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[English below]Anna Solal, Philipp Timischl, Johanna Ulfsak, Agnes Scherer, Joshua Citarella, Robertas Narkus
Ära võta seda liiga tõsiselt
1. veebruar – 3. mai
Avamine reedel, 31. jaanuaril kell 18–20
Armas sõber,
oled oodatud '’Ära võta seda liiga tõsiselt'’ näituse avamisele reedel, 31. jaanuaril kell 18.
'Milline väärtus saaks olla näitusel, mis on nii eneseirooniline, et sellega ei püütagi vaatajale midagi öelda? Või on see praegusele ajavaimule omane teeseldud iroonia, millega varjatakse otseseid väiteid ja välditakse seisukohavõtte?
Oma 1990. aasta essees „E Unibus Pluram: Television and U.S. Fiction“ („E Unibus Pluram: televisioon ja Ameerika ilukirjandus“) märkis David Foster Wallace, et popkultuur (eriti muidugi televisioon) on hakanud tõsidust vältima. Aina sagedamini kasutati absurdi, kordusi, enda tsiteerimist ja teisi postmodernistlikke võtteid. Wallace tõi ka näiteid: komöödiasari, mille tegelased on teadlikud, et nad on komöödiasarja tegelased, või reklaam, kus rahulolev klient tunnistab, et ta on kõigest oma rolli esitav näitleja. Ta väitis, et eneseiroonilises kultuuris saab igat siiruse ja inimlikkuse ilmingut naeruvääristada või sellesse küüniliselt suhtuda. Wallace kartis, et uusiroonia kaotab järk-järgult piirid humanismi ja julmuse, inimlikkuse ja ükskõiksuse ning väärtuste ja õelate naljade vahel. Kas ta nägi ette, et veerand sajandi pärast on uusiroonia peaaegu ainus viis, kuidas reaalsusega toime tulla? Kuidas jõudsime selleni, et tõelise iroonia asemel oleme üksnes teeseldult pilkelised?...'
Tekst: Aleksander Burenkov
Anna Solal (s. 1988) on Pariisis tegutsev kunstnik. Solal lõpetas Brüsselis asuva École nationale supérieure des arts visuels de La Cambre'i. Tema töid on eksponeeritud olulistes näitustes nii Euroopas kui ka Ameerika Ühendriikides, sealhulgas isikunäitustel Palais de Tokyos Pariisis ja CAC Passerelles Brestis. Ta on osalenud ka grupinäitustel Musée des Abattoirs'is Toulouse'is ja Interstate Projects'is New Yorgis. Tema looming peegeldab pühendumust eksperimentaalsele materjalikäsitlusele, mida on arendatud residentuuride ja koostööprojektide kaudu Pariisis ja mujal.
Philipp Timischl (s. 1989) on Pariisis elav ja töötav kunstnik. Timischl õppis Viini Kunstiakadeemias. Tema töid on laialdaselt eksponeeritud, sealhulgas isikunäitustel Heidelberger Kunstverein'is, Secessionis Viinis ja Fondation Fiminco's Pariisis. Timischl on osalenud ka olulistes grupinäitustes, nagu Lyoni biennaal, Kunsthalle Bern ja MAK Viinis. Tema kriitiline lähenemine isiklikele ja ühiskondlikele narratiividele areneb pidevalt koostöös kuraatoritega ja rahvusvahelistel näituseplatvormidel.
Johanna Ulfsak (s. 1987) on Tallinnas tegutsev tekstiilikunstnik ja disainer. Ta omandas kraadi Eesti Kunstiakadeemia tekstiilikunsti ja disaini erialal, kus ta nüüd töötab külalislektorina. Ulfsaki töid on eksponeeritud isikunäitustel Draakoni galeriis Tallinnas ja Margot Samel galeriis New Yorgis ning grupinäitustel Eesti Tarbekunsti- ja Disainimuuseumis. Ta on pälvinud mitmeid tunnustusi kaasaegse tekstiilikunsti edendamise eest.
Agnes Scherer (s. 1985) on Salzburgis ja Berliinis tegutsev kunstnik. Scherer omandas kunsti kraadi Düsseldorfi Kunstiakadeemias. Tema töid on eksponeeritud isikunäitustel Kunst Halle Sankt Gallenis, Sadie Coles HQ-s Londonis ja ChertLüdde galeriis Berliinis. Schereri narratiivseid installatsioone ja etendusi on esitletud rahvusvaheliselt, sealhulgas festivalidel ja biennaalidel. Tema kunst kuulub selliste kogude hulka nagu FRAC Champagne-Ardenne ja Moderna Museet Stockholmis.
Joshua Citarella (s. 1987) on New Yorgis tegutsev kunstnik, kirjanik ja teadlane. Ta õppis New Yorgi School of Visual Arts'is, kus omandas BFA kraadi fotograafias. Citarella töid on eksponeeritud sellistes asutustes nagu Stedelijk Museum Hollandis ja Hood Museum of Art Ameerika Ühendriikides. Tema väljaanded, mis uurivad veebikultuure ja spekulatiivseid tulevikke, kuuluvad Yale'i, Harvardi ja RISD akadeemilistesse kogudesse. Lisaks kunstipraktikale õpetab ta Rhode Islandi Disainikoolis ja arendab iseseisvaid uurimisprojekte.
Robertas Narkus (s. 1983) on Vilniuses tegutsev interdistsiplinaarne kunstnik. Ta omandas kraadi Vilniuse Kunstiakadeemias ja on osalenud edasiõppe programmides de Appel'i kunstikeskuses Amsterdamis. Narkus esindas Leedut 59. Veneetsia biennaalil projektiga "Gut Feeling". Tema töid on eksponeeritud olulistes asutustes, sealhulgas Kaasaegse Kunsti Keskuses Vilniuses, XII Balti triennaalil ja Whitechapel galeriis Londonis. Narkus on ka kunstnike algatatud projektide, nagu Autarkia ja Pataphysics'i Instituut, asutaja, mis edendavad eksperimentaalset koostööd kunstivaldkonnas.
Näitust toetavad Eesti Kultuurkapital ja Punch Drinks.
Rohkem infot: h https://temnikova.ee/?c=exhibition&l=en&t=Anna-Solal-Philipp-Timischl-Johanna-Ulfsak-Agnes-Scherer-Joshua-Citarella-Robertas-Narkus-Dont-take-it-too-seriously&id=374
Näitus on avatud: K—R 13—18, L 14—18
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Anna Solal, Philipp Timischl, Johanna Ulfsak, Agnes Scherer, Joshua Citarella, Robertas Narkus
Don't take it too seriously
Curated by Alexander Burenkov
February 1 – May 3
opening on Fri, January 31 at 6–8 pm
Dear friend, you're invited to the opening of exhibition 'Don't take it too seriously' on Fri, January 31 at 6 pm.
'Is there any value in an exhibition so self-ironic that it does not attempt to convey anything to the viewer? Or is it merely pretending to be ironic—consistent with the current zeitgeist—while masking its direct statements and avoiding any manifestos?
In his 1990 book E Unibus Pluram: Television and U.S. Fiction, David Foster Wallace noted that popular culture (primarily television, of course) had begun to shun seriousness. Instead, it was more willing to flirt with the absurd, repetition, self-quotation, and other postmodernist devices. Wallace provided examples: a sitcom in which the characters are aware they are in a sitcom; a commercial where a satisfied customer admits he is merely an actor paid to appear in the film. He argued that in a self-ironic culture, any display of sincerity and humanity can either be ridiculed or viewed with cynicism. Wallace feared that post-irony was gradually erasing the boundaries between humanism and cruelty, humanity and indifference, values and cruel jokes. Did he anticipate that in the quarter-century since, post-irony would become nearly the only way to cope with our surrounding reality? How did we transition from being ironic to operating with statements that only pretend to be ironic?...'
Anna Solal (b. 1988) is an artist based in Paris. Solal graduated from the École nationale supérieure des arts visuels de La Cambre in Brussels. Her work has been featured in prominent exhibitions across Europe and the U.S., including solo presentations at Palais de Tokyo in Paris and CAC Passerelle in Brest. She has also participated in group shows at Musée des Abattoirs in Toulouse and Interstate Projects in New York. Her practice reflects a commitment to experimental materiality, developed through residencies and collaborations in Paris and beyond.
Philipp Timischl (b. 1989) is an artist living and working in Paris. Timischl studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna. His work has been widely exhibited, including solo shows at Heidelberger Kunstverein, Secession in Vienna, and Fondation Fiminco in Paris. Timischl has also participated in significant group exhibitions, such as the Biennale of Lyon, Kunsthalle Bern, and MAK in Vienna. His critical engagement with personal and social narratives continues to evolve through curatorial partnerships and international exhibition platforms.
Johanna Ulfsak (b. 1987) is a textile artist and designer based in Tallinn, Estonia. She earned her degree in Textile Art and Design from the Estonian Academy of Arts, where she now teaches as a guest lecturer. Ulfsak's work has been showcased in solo exhibitions at Draakon Gallery in Tallinn and Margot Samel Gallery in New York, as well as in group shows at the Estonian Museum of Applied Art and Design. She has received numerous accolades for her contributions to contemporary textile art.
Agnes Scherer (b. 1985) is an artist based in Salzburg and Berlin. Scherer holds a degree in Fine Arts from Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Her work has been presented in solo exhibitions at Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Sadie Coles HQ in London, and ChertLüdde in Berlin. Scherer’s narrative installations and performances have also been staged internationally, including at festivals and biennials. Her art is held in collections such as FRAC Champagne-Ardenne and Moderna Museet in Stockholm.
Joshua Citarella (b. 1987) is an artist, writer, and researcher based in New York City. He studied at the School of Visual Arts in New York, where he earned a BFA in Photography. Citarella's work has been exhibited at institutions such as the Stedelijk Museum in the Netherlands and the Hood Museum of Art in the U.S. His publications, which explore online subcultures and speculative futures, are part of academic collections at Yale, Harvard, and RISD. In addition to his artistic practice, he teaches at the Rhode Island School of Design and develops independent research projects.
Robertas Narkus (b. 1983) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Vilnius. He earned his degree from the Vilnius Academy of Arts and has participated in advanced programs at de Appel arts center in Amsterdam. Narkus represented Lithuania at the 59th Venice Biennale with his project Gut Feeling. His work has been exhibited at major institutions, including the Contemporary Art Centre Vilnius, XII Baltic Triennial, and Whitechapel Gallery in London. Narkus is also the founder of artist-run initiatives such as Autarkia and the Institute for Pataphysics, which foster experimental collaborations in the arts.
Exhibition is supported by The Cultural Endowment of Estonia and Punch Drinks.
More info: https://temnikova.ee/?c=exhibition&l=en&t=Anna-Solal-Philipp-Timischl-Johanna-Ulfsak-Agnes-Scherer-Joshua-Citarella-Robertas-Narkus-Dont-take-it-too-seriously&id=374
The exhibition is open: Wed—Fri 13—18, Sat 14—18
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Peetri 12, Tallinn, Harju County, Estonia
