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Subject: [fesars] Oreste alla Biennale in London


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> >
> >Oreste alla Biennale - Oreste at the Venice Biennale
> >will be presented in London at Royal College of Arts
> >
> >15 April 2000
> >
> >
> >***
> >
> >
> >PRESS RELEASE
> >
> >
> >At the 1972 Documenta, Joseph Beuys presented the Organisation for Direct
> >Democracy, an all-inclusive vision which embraced artistic, social and
> >political activities.
> >
> >democracy! explores the substance of this vision. It recognises the need
to
> >find a productive role for the artist within society.  It acknowledges
the
> >desire to build relationships and integrate artistic practices, and to
> >develop new and practical links within and outside the artistic
community.
> >
> >To embrace democracy involves the sacrifice of ego and the acceptance of
> >collaboration. It is risky and uncertain, frustrating and rewarding. Its
> >relations cannot be assumed; they have to be debated. It remains abstract
> >unless realised and can be stifled by realisation. Nearly everybody
> >understands what democracy means. But everybody has different ideas about
> >what it is or should be. It is an ongoing process in which contradiction
> >and failure play a part.
> >
> >democracy! at the Royal College of Art might be seen as a contradiction
in
> >terms, because the work in this exhibition has largely arisen in
opposition
> >to the specialist institutions of art. democracy! is about questioning
the
> >structures which prompted the search for alternatives in the first place.
> >It looks to create a productive dialogue between communities,
collectives,
> >individuals, organisations and audiences, acknowledging that all have
> >something to learn from each other.
> >
> >ArtLab, B.a.d. Foundation, Jeremy Deller, Clegg & Guttman, Annika
Eriksson,
> >De Geuzen, Carsten Höller, Group Material,Jeanne van Heeswijk, Aleksandra
> >Mir, Dave Muller, Nils Norman, No Problem Agency, Mejor Vida Corp.,
Oreste,
> >Carissa Rodriguez & Jodi Busby, Rigo 2000 & LPDC, Hinrich Sachs, Sarah
> >Tripp, Superflex, Punish, PH Studio, Cesare Pietroiusti, Plamen Dejanov &
> >Swetlana Heger, Stephen Willats.
> >
> >
> >Royal College of Art Galleries
> >Exhibition open Friday 14 April - Friday 12 May 2000
> >Exhibition closed for Easter Weekend Friday 21 - Monday 24 April
> >11-6pm (admission free)
> >
> >
> >Curated by final year students from the Royal College of Art MA curating
> >course. For further details please contact:
> >Tim Hutchinson  T: 020 7590 4494 or F: 020 7590 4495
> >democracy@rca.ac.uk
> >Anna Brenard Royal College of Art Press Officer
> >T: 020 7590 4127
> >a.brenard@rac.ac.uk.
> >
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