Po razstavi bo vodila Alenka Trebušak.

James Powderly in Eun-Jung Son: SLIKOLIZNIKI


Kulturni center Tobačna 001 (Muzej in galerije mesta Ljubljane), Tobačna 1, Ljubljana

Dokumentarni film Jamesa Powderlyja in Eun-Jung Son Slikolizniki predstavlja fenomen lizanja slik. Slikolizništvo je vedno bolj številčna podzemna scena, ki jo tvorijo različni akterji od pripadnikov grafitarske kontrakulture do muzejskih kustosov, aktivistov in ljubiteljev umetnosti. Pri tem gre za povezovanje športnega izziva, udeležbe umetnikov pri reinterpretaciji umetnostne zgodovine in tehnološkega hekerstva nadzornih sistemov v muzejih in galerijah. Dokumentni film, ki zgrabi gledalčevo pozornost, govori o drugačni obliki cenjenja umetnin, ki ruši okulocentrični pogled na svet. Ena od simbolih funkcij lizanja slik je moč, ki jo ima poimenovanje. Zanimivo je, da tako latinska beseda lingua kot slovenska jezik pomenita tako jezikovni sistem kot organ; tako lizanje umetnine delo razglasi za vredno lizanja, razpravljanja o njem ali gledanja. Igrivi slikolizniki se pri izbiri slike odločajo na osnovi raznih interesov in razlogov. Nekateri se za določeno delo odločijo zaradi njegove denarne vrednosti. Drugi lizalci, ki izhajajo iz grafitarske kulture, s tem izražajo občudovanje do umetnika, ki je navdihnil njihovo delo, spet drugim pa je bolj privlačen izziv kot tak, zato si izberejo najbolj skrbno varovane mojstrovine. Slikolizniki so izjemno spretni pri izogibanju nadzornim kameram, senzorjem in muzejskemu osebju, zato njihovo ravnanje še ni bilo posneto na video kameri. Eden od razlogov tiči tudi v tem, da je za slikoliznike, podobno kot za umetnike Fluxusa, dokumentiranje akcij dokaj nepomembno (pogosto jih niti ne vidijo kot umetniška dejanja in se redko zavedajo razsežnosti slikolizništva). Spodkopati skušajo licemerna pravila obnašanja v muzejskih prostorih, v katerih vladata tišina in ritualno vedenje.
Dokumentarni film vsebuje zemljevide, eseje in intervjuje z lizalci, varnostniki oziroma čuvaji, konzervatorji in drugimi strokovnjaki s področja, ki pripovedujejo o svojih izkušnjah s tem zelo nenavadnim vedenjem v muzejih. Kaj izkusijo lizalci, ko pridejo v stik s sliko? Zakaj jih zanimajo izključno slike? Verjetno tiči odgovor tudi v tem, da okušanje slike presega žanrske ali slogovne delitve. Ko človek oblizne sliko, mora znane kategorije povsem prilagoditi novim kategorijam, ne le za razumevanje okusa stvari kot je grenkoba, pikantnost, kislost, sladkoba, slanost ali bledost okusa, temveč bolj natančno zato, da med seboj poveže kategorije in ključne besede, ki tvorijo nove opise za umetnine, na primer "silovito, prodorno, pretresljivo" ali "tiho, grenko, malenkost monotono". ne glede na to, ali in kako neškodljiva ali zlonamerna so taka dejanja za sliko, pa humorno in obenem jedko razkrivajo absurdnost zakonskih in družbenih idej o izvirnosti in lastniških pravicah.

Ida Hiršenfelder

Več na: www.ljudmila.org/dat/Artist-in-Residence:_James_Powderly_%26_Eun-Jung_Son/

Razstava bo na ogled do 8. aprila 2012.

James Powderly

James Powderly je oblikovalec in učitelj, ki že od leta 1996 deluje na področjih odprte kode, kreativnega tehnološkega oblikovanja, vesoljske robotike, oblikovanja tatujev, rokenrola, izobraževanja in medijskih umetnosti. Njegovo umetniško in oblikovalsko delo je bilo razstavljeno na šestih celinah in dve izmed njegovih umetniških del sta del stalne razstave muzeja novejših umetnosti MoMA v New Yorku. Njegov prvi celovečerni film je bil premierno prikazan na filmskem festivalu leta 2008. Sodeloval je pri večjem številu mednarodnih pripravništev, štipendirale pa so ga organizacije, kot so Eyebeam OpenLab in Gyeonggi Creation Center ter osvojil veliko nagrad, vključno z nagrado Oblikovalskega muzeja v Londonu za oblikovalsko rešitev leta na področju interaktivne umetnosti, nagradi Ars Electronice Golden Nica in Award of Distinction – umetniški nagradi na Art Basel v Švici, nagrado Future Everything Award in nagrado Excellence Prize na Festivalu novomedijskih umetnosti na Japonskem. James je soustanovitelj nagrajenih Graffiti Research Lab in Free Art and Technology Lab, mednarodne delavnice pionirjev odprtokodne umetnosti. Prav tako je eden izmed članov ekipe, ki je ustvarila in vodila Nasina vozila Mars Exploration Rover in Phoenix Lander. James je bil zaposlen na Parsons The New School for Design in je trenutno asistent profesor na univerzi Hongik.
Revija Time je uvrstila Jamesa na njihov seznam naj deset gverilskih umetnikov vseh časov. Trenutno živi v Seulu v Republiki Koreji, kjer je osnoval lasten oblikovalski atelje poimenovan "Nasa Factory".

Eun-Jung Son

Eun-Jung Son poučuje mlade od leta 2006 naprej. Diplomirala je na področju oblikovanja vizualnih komunikacij na Ženskem kolidžu Soongeui in na področju izobraževanja na Korejski univerzi. Poučevala je mlade, vključno z avtistično mladino in otroke z Aspergerjevim sindromom ter vodila izobraževalne delavnice v Koreji, Maleziji in Afriki. Eun-Jung Son je ustanoviteljica mednarodno priznanega, inovativnega izobraževalnega programa Dream Move, ki vključuje tehnologijo, ustvarjalnost in fizično vzgojo. Je izvršna direktorica in soustanoviteljica oblikovalskega ateljeja Nasa Factory v Seulu.

Nasa Factory

Nasa Factory, kar v korejščini pomeni "tovarna vijakov" je umetniško – oblikovalski atelje za raziskave in razvoj v Seulu (Republika Koreja) specializiran za področja novomedijskih tehnologij, oblikovalskih storitev ter proizvodnje izvirne in unikatne opreme za področja umetnosti, zabavništva in potrošniške industrije. Atelje sta leta 2011 ustanovila James Powderly in EJ Son.
Povezave:
Graffiti Research Lab
www.graffitiresearchlab.com/blog/
Torture Classics
tortureclassics.com/
Nasa Factory
nasafactory.com/
Kulturni center Tobačna 001
www.mgml.si/kulturni-center-tobacna-001/o-kulturnem-centru-tobacna-001/
LJUDMILA – Ljubljanski laboratorij za digitalne medije in kulturo pri KUD France Prešeren Trnovo.
www.ljudmila.org/




James Powderly and Eun-Jung Son: THE LICKERS

The documentary The Lickers by James Powderly and Eun-Jung Son presents the phenomenon of painting licking. Painting licking is a growing underground scene with a diverse membership including graffiti counterculture, museum cura- tors, activists, and art enthusiasts. They connect challenging aspirations regarding sports, artistic involvement in a reinterpretation of art history, and technological hacking of the surveillance systems of museums and galleries. This highly engaging documentary suggests another form of appreciating artworks, subverting the ocular-centric world view. One of the symbolic functions of licking paintings is the power of nomination. interestingly, the Latin word lingua and the Slovene word jezik can mean either language or tongue, therefore licking a piece of art proclaims the piece as worth licking, talking about, or viewing. The choice of the playful lickers is based on various interests and reasons. Some choose a particular work of art according to its monetary value. coming from graffiti culture, some lickers choose to express their admiration for the artist that inspired their own work, while others prefer a challenge, choosing instead the most well guarded masterpieces. The lickers have been extremely wary of surveillance cameras, sensors, and museum personal, hence this behavior had not been previously recorded. one of the reasons for this is that, much like Fluxus, the lickers do not see the importance of documenting their actions (they often don’t see it as art and they are rarely aware of the larger community of lickers). They attempt to undermine the sanctimonious manner of behavior in museum spaces that often demands silence and ritual behavior.
The documentary contains maps, essays, and interviews with the lickers, security guards, art conservators and other professionals sharing their experiences of this highly peculiar behavior. What do the lickers experience when they come into contact with a painting? Why are they exclusively interested only in paintings? The tasting of the painting goes beyond the divisions into particular genre or style. When one licks a painting the known categories must be entirely adjusted to other categories; not just to understand the tastes such as bitter, pungent, spicy, sour, sweet, salty or just bland, but more accurately to interconnect the categories and keywords to produce descriptions like "gripping, sharp, overwhelming" or "silent, bitter, slightly monotonous". however harmless or malevolent these acts may be for the painting, they produce humorous and poignant revelations regarding the absurdity of the legal and social ideas of ownership, originality, and property rights.
Ida Hiršenfelder

More at:
www.ljudmila.org/dat/Artist-in-Residence:_James_Powderly_%26_Eun-Jung_Son_%28en%29/

The exhibition will be on display until 4th April 2012.

James Powderly

James Powderly is a designer and educator working in the fields of open-source, creative technology design, aerospace robotics, tattoos, rock'n'roll, education and media art since 1996. His art and design work has been exhibited on six continents and he has two artworks in the permanent collection of the MoMA in NYC. His first feature-film premiered at the Film Festival in 2008. He has participated in numerous international residencies and fellowships with organizations like the Eyebeam OpenLab and the Gyeonggi Creation Center, and won numerous awards, including the Design of the Year in Interactive Art from the Design Museum, London, the Golden Nica and Award of Distinction from Ars Electronica, the Swiss Art Award at Art Basel, the Future Everything Award and the Excellence Prize from the Japan New Media Art Festival. James is the co-founder of both the award-winning Graffiti Research Lab and the international, open-source art pioneers, The Free Art and Technology Lab. He was also part of the team that created and operated the Mars Exploration Rover and the Phoenix Lander for NASA. James worked as an adjunct professor at Parsons The New School for Design and is currently an Assistant Professor at Hongik University. Time Magazine included James on their list of the "Top 10 Guerilla Artists" of all time. James currently lives in Seoul, South Korea and has started his own design studio, called Nasa Factory.

Eun-Jung Son

Eun-Jung Son has been involved in educating young people since 2006. She has a degree in Visual Communication Design from Soongeui Women’s College and a degree in Education fromKorea University. She has taught young people, including children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome, and conducted educational workshops in Korea, Malaysia and Africa. She is the founder of an internationally-renowned, innovative education program, called Dream Move, that combines technology, creativity and physical education. She is the CEO and co-founder of NASA Factory, a design studio based in Seoul.

Nasa Factory

Nasa Factory, which translates to "screw factory" in Korean, is an art and design R&D studio based in Seoul, South Korea that specializes in new media technology, design services and original equipment manufacturing for the arts, entertainment and commercial industries. Nasa Factory was co-founded in 2011 by James Powderly and EJ Son.

Links:

Graffiti Research Lab
www.graffitiresearchlab.com/blog/
Torture Classics
tortureclassics.com/
Nasa Factory
nasafactory.com/
Kulturni center Tobačna 001
www.mgml.si/kulturni-center-tobacna-001/o-kulturnem-centru-tobacna-001/
Ljudmila – Ljubljana Digital Media Lab
www.ljudmila.org/

Vir: Ljudmila, Napovednik.com