YouTube MixIgor KrenzThreshold artspace YouTube ChannelHorsecross Commission as part of Circles and Squares – the first solo show in an UK public institution by Igor Krenz |
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LOCATION on site Threshold Stage Screen, Threshold artspace, Perth Concert Hall
TIMES 4 Apr – 7 May 09 Mon-Sat 10am-6pm or late on performance evenings
ADMISSION Always Free
LOCATION online Threshold artspace YouTube Channel
TIMES Ongoing 24/7
Featuring Igor Krenz’s favourite movies from YouTube – world’s free repository of artists’ films and videos (and any other moving image). Take a journey from legendary John Cage concerts through New York cinema of transgression to an underground Warsaw Band with seven films which struck, bemused or fascinated Krenz – all running on a 40 minute loop on site in the following order:
1. John Cage performing Water Walk as part of I’ve Got a Secret TV Show, 1960 | 9:23 minutes
2. 4:33 by John Cage. Performed by BBC Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Lawrence Foster, 2004 | 9:23 minutes
3. Stray Dogs by Richard Kern, 1985 | 9:54 minutes
4 – 7: Fransua and Benua, Performed by Warsaw Band | 3:39 minutes + 1:13 minutes + 2:04 minutes + 2:51 minutes
IGOR KRENZ (born 1959 in Katowice. Lives and works in Warsaw) is probably best known internationally for his approach to film-making as ‘a logical mind game’. Krenz’s video vignettes are often tales about life cycles, cause and effect, improbability and accuracy, held together by playful scenarios. He is the co-founder of Polish artists’ collectives ZF Kino, Photo Service and Azorro Supergroup. Most recently his work has been shown in group exhibitions at Tate Modern, London and Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw, as well as GB Agency, Paris, Garash Galería, Mexico City and Raster Gallery, Warsaw. His work has been acquired for the public collections of Zacheta National Gallery, Warsaw, National Museum , Krakow; Silesian Museum, Katowice; Wyspa Art Institute, Gdansk amongst many others. The artist's practice is represented by Raster Gallery, Warsaw.
The exhibition is accompanied by a Issue 10 | 2009 of READ MORE - Horsecross’ Journal for Critical Writing (ISSN 1755-0866) featuring a newly commissioned essay by Wroclaw-based curator and critic Piotr Krajewski who is exploring Krenz’s new commission in relation to the artist’s oeuvre to date.
The Circles and Squares exhibition is curated by Iliyana Nedkova and Urszula Sniegowska as part of Horsecross’ Scottish Tides-Polish Spring: a three month celebration of Scotland’s vibrant cultural connections with Poland.
Produced by the artist and Horsecross for Threshold artspace in partnership with 55degrees, Glasgow and the Centre for Contemporary Art Ujazdowski Castle, Warsaw.
Supported by Scottish Arts Council New Work Fund, the Scottish Executive’s Homecoming Scotland 2009 and Adam Mickiewicz Institute’s Polska! Year.