JOAN JONAS « LIGHT TIME TALES », HANGARBICOCCA, MILAN
Joan Jonas “Light Time Tales” / Fondazione HangarBicocca, Milan / Jusqu’au 1er février 2015.
“Light Time Tales” est la première exposition en Italie de la grande artiste et performeuse américaine Joan Jonas, figure centrale de l’art performance des seventies, qui représentera son pays dans le pavillon des USA à la prochaine édition de la Biennale de Venise. l’exposition présente une série de dix installations et de dix projections vidéo , ainsi qu’une vidéo spécialement produite pour Hanharbicocca.
“Light Time Tales” is the first anthological exhibition in Italy devoted to the art of Joan Jonas. Curated by Andrea Lissoni, the exhibition brings together–with both historic and recent works–ten installations and ten single-channel videos, among which a new video especially conceived for HangarBicocca.
One of the exhibited artworks, Reanimation, a symbol of how Joan Jonas’s experiments have developed, is the starting point for a performance of the same name together with the musician and jazz composer Jason Moran, which was presented at HangarBicocca.
Considered as a major figure for the history and theory of performance, she became known during the 1960s and 1970s through her pioneering performances and videos. Her work gives a unique reinterpretation of the relationship between art and narrative forms, alongside her use of video, sculpture and performance, the artist includes language as a powerful source of imaginary.
Joan Jonas “Light Time Tales”, installation views at Fondazione HangarBicocca, Milan, 2014 / Courtesy Fondazione HangarBiccoca, Milan. Photo: Agostino Osio.
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