Selected Artist's Video Works (2005-08)Igor Krenz4 - 5 Apr 09 |
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TIME For one weekend only: Sat 4 Apr 09 10am-4pm and Sun 5 Apr 09 11am-1pm
LOCATION Norie-Miller Studio, Perth Concert Hall specially converted as a state-of-the-art micro cinema
ADMISSION Free
Four critically acclaimed works from 2005 until 2008 screen and cycle on a 15 minute loop in the running order below. Each resonating with Krenz’s new multi-channel commission Circles and Squares, 2009 created to run on both Threshold Wave and Stage.
1. Jackass/MTV–Naïve Performance, 2006 3:40 minutes
The Polish Jackass group was assigned the unconventional task of watching Palace, an 8 hour long remake of Empire by Andy Warhol. Only one brave soul lasted the duration. This artist’s documentary of the event was shot on location at the Palace of Science and Culture in Warsaw and presented on MTV.
2. Formal Analysis, 2005 7:20 minutes
A film from the Silwa Video Film Company made in 1981 that has been censored since resurfaces only to reveal a secret narrative that no one had paid attention to for all these years.
3. TV ‘S’, 2006 3:30 minutes
An artist’s documentary about 1985 when a group of astronomers from the University of Torun constructed their own TV transmission equipment and superimposed Solidarity slogans over official TV broadcasts. Tests to check the range and effectiveness of the transmitter were carried out by broadcasting small geometric shapes in the corner of the TV screen. In September 1985, during an official news broadcast and an episode of the popular detective series 07 Over and Out, the two following slogans appeared on the TV screen: ‘Solidarity Torun! Enough of soaring prices, lies and repression‘, ‘Solidarity Torun! It is our duty to boycott the election’.
4. 1 Second Film About UFO, 2008 0:01 minutes
One second artist’s film about an unidentified flying object.
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 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.