Book presentations ZHdK

We would like to invite you to the book presentations:
WHAT IF? LETTERS TO THE FUTURE (Vexer Publisher, 2024)
With aperitif and readings from our authors Hayat Erdogan, Damian Christinger and Johannes M. Hedinger

Thu Dec 5, 17-19.00
ZHdK Zurich University of the Arts, Room 4.T09
Toni Areal, Pfingstweidstr. 96, 8005 Zürich

The previous ILEA publications are also available:
– Learning from the Earth (2023)
– Mass Movements (2021)
– Landscape #1 (2020)
All in cooperation with the art book publisher
Vexer Verlag St.Gallen/Berlin

Futorological Congress

Successful launch of the new ILEA Publication at the Futurological Congress (Futures of Care) Nov 29./30. at Löwenbräukunst Zürich, organized by Julieta Aranda, Mareike Dittmer and Martina Huber/AIA; with a performative reading by one of our authors: Ishita Chakraborty.
Further contributions by Adnan Hadzi, Athina Maria, Ethel Baranoa Pohl, Giulia Bini, Ingo Niermann, ulieta Aranda, Lucia Pietroiusti, Mareike Dittmer, Martina Huber, Maya Minder, Mónica Bello, Nikita Dhawan, Radical Care Initiative, Ren Britton, Taskforce 2123, Uriel Orlow and many others.
E-Flux Recordings will be available from Dec 10th. Link for registration.

The new ILEA Book is out

Fresh from the printers: we are pleased to present you the latest ILEA book:

WHAT IF? Letter to the Future.
(ILEA Book 2, 204 pages. DE/EN; ISBN: 978-3-907112-87-8, CHF 20.-)
available via Vexer Verlag St.Gallen / Berlin

What if? – Freedom of thought and the power of renewal begin with this simple question. The letters to the future collected here are not prophecies but reflect a world in upheaval between hope and horror, transformation and speculation, they are also full of enthusiasm for the future. These ideas and thoughts from visionary people who call on us to use our mind and creativity to create a livable and sustainable future for everyone.

Essays: Ravi Agarwal, Annemarie Bucher, Ishita Chakraborty, Damian Christinger, Magali Dougoud, Hayat Erdoğan, Anne-Laure Franchette, Johannes M. Hedinger, Kim de l’Horizon, Josiane Imhasly, Monica Ursina Jäger, Dominik Landwehr, Joanna Leśnierowska, Paulina Lopez, Harald Welzer, André Wilkens.
Dossier: Marc Augé, Octavia E. Butler, David Graeber, Donna Haraway, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Roman Krznaric, Ursula K. Le Guin, Lesley Lokko, Achille Mbembe, Milo Rau, Nikolaj Schultz, Vandana Shiva, Edward Snowden, Rebecca Solnit, Greta Thunberg, Anne L. Tsing, Slavoj Žižek and others.
Artworks: Ravi Agarwal und Paulina Lopez, Paloma Ayala, Magali Dougoud, Hemauer/Keller, Monica Ursina Jäger, Ola Maciejewska, Sujit Mallik, Vibeke Mascini, Farah Mulla, Ernesto Neto, QUARTO, Stefanie Salzman, Renae Shadler, Andrea Todisco, Huhtamaki Wab.
Credits: Editor: ILEA, Johannes M. Hedinger; editorial work: Hendrick Krone
Design: Alltag Agentur, Philip Bührer; Layout: Rachel Kühne
Publisher: Vexer St.Gallen / Berlin; ISBN: 978-3-907112-87-8
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We would also like to invite you to the first two book presentations:

Sat Nov 30 – 18.00
as part of the Futurological Congress, Löwenbräu Kunst, Zurich
With performative reading by Ishita Chakraborty
Program details and registration:
https://www.weareaia.ch/de/the-9th-futurological-congress/

Thu Dec 5 – 17-19.00
ZHdK Zurich University of the Arts, Room 4.T09
Toni Areal, Pfingstweidstr. 96, 8005 Zürich
With aperitif and readings by Hayat Erdogan, Damian Christinger and Johannes Hedinger

Fri Jan 24 2025 – 18.00
Vexer Verlag Berlin, Gneisenaustr. 54, 10961 Berlin
details follow

Ernesto Neto Docu

For the closing event of the Art Safiental Biennale I produced together with Thomas Rickenmann a video documentation of Ernesto Neto’s performance FROM EARTH TO EARTH, which is now available on Youtube.

Closing Event

Closing Event of the ART SAFIENTAL Biennale
Sunday October 20th, 11-16:00, in and around the Berghotel Alpenblick

11:00
Book presentation ILEA BOOK2: “What if? Letters to the Future”
Author talk with Ishita Chakraborty and Annemarie Bucher
Berghotel Alpenblick

12-14:00
Food event, activation “Breastworks” by Paloma Ayala, with Sascha Skraban
Behind Berghotel Alpenblick

14:00
Artist talk and work presentation “M ü.M.”
with Christina Hemauer and Roman Keller
In und vor Berghotel Alpenblick

Permanent:
– Video-Documentary Ernesto Neto: „From Earth to Earth“
– Preview ILEA BOOK2: „What if? Letters to the Future“

And the last chance to see all the works of the Biennale in Safien-Platz, Tenna, Thalkirch and Versam by: Ravi Agarwal & Paulina Lopez / Paloma Ayala / Magali Dougoud / Hemauer/Keller / Monica Ursina Jäger / Ola Maciejewska / Sujit Mallik / Vibeke Mascini / Farah Mulla / Ernesto Neto / QUARTO / Stefanie Salzmann / Renae Shadler / Andrea Todisco / Huhtamaki Wab 

Land Art Conference

3.10.2024: Kunstmuseum M. & Land Art Flevoland, Agora, Lelystad, NL

Why is land art particularly relevant today? What are its new manifestations? How do we deal with these often impermanent works of art? And how does land art shed light on the urgent ecological and social issues of today?

Through the Land Art Lives program, Kunstmuseum M. and Land Art Flevoland will jointly investigate these questions at an international conference scheduled for October 3, 2024, in Lelystad.

What is Land Art?
Land art is an idea, impulse, or movement that utilizes the landscape as a place for artistic creation. Art that is all about the landscape, that lets one experience it, experiment with it and reflect on it.
The early era of land art was closely associated with the anti-institutional ethos of the 1970s, as well as other art forms stemming from it, including performance, minimalism, conceptual art, and new media. Since then, the institutions that artists opposed at the time have embraced land art. The genre has evolved into a form of commissioned art, and its ideas have evolved accordingly. Meanwhile, a history, a canon, and a vibrant, multifaceted, and developing practice characterise the field.

Land art has been and continues to be created all over the world, from Russia and Japan to Brazil, America, and Europe. This art form is particularly associated with large-scale, monumental works of art situated in the vast American desert. It is clear that this image needs to be adjusted.

International Conference
On October 3, 2024, the supporting program of Land Art Lives will come together during an international conference in the Agora Theater in Lelystad. We will start the day with several international speakers. In the afternoon, parallel working sessions on the future of land art will take place. The day will be moderated by Meta Knol. In addition to the program, there is plenty of opportunity to meet and delve further into reading and archival material.

Speakers
Humberto Moro of the Dia Art Foundation (United States) will give a lecture on the ways Dia manages iconic land artworks in America and how they deal with current developments there. Afterwards, Anja Novak of the University of Amsterdam will discuss with him the Dia Art approach in the context of Flevoland. Britta Peters of Urbane Künste Ruhr (Germany) has years of experience at Skulptur Projekte Münster and talks about her programmatic approach in the Ruhr area. Lisa Le Feuvre of Holt/Smithson Foundation (United States) will join her in conversation after the event.

Afternoon sessions
Following this inspiring input, participants will engage in afternoon discussions. Various topics and questions will be discussed in a number of parallel sessions. What is the specific dynamic between land art and the public, and is there, in response to the major spatial task facing the Netherlands, reason for new land art? Three special guests will participate in each session, including Johannes M. Hedinger (ILEA), Marjolijn Dijkman (Enough Room for Space), Anne-Marie van der Weide (Mecanoo), Orlando Maaike Gouwenberg (Sonsbeek Foundation), Benno Tempel (Museum Kröller Müller), Simone Vermaat (RCE), Mieke Conijn (IJsselbiennale), Lydia Beerkens (SRAL) and many others.

The program team consists of the curators Anne Reenders (Kunstmuseum M.) and Martine van Kampen (Land Art Flevoland), Lot Meijers (production), Anne van de Dool (texts) and Michel Langendijk (communications).

Under My Gaze

Review of the performance on 15.9.24 in Valendas:
UNDER MY GAZE by RENAE SHADLER
Participants: Emeka Ene / Dorota Michalak / Renae Shadler (performance), Samuel Hertz (sound)
supported by Aerocene Foundation
Work description   /  CLIP 1  /  CLIP 2

Performance in Valendas

The performance UNDER MY GAZE and workshop by Renae Shaedler will be shown on September 15 in Valendas – as part of the Valendas village festival.
Performance: 11.15 am – 12.45 pm
Workshop: 2.30 – 4 pm (also for families with children)
Participants: Emeka Ene / Dorota Michalak / Renae Shadler (performance), Samuel Hertz (sound)
program village festival

In the media

Media reports on the Art Safiental Biennale (in German, English, French, Portuguese, Russian and Japanese) will be posted on the press page on an ongoing basis.

ZOMBIE MERMAIDS (Performance)

Review of the performance day on 20.7.24 in Safien Platz:
Magali Dougoud, Laure Boer and Myriam Jarmache performed ZOMBIE MERMAIDS, A SONG FOR FUTURE WATERS by MAGALI DOUGOUD.
Duration 35 min. Followed by an artist talk with the curator Josiane Imhasly
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