BRAMA, April 2, 2003, 1:00 am ET
Press Release
The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art is pleased to present
FOUND STUFF: THE NEWEST ART OF UKRAINE
Exhibition Dates: April 11 to May 17
Video clip from Antonioni’s "Blow Up" |
Chicago, IL. – The Ukrainian Institute of Modern Art introduces a new generation of Ukrainian artists in a photo and video-based exhibition opening April 11. These young artists illustrate the cultural and social issues that arose after the fall of Communism and the rapid infusion of Western culture, particularly consumerism, into their lives. The intellectual adventurism of the artists is echoed through shifting accents of mobile contemporary art.
Found Stuff manifests in numerous ways with artists taking materials off TV screens (Four Evidences) devoid of any context, to an eerie portrayal of an artist’s pregnant wife in the middle of the night (Natasha). In Blow Up, the artists undertake their own investigation of the crime in Antonioni’s cult 1960’s film and refuse to accept the director’s version of what occurred.
The video work, Go-go Girls, creates a strange impression as it pieces together scraps of material originally created for an international beauty contest for deaf girls. The video subtitles are presented separately from the visuals forcing the viewer to imagine what the “invisible girls” look like using the subtitled information – bust, waist, hip size, country of residence etc.
Organized as an international exhibition by the Center of Contemporary Art, Odessa and the Institute of Contemporary Art the show features 8 young arts, 6 of who will be shown in Chicago. Already presented to record-breaking audiences in Kyiv and Odessa, through sponsorship from the Swiss Arts Council, International Renaissance Foundation and Studio 1+1, the exhibition has traveled to Toronto, ON, and is heading to Strasbourg, France and Japan in 2004.
The opening reception will be held on April 11 from 6 to 8 p.m. The exhibition will be on view until May 17. Located at 2320 W. Chicago Avenue, UIMA is open Wednesday through Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. For more information about UIMA please call 1-773-227-5522 or visit www.uima-art.org.
Address: 2320 W. Chicago Avenue, Chicago, IL 60622
Telephone: 773-227-5522
Email: uima@netzero.net
Website: www.uima-art.org
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