Models for Taking Part

Presented by Justina M. Barnicke Gallery

Details: Organized by Presentation House Gallery and adapted for the Justina M. Barnicke Gallery, Models for Taking Part assembles media works by international artists Anetta Mona Chişa & Lucia Tkáčová (b. Slovakia and Romania), Bouchra Khalili (b. Morocco), Renzo Martens (b. the Netherlands), Tobias Zielony (b. Germany), and Artur Żmijewski (b. Poland). The artists’ provocative works critically interpret the public sphere as both an idea and ideal that intersects uneasily with factional and even personal interests. The exhibition presents models of participation in which the idealized marriage between democracy and the public sphere becomes fraught with incongruity, at times appearing unsustainable.

Models for Taking Part is curated by Juan A. Gaitán.

Juan A. Gaitán is a curator currently working at Witte de With, Centre for Contemporary Art in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

IMAGE CREDIT: Episode III: Enjoy Poverty, 2009, film, 90 min. Courtesy the artist.

Important Dates:

Opening Reception Thursday, September 8, 2011, 6:30-9:00 pm

*The Curator's Tour scheduled for Tuesday, October 11 has been moved to Wednesday October 12 at 6:00, and will take place before the panel discussion.*

Art, Space, Democracy - Curator's Tour and Round-Table Discussion
When: Wednesday, October 12th, 6:00 - 8:30 pm
Where: Justina M. Barnicke Gallery and the Music Room, 2nd Floor, Hart House
Cost: Free

6:00 pm Tour: Justina M. Barnicke Gallery
Followed by Round-Table Discussion in the Music Room, 2nd Floor, Hart House
Round-table participants: Juan A. Gaitán with Elle Flanders, Dana Granofsky, and Meghan Sutherland

Produced with assistance from the British Columbia Arts Council Touring Initiatives and the Toronto Arts Council.