G Kaubanduse AS, Kraam artist-run space.
Poppositions 2016
LaVallée, Rue Adolphe Lavallée 39, Brüssel
Avamine: 21. aprill 12.00–20.00
Lahtiolekuajad: 22.–23. aprill 12.00–22.00; 24. aprill 12.00–18.00
Marge Monko performance: 21.–23. aprill 18.30; 24. aprill 17.00
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Lugemik participates at Poppositions art fair with the new work by Marge Monko
Lugemik Publishing is participating at Poppositions, an alternative art fair taking place for the fifth time in Brussels during 21–24 April. Making its premiere at the fair is the performance “Don’t Wind It Up, Turn It On” by the Estonian artist Marge Monko, as well as the publication of the same name.
Monko’s performance “Don’t Wind It Up, Turn It On” is based on the construction of desire used in advertising photography – a genre in which stylistic means have changed over time, but its semantic meaning has always remained the same. Two actors – female and male – read sentences from different wrist watch advertisements from the 1970s and 1980s, and re-enact the compositions of hands used in these advertisements.
“Don’t Wind It Up, Turn It On” is Monko’s first performance piece which will be performed at Poppositions once a day by choreographers Kathryn Vickers and Sandy Williams, technical assistance is provided by Isjtar. The performance is accompanied by a photographic series and a publication which contains the complete script of the performance as well as the re-staged photographs of the used advertisements. The book is designed by Indrek Sirkel, and it is the third publication by Marge Monko published by Lugemik.
Lugemik’s first time participation at an art fair is curated by Laura Toots, whose project was selected by an international jury. A total of 25 exhibitors of different galleries and project spaces with more than 50 artists from 21 different countries are participating at the fair.
In addition, a selection of Lugemik’s publications will be on display during Poppositions in the Reading Room organized by La Houle project space. Books by the following artists are presented: Tuukka Kaila, Mari Laanemets, Paul Kuimet, Marge Monko, Tõnis Saadoja, Anu Vahtra, Johan Tali, Johanna Jõekalda, Siim Tuksam, Flo Kasearu, kadrinoormets, Anna-Stina Treumund and Merike Estna.
Poppositions is one of the most progressive alternative art fairs in Europe introducing non-profit initiatives next to commercial galleries and providing a platform for new artists’ positions. Poppositions will take place at the same time as Art Brussels, one of the largest art fairs in Europe, where Marge Monko’s work is also exhibited by Ani Molnar Gallery.
Marge Monko (born 1976) is an artist living and working in Tallinn, Estonia. Monko works with photography, video and installation. Most of her works have a link to historical images and are influenced by theories of psychoanalysis, feminism and visual culture. Monko has had solo exhibitions at galleries in Tallinn, Helsinki and Budapest, and in the Museum of Modern Art, Vienna (Mumok). She has participated in a number of group exhibitions in Estonia and abroad. In 2012, she was awarded the Henkel.Art.Award for Eastern and Central European artists. During 2013–2014, she took part in the studio programme at HISK (Higher Institute for Fine Arts), in Ghent, Belgium. In 2015 she was selected for a residency at ISCP (International Studio & Curatorial Program) in New York.
Lugemik is an independent publishing initiative based in Tallinn, Estonia, founded in 2010 by graphic designer Indrek Sirkel and artist Anu Vahtra. Lugemik publishes books and other printed matter, working closely together with artists, writers, designers, printers in every step of the publishing process. In 2013 Lugemik opened a bookshop on the premises of Contemporary Art Museum Estonia (EKKM) and is currently working on opening a new bookshop in collaboration with Tallinn Art Hall. In 2015 Lugemik was joined by the curator and artist Laura Toots for extended activities with artists beyond publishing projects.
Lugemik’s and Marge Monko’s participation at Poppositions is supported by: Estonian Contemporary Art Development Center, Estonian Ministry of Culture, Cultural Endowment of Estonia, European Regional Development Fund, Government Office of Estonia, Outset Estonia.
Lugemik and Marge Monko would like to thank: Oskar Unt, Maria Arusoo, Tom-Olaf Urb, Reimo Võsa-Tangsoo, Liisa Toots, Tiiu Parbus, Tõnis Saadoja, Alissa Nirgi, Fidelia Regina Randmäe, Peeter Kuimet, Paul Kuimet, Ingel Vaikla, A&G Kaubanduse AS, Kraam artist-run space.
Poppositions 2016
LaVallée, Rue Adolphe Lavallée 39, Brussels
Opening: 21 April 12:00–20:00
Opening times: 22–23 April 12:00–22:00; 24 April 12:00–18:00
Marge Monko’s performance: 21–23 April 18:30; 24 April 17:00
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Lugemik Publishing
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