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MyComputer (USA, CA, DE, DK, FR, SE)
"The computer in contemporary art"

2008-03-28 − 2008-04-20

Opening Friday March 28th 18-22,
Presentation of the exhibition and Artist talks at 19

Performance by Pauline Curnier Jardin and Catriona Shaw/Miss Le Bomb at 20.30

    
       
 

- How does the computer affect contemporary art?

When we were invited to do this exhibition, the idea was to present computer art, a genre that is relatively unknown. Usually, these kinds of exhibitions are focused on forms or techniques that are produced by and for computers. To our understanding, this easily leads to stressing technology and neglecting substance. We want to show the computer in a wider perspective, an exhibition about how the computer is used or depicted in different artistic expressions. If we spend a big part of our lives in front of the screen, how does this affect contemporary art? We are showing some works relating to these conditions.

Therefore, we are showing not only traditional computer art, but also performance, painting, sculpture, objects, installations and political art spread by the net.

Connected to computer art there is an attitude working against the institutional, hierarchical. We believe that this kind of spirit is the reason that almost all artists we have asked are on the exhibition. We are glad to show them, because in an idealistic, non-profit way, the selection is plainly built on what we like. We hope that you will experience an exhibition that stands out in a playful way. More seriously, we would like to introduce an area of art that is marginalized.

Shane Hope (USA), Bill Drummond (UK), Darsha Hewitt (CA),
Ian Campbell (CA), Goodiepal (DK/UK), Pauline Curnier Jardin (FR) andCatriona Shaw/Miss Le Bomb (DE), Sture & Charlotte Johannesson, Ola Pehrson, Anna Wignell, Leif Elgreen & von Hausswollf, Goldin+Senneby, Johan Löfgren, Mateusz Pozar, Andreas Nilsson, Matthias Nilsson, Arne-Kjell Vikhagen, Thomas Broomé, Kristoffer Zetterstrand, Dånk! Collective (SE)

Curators: Olle Essvik, Erik Boström