“Everyday Miracles (Extended)”
Guest curated by Hou Hanru
November 21, 2009 – January 17, 2010
Redcat, Los Angeles
Opening this weekend in Los Angeles is “Everyday Miracles (Expanded)”, a cyclical project curated by Hou Hanru that emerged out of the earlier “Everyday Miracles” exhibition at the Venice Biennale China Pavilion in 2007. Seven Asian artists (including Kan Xuan from China and Chen Hui-Chiao from Taiwan) display work that locates the spectacular in everyday life.
On a related note, Hou was recently announced as one of three curator/arts writer finalists for the Ordway Prize, an award of $100,000 given every two years to two outstanding figures in art and curating/criticism. The winners will be announced in 2010. Full story here.
From the exhibition press release:
“Everyday Miracles (Extended) brings together the work of seven artists who poignantly reflect on the dynamic shifts across Asia over the last 30 years. Curated by Hou Hanru in collaboration with REDCAT, the exhibition proceeds from an earlier project called Everyday Miracles, organized by Hou for the Chinese Pavilion at the 2007 Venice Biennale. Presented in three cycles (the first two at the San Francisco Art Institute and the third at REDCAT), Everyday seeks to expand upon dialogues about feminism in Asia and the emergence of the “extraordinary” in art and the everyday. Bridging SFAI and REDCAT’s shared commitment to art practices of the Pacific Rim, the exhibition features work by Hamra Abbas, Ringo Bunoan, Chen Hui-Chiao, Shilpa Gupta, Kan Xuan, Minouk Lim and Jewyo Rhii—artists who explore the world through a decidedly decentralized perspective, a powerful and necessary position to take in the context of a global art market driven by spectacle and essentialist views. Using the miraculousness of the everyday, these artists attempt to negotiate and transcend social and political realities in China, India, Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines and Taiwan.”
“Creative Link for the Arts and the New Museum have announced the six finalists for the Ordway Prize, which is given to a Curator/Arts Writer and an Artist. The two winners will each receive an unrestricted cash prize of $100,000. Now in its third cycle, the Ordway Prize is the only unrestricted international award of this caliber that recognizes a Curator/Arts Writer and is also one of the most generous awards given to a contemporary Artist.
Curator/Arts Writer Finalists:
Sabine Breitwieser (b. 1962, Austria); Hou Hanru (b.1963, China); and Hamza Walker (b. 1966, United States).
Artist Finalists:
Tania Bruguera (b.1968, Cuba); William Pope.L (b.1955, United States); and Artur Zmijewski (b. 1966, Poland).”
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Hou Hanru’s “Everyday Miracles” and Prize Nomination
“Everyday Miracles (Extended)”
Guest curated by Hou Hanru
November 21, 2009 – January 17, 2010
Redcat, Los Angeles
Opening this weekend in Los Angeles is “Everyday Miracles (Expanded)”, a cyclical project curated by Hou Hanru that emerged out of the earlier “Everyday Miracles” exhibition at the Venice Biennale China Pavilion in 2007. Seven Asian artists (including Kan Xuan from China and Chen Hui-Chiao from Taiwan) display work that locates the spectacular in everyday life.
On a related note, Hou was recently announced as one of three curator/arts writer finalists for the Ordway Prize, an award of $100,000 given every two years to two outstanding figures in art and curating/criticism. The winners will be announced in 2010. Full story here.
From the exhibition press release:
“Everyday Miracles (Extended) brings together the work of seven artists who poignantly reflect on the dynamic shifts across Asia over the last 30 years. Curated by Hou Hanru in collaboration with REDCAT, the exhibition proceeds from an earlier project called Everyday Miracles, organized by Hou for the Chinese Pavilion at the 2007 Venice Biennale. Presented in three cycles (the first two at the San Francisco Art Institute and the third at REDCAT), Everyday seeks to expand upon dialogues about feminism in Asia and the emergence of the “extraordinary” in art and the everyday. Bridging SFAI and REDCAT’s shared commitment to art practices of the Pacific Rim, the exhibition features work by Hamra Abbas, Ringo Bunoan, Chen Hui-Chiao, Shilpa Gupta, Kan Xuan, Minouk Lim and Jewyo Rhii—artists who explore the world through a decidedly decentralized perspective, a powerful and necessary position to take in the context of a global art market driven by spectacle and essentialist views. Using the miraculousness of the everyday, these artists attempt to negotiate and transcend social and political realities in China, India, Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines and Taiwan.”
From the Ordway Prize announcement:
“Creative Link for the Arts and the New Museum have announced the six finalists for the Ordway Prize, which is given to a Curator/Arts Writer and an Artist. The two winners will each receive an unrestricted cash prize of $100,000. Now in its third cycle, the Ordway Prize is the only unrestricted international award of this caliber that recognizes a Curator/Arts Writer and is also one of the most generous awards given to a contemporary Artist.
Curator/Arts Writer Finalists:
Sabine Breitwieser (b. 1962, Austria); Hou Hanru (b.1963, China); and Hamza Walker (b. 1966, United States).
Artist Finalists:
Tania Bruguera (b.1968, Cuba); William Pope.L (b.1955, United States); and Artur Zmijewski (b. 1966, Poland).”