Etel adnans highly influential writings, in french, english and arabic have. Museum of art and design at mdc presents where the oceans meet. The otolith group was nominated for the turner prize in 2010. A short gallery film about two new commissions and a residency that explore our rich history and deep connection with the sea. Travels in 21st century music and digital culture was. The otolith group i see infinite distance between any. Like adnans poem, which uses graphic marks and small glyphlike symbols on the page, almaria shuttles between the written word and a more gestural idiom, whose charge finds its most lucid, kinesthetic expression in.
The film departs from and returns to a reading of sea 2011 by renowned poet etel adnan. Adnans work has also inspired numerous works by playwrights, composers and filmmakers. Her physical presence is framed tightly by the camera and is always shot in close detail, never straight on. The otolith group, the third part of the third measure. Her recent book, sea and fog evokes the sea as a metaphor for power.
A yellow sun a green sun a yellow sun a red sun a blue sun, massachusetts museum of contemporary art, north adams, massachusetts, through march 11, 2019. Etel adnan, who features in i see infinite distance between any point by. The otolith groups film, shot largely in adnans paris apartment. The groups work is formally engaged with research led projects exploring. Broadway world miami reminds us that the museum of art and design moad at miami dade college mdc is hosting where the oceans meet, an exhibition of modern and contemporary art that resonates with the pioneering thought of two caribbean writers. The otolith group s film, shot largely in adnan s paris apartment, centers on a reading of the first chapter of her poem, sea. Her recent epic poem, sea and fog, published by nightboat books, in 2012, evokes the sea and the fog as metaphors for power and time, exploring the nature of the individual spirit and the sentience of the natural world. The otolith groups film i see infinite distance between any point and another 2012, shot largely in adnans paris apartment, centers on a reading of the first chapter of the renowned lebaneseamerican artists poem, sea and fog. The occupation of the otolith group at blood mountain is part of the collectives ongoing research about the politics of nuclear energy. Spring i see infinite distance between any point and another by the otolith group etel adnan s highly influential writings, in french, english and arabic have been read around the. Hansulrich obrist is an art curator, critic and historian of. The otolith group, the third part of the third measure 43 minutes, 2017 following the screening, the otolith group will be in conversation with eyebeam alum jace clayton.
Marker, harun farocki, anand patwardhan, etel adnan, black audio film collective. An ensembledevised work, led by blanka zizka, adapts lebanese american poet etel adnans book length poem there. In the light and the darkness of the self and of the other and contemplates existential questions of personal and community identity and conflict, in an environment created by berlinbased artist rosa barba. When im asked to go somewhere and speak of my first book, i find that i do not remember it. It is part of the collectives trilogy on hydropolitics and is included in the current adnan retrospective at the wattis institute. Turner prize nominated artists, the otolith group will be in brighton to. Join us at eflux for the new york premiere of the otolith groups recent film the third part of the third measure 2017. The third part of the third measure 2017, a new audiovisual composition commissioned by the institute of contemporary art, philadelphia and sharjah biennial, creates an encounter with the militant minimalism of avantgarde composer, pianist, and vocalist julius eastman. Imma presents the work of lebanese artist, poet, and writer etel adnan in a solo exhibition of 30 works opening at imma on 5 june 2015. Etel adnan at the irish museum of modern art imma 20052015. Etel adnan is the first largescale institutional exhibition of work by the lebanese writer, poet, and painter etel adnan, spanning six. Callicoon fine arts, etel adnan, new york, united states. The title of the exhibition, where the oceans meet, comes from a sentence that opens glissants 2006 book une nouvelle region du monde a new region of the world. The sound of adnans gentle voice, and the quiet but ever present ambient noise in her apartment, create a.
Etel adnan at the irish museum of modern art imma imma. Artists include adonis, valerio adami, etel adnan, sophia al maria, kader attia. The otolith group, the third part of the third measure eyebeam. Still from i see infinite distance between any point and another. The otolith group i see infinite distance between any point. The exhibitioncurated by hans ulrich obrist, asad raza, gabriela. The camera intimately captures adnan, closely framed and at oblique angles, allowing space for the. I see infinite difference between any point and another 35 min 2012, otolith group. The otolith group i see infinite distance between any point and. Asia art archive in america wednesday, june 6, 2018. The otolith group, the third part of the third measure film still, 2017. The otolith groups new film is made largely in adnans paris. Her recent epic poem, sea and fog, published by nightboat books, in 2012. Expanding on the work of the otolith group is the public platform the otolith collective, whose work spans programming, exhibitionmaking, artists writing, workshops, publication, and teaching, and has been influential in critically engaging the works of chris marker, harun farocki, anand patwardhan, etel adnan, black audio film collective.
Etel adnan at callicoon fine arts contemporary art daily. Spring i see infinite distance between any point and another by the otolith group etel adnans highly influential writings, in french, english and arabic have been read around the. Otolith group, dedicated to the painter and poet etel adnan and included in. Apr 23, 2019 miami, fl, april 23, 2019museum of art and design moad at miami dade college mdc will present where the oceans meet, an exhibition of modern and contemporary art that resonates with the pioneering thought of two caribbean writers, lydia cabrera and edouard glissant. Museum of art and design moad at miami dade college mdc will present where the oceans meet, an exhibition of modern and contemporary art that resonates with the pioneering thought of two. The otolith groups film, shot largely in etel adnans paris apartment, centers on a reading of the first chapter of her poem, sea. Cocommissioned by lighthouse the otolith group in brighton. The sound of adnans gentle voice, and the quiet but ever present ambient noise in her apartment, create a powerful, meditative. I see infinite distance between any point and another is a poetic and poignant new work centred on the renowned lebaneseamerican poet, painter and philosopher, etel adnan, one of the most important.
Central to the film, however, is etel adnan s epic 1989 war poem the arab apocalypse, read by the performance artist boychild. The book of the sea in arabic composed in beirut around 1951, is handwritten by etel adnan. Sep 29, 2019 museum of art and design moad at miami dade college mdc presents where the oceans meet, an exhibition of modern and contemporary art that resonates with the pioneering thought of two caribbean writers, lydia cabrera and edouard glissant. Etel adnan is a lebaneseamerican poet, essayist, and visual artist. She has published more than ten books of poetry, essays, cultural writings, and a novel, the celebrated sitt marierose on the civil war in lebanon. Most recently the otolith groups film i see infinite distance between any point and another, was inspired in part by sea and fog. The film departs from and returns to a reading of sea 2011 by renowned poet etel. To mark the publication of mondialite, ou les archipels dedouard glissant, editors hans ulrich obrist and asad raza have invited artists, writers and contributors for a day of talks, readings and performances at the villa empain.
The group s work is formally engaged with research led projects exploring. This is not the first historical phase of globalization but the third or fourth. Etel adnan s texts and pictures are about the metaphysical realms that neither language nor image can fully describe. Her most recent work, a book of two poems, is sea and fog nightboat books, 2011. Etel adnans highly influential writings, in french, english and arabic have been. Writing in the confluence of politics and aesthetics through the work of ana mendieta, the otolith group, juliana huxtable, dolores dorantes, janet cardiff, ragnar kjartansson, and more, selcers debut. I see infinite distance between any point and another by the otolith group etel adnans highly influential writings, in french, english and arabic have been read around the world.
I see infinite distance between any point and another. The phrase suggests the geographical connection between glissant and cabrera. Anjalika sagar and kodwo eshun founded the otolith group in 2002. Based in london, the group explores moving image, sound, text and curatorial practice and it functions as a platform for discussion on contemporary artistic production. The international group of thirtyeight artists and collectives in the exhibition consider notions of shifting. The otolith group recorded etel adnan reading from sea and fog, a book of poetry written in blocks. If i reread it, i recognize itits never a stranger to mebut i dont seem to know it anymore. The otolith group have been commissioned by a partnership of brightons leading arts organisations, as part of the voices of the sea initiative. Events etel adnanetel adnan etel adnan a resource for. Etel adnan is an exhibition produced by the graduating class of the graduate program in curatorial practice at california college of the arts with the support of the wattis institute for contemporary arts. Etel adnan, who features in i see infinite distance between any point by the otolith group. The phrase suggests the geographical interface between. Koo jeong a, wifredo lam, ranjana leyendecker, roberto matta, steve mcqueen, otolith group, philippe parreno, walter price, raqs.
Like adnan s poem, which uses graphic marks and small glyphlike symbols on the page, almaria shuttles between the written word and a more gestural idiom, whose charge finds its most lucid, kinesthetic expression in. Etel adnans texts and pictures are about the metaphysical realms that neither. Excerpts from the new poem sea appears as a first edition. Exhibits could be seen in several venues in the city, among others in the fridericianum museum, in the orangerie and in the karlsaue, a large urban park. Banipal uk magazine of modern arab literature past events. The moad presents where the oceans meet repeating islands. Here is a selection of documentation from the second sight and a multi sensory approach workshops through out the year, and the exhibitions that inspired them. A live program will accompany the exhibition and book, featuring choreographic and discursive events and inaugurated by a day of interviews and performances hosted by obrist and raza at the boghossian foundation, beginning at 3pm on april 18, 2017. In 2003, adnan was named arguably the most celebrated and accomplished arab american author writing today by the academic journal melus. Adonis, valerio adami, etel adnan, miquel barcelo, alighiero boetti, wifredo lam, roberto matta, otolith group.
In the current moment, there is much to remind one of the international debates swirling around cosmopolitanism at the beginning of the 20th century. The otolith group, the third part of the third measure 43 minutes, 2017. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the groups kodwo eshun and anjalika sagar, and responses by music scholar george lewis, and artist and performer travis. The otolith group is an award winning artist led collective and organisation founded by anjalika sagar and kodwo eshun in 2002 that integrates film and video making, artists writing, workshops, exhibition curation, publication and developing public platforms for the close readings of the image in contemporary society. The work focuses on the renowned lebaneseamerican poet, painter and philosopher, etel adnan, one of the most important contemporary figures in arab american literature. Oct 28, 2012 adnans work has also inspired numerous works by playwrights, composers and filmmakers. With artist erick beltran, artist paul chaney, curator natasha ginwala, artist in timebased arts angela melitopoulos, anthropologist rosalind morris, performer olof olsson, artists the otolith group and curator vivian ziherl. The novel imagines a group of friends, americans of my own generation who make up a sort of new weather underground. Museum of art and design at mdc presents where the.
Featuring works by etel adnan, chris marker, rabih mroue, and the otolith group, with selected articles. Multiethnic literature of the united states besides her literary output, adnan. Ica study group on black aesthetics led by denise ferreira. Cofounded by ben reynolds and valle medina, palace is an architectural design and research collaborative that speculates and reacts to issues existing in levels of culture, space and economy, with a specific concern for the relationship between architectural and social forms. Featuring works by etel adnan, chris marker, rabih mroue, and the otolith group, with selected articles from the alsafa newspaper archive. There was a great slaughter of rocks of spring leaves of creeks from the spring flowers own, etel adnan, 1990. If the otolith groups interest in the auditory aspects of adnans work makes sense they take their name from a part of the inner ear, so, as artists drawn to speculative fiction, does their fascination in its more nonterrestrial. Etel adnan et les modernes i see infinite distance between any point and another 2012 might be understood as a study in gestures and as the second chapter, following hydra decapita 2010, in the otolith groups trilogy of works on hydropolitics and hydroaesthetics.
Etel adnan is the first largescale institutional exhibition of work by the lebanese writer, poet, and painter etel adnan, spanning six decades of her artistic practice. The otolith group the group in blood mountains third artistinresidence in february 2012. Apr 02, 2020 blank sign book by anne lesley selcer. May 27, 2012 the otolith group have been commissioned by a partnership of brightons leading arts organisations, as part of the voices of the sea initiative. Between any point and another 2012, a 33minute film by the otolith group. Our menu for the evening is prepared by the otolith group s anjalika sagar. It took place between 9 june until 16 september 2012 in kassel. The international group of thirtynine artists and collectives in the exhibition consider notions of shifting and. Central to the film, however, is etel adnans epic 1989 war poem the arab apocalypse, read by the performance artist boychild. There was also a 2012 video by the otolith group of adnan reading her. Blank sign book is a collection of innovative art writing from poet and essayist anne lesley selcer. Her recent book, sea and fog evokes the sea as a metaphor for power, exploring the nature of the individual spirit and the individual spiritedness of the natural. Following the screening, the otolith group will be in conversation with eyebeam. She is one of the great visionaries of our time, he enthused, adding in case anyone might accuse him of underselling the frenchlebanese artist the twentyfirst century is an adnan century.
I see infinite distance between any point and another lux. Featuring works by etel adnan, chris marker, rabih mroue, and the otolith group, with selected articles from the alsafa newspaper archive words and places. An intimate portrait of artist and poet etel adnan as she reads from her book sea and fog in her apartment, i see infinite distance between any point and another explores the experiential gap between the act of reading and that of being read to. Join us at bar laika on saturday, october 20 at 5pm with the otolith group and the screening of their 2012 film on etel adnan titled i see infinite distance between any point and another. Contemporary project is a new axis in the programming of the museum combining a wide range of media and diversity of presentation forms, from exhibitions featuring a single work at the museum to projects unfolding over several moments and across different periods of time. If the otolith group s interest in the auditory aspects of adnan s work makes sense they take their name from a part of the inner ear, so, as artists drawn to speculative fiction, does their fascination in its more nonterrestrial. The exhibition was held under the theme collapse and recovery.
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