The main intention of The Triangle Project is to create relationships, collaborations, interaction, exchange, awareness and new perspectives between creatures all over the universe. However most of the time between Copenhagen, Istanbul and New York.
The 12th İstanbul Biennial, organised by the İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts and sponsored by Koç Holding, is set for 17 September-13 November 2011, under the curatorship of Adriano Pedrosa and Jens Hoffmann.
Adriano Pedrosa is the founding director of Programa Independente da Escola São Paulo (PIESP) and Jens Hoffmann, director of the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts in San Francisco.
The press meeting of the 12th İstanbul Biennial was held on October 20, 2010, in Pera Palas Hotel, İstanbul. The co-curators, Mr. Adriano Pedrosa and Mr. Jens Hoffmann, together with the director, Mrs. Bige Orer, discussed the process of making the İstanbul Biennial. Their conversation addressed crucial questions related to the many biennials currently being realized around the globe, the current state of the İstanbul Biennial, the "Remembering İstanbul" conference, the educational program of the biennial, and the title they have chosen for the 12th edition. Pedrosa and Hoffmann explained their curatorial approach, which attempts to negotiate two seemingly opposing perspectives in contemporary art: art that is concerned purely with aesthetic and formal matters, and art that overtly addresses political and social subjects.
The title of the 12th İstanbul Biennial is "Untitled (12th İstanbul Biennial), 2011".
The title and the visual identity refer to the work of the Cuban American artist Felix Gonzalez-Torres. Gonzalez-Torres is undoubtedly one of the most important artists of the last 25 years, and his work has been featured in numerous international group and solo shows (including the 5th International İstanbul Biennial in 1997, curated by Rosa Martinez). His minimalist, conceptual, formally innovative works-such as the date pieces, the jigsaw puzzles, the paper stacks, the candy spills, the light-bulb strings, the linguistic portraits, and the photographs-are all about aesthetic form, yet they are also about open-ended content, and they frequently address explicitly political subjects. While Gonzalez-Torres's work will not be displayed in the 12th İstanbul Biennial, his presence will be evoked in numerous subtle ways. "Untitled (12th İstanbul Biennial), 2011" references his particular conventions for titling his work; it also calls attention to a level of communication where language and representation, including names, places, dates, and titles, operate in more abstract and poetic ways. Through his works, Gonzalez-Torres demonstrated that the most successful political moves are ones that do not appear to be political, and that the personal is political and the political is personal.
In the fall season of 2004, The exhibition called Max's Kansas City - Art Imitating Life, Imitating Art curated by Jacob Fuglsang Mikkelsen in collaboration with Yvonne Sewall Ruskin was shown at The Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, housed in the 13th Century Churh called Nikolaj in the center of Copenhagen. It was one of the first exchanges between Copenhagen and New York, as part of what later became The Triangle Project. The concept and shape of the Triangle had a large part in the design of the catalog that was designed in collaboration with Emilie Hasløv. The very fact that Dan Flavin's sculpture in the Red Back Room creates one large Triangle and two within itself is of course also of great inspiration. The above collage was created by Danish Graphic Designer Sten Jauer for Copenhagen's free newspaper called Citadel. Most of the images are taken by Anton Perich.
The Banana is the new cross! Anton Perich's lightbox of Warhol to the left and a print of Mich Jagger by Warhol to the right. The original Banana hanging above Warhol's head is one of the ones he made in connection to designing the LP cover for Velvet Underground and Nico and a photo by Billy Name also documented the moments when they were made
The Tiger Morse Golden Dress from behind, with a print of Candy Darling by Richard Bernstein to the left and Andy Warhol taking a polaroid of Anton Perich, who took the picture of him. And the Banana as the new cross.
A Bald Silver Model wearing a golden dress by Tiger Morse with a silkscreen print on the front, in the background the Back Room insatallation behind the black curtain. An image of Tiger Morse with her back huge glasses on the right side of the entrance.
The stairs up to the main part of the exhibition, with red bulbs in the old church's light crown.
The Malcolm Morley painting of Mickey Ruskin and his split up family at a messy breakfast table
Leee Black Childer's "Who is Who of Max's" installation with images and his brilliant text
The re-creation of the Back Room with an original Dan Flavin Red Neon Triangle Sculpture with video's by Anton Perich and Ira Schnider. The sound from the video was connected to a speaker where a mirror was glued to the membrane on top of the room. Onto this this mirror, a laser was shot from high up in the tower of the church and down throughout the exhibition with several mirrors, finally hitting the mirror when the music that was playing in a loop ("All Tomorrows Parties" most of the time) made the membrane move, making the green beam of light bounce up into the vaulted ceiling, where in the center there was a fish fresco sculpture that danced with the vibrating laser. It was a little hello! to Billy Name who is also a fish. The laser installation was inspired by Frosty Myers laser installation that he made at Max's, that shot out of his studio window, down through Park Avenue South and finally hitting a mirror that was glued to the speaker membrane of the Juke Box inside.
The "Girl Eating a Banana Dress" was made as a tribute to the "Max's Kansas City exibition" by Ann Charlotte Vengsgaard and as a part of a fashion-line-up and interactive catwalk performance. Anton Perich's print was on the front of the dress and he signed it "live" on the back of the model Sabine, as a part of a happening produced on the "Copenhagen Night of Culture". The same Night that Frosty Myers installed his Pyramid Light Sculpture over the Nikolaj Church and Maya Albana performed music from her album "God Bless Education".
Betsy Johnson T - Shirt installation in the glass box and Debbie Harry (who also worked as a waitress at Max's) in her first band The Stilettos hanging above by Bob Gruen
The Frosty Myers Search Light Pyramid Sculpture over the Copenhagen Contemporary Art Center, housed in the 13th Century Nikolaj Church. The Sculpture installation was specially designed for the Copenhagen City Night of Culture held each fall.
The above invitation for the 40th Anniversary event in 2005 held at the Hit Factory Studios that also houses Gibson Guitar Show Rooms. The project was also a fundraiser for Max's Kansas City Project, with an auction with art work by artists connected to Max's. The invite was designed by the Turkish artist and DJ Cansu Aybar, who is part of the Istanbul Art Collective KOP ART. She was also later part of The Triangle Project as DJ Bang in both Istanbul and Copenhagen.
The image above of actress and model Misha Sedgwick (also Anton Perich's muse) from the Max's Kansas City Punk Event in 2006. Photography by Kristian Holm and Enok in Studio 7 at the Gibson Baldwin Show Room in the Hit Factory Studios.
AN EXHIBITION BY THE 20:12 CREW AND FRIENDS IN CONNECTION TO COPENHAGEN'S START FESTIVAL TAKING PLACE BETWEEN 10TH - 12TH OF JUNE 2010
ARTISTS:
Charlotte Steen, Tim E. Jørgensen, Odey Curbelo Urquijo, Nina wengel, Lars Kirk, AVeVu, Jens-Peder Søndberg, Theis Capion Andersen, Christian Finne, Jacob Fuglsang Mikkelsen+Torben Dalhof, Kristian Bust, Inger Scharff, Martin K Jørgensen, Morten Hemmingsen Sørup, Jens Møller, Suzette Gemzøe+Thomas Seest, Anders Brinch, Rasmus Bjørn+Søren Brøgger, Jon Stahn, Sian Kristoffersen.
"Empire State of Mind" is part of THE TRIANGLE PROJECT 2010 that includes several events, exhibitions, lectures, workshops, a dinner and party in New York City and Copenhagen.
NEW YORK:
at 25CPW Gallery as part of New York & Copenhagen Photo Festival, however the above video is from another photo event at the gallery.
Above image is shot from the corner of 25 Central Park West looking south.
An exhibition with International Center of Photography
Alumni curated by Bess Greenberg & Jacob Fuglsang Mikkelsen
The artists are:
Angelika Sliwinski
Peo Olsson
Charlotte Østervang
Charlotte Haslund-Christensen
Fryd Frydendahl
Kristoffer Axen
Johan Willner
Christopher Spinelli
David Lundbye
Jacob Fuglsang Mikkelsen
WHERE & WHEN:
The opening for the exhibition "Empire State of Mind" at
25CPW Gallery is on MAY 11th from 6pm to 10pm.
The address is: 25 Central Park West, close to Columbus Circle
right on the Park.
As part of the Copenhagen Photo Festival's exhibition space
in the Copenhagen's Meat Packing District on Staldgade 38.
Copenhagen Photo Festival 2010 has the theme "DAY & NIGHT".
There will be an exhibition within the the concept called "Evolution in Exchange" that is curated by Bess Greenberg consisting of International Center of Photography Alumni based in New York
Photographers:
Jamie Lund
Pax Paloscia
Valentina Medda
Gianni Cipriano
Kristoffer Axen
Joshua Lutz
Christine Callahan
Christina Clusiau
Bess Greenberg
Theresa Edmonds
Nicolas Silberfaden
Fryd Frydendahl
Jacob Fuglsang Mikkelsen
Photographers as part of "Empire State of Mind" in Copenhagen:
- Marcia Resnick's project "Re-Visions"
- Ellen Jong's project "Getting to know my Husbands Cock" & "Pees On Earth"
- Anton Perich and NIGHT Magazine related images (featuring Thomas Mortensen)
- Peo Olsson's "Road Signs"
WHERE & WHEN:
Staldgade 38, Copenhagen Meat Packing District
Opening hours:
Daily 11am-6pm
May 13th – May 20th 2010 http://www.findvej.dk/Staldgade38,1699
2) EXHIBITION:
WARHOL & ALI//YING & YANG//NIGHT & DAY - By Victor Bockris
A selection of Victor Bockris's photography of the meeting between two of the biggest Icons of Pop Culture.
Some of the images are also of other relevant icons, along with a collaboration with David Schmidlapp where the Warhol and Ali images have been digitally collaged together in some rather wonderful ways.
WHERE & WHEN:
FOTOKAFEEN Gallery
From May 12th to August 12th
Opening hours:
Everyday from 09.00 to 17.30
Saturday: 10.00 - 14.00
Vesterbrogade 45, 1620 København V
In collaboration with Fotokafeen, Fotografisk Center and
the Copenhagen Photo Festival there will be a daily program of
of Lectures, workshops, live performances, video screenings,
book and print signing events and a bookstore with books.
Program:
Thursday the 13th of May:
from 15 - 18 there will be artists talks, slideshows, book & print signing and workshops with:
- Marcia Resnick
Marcia Resnick is a legendary New York underground photographer and artists that first went to all the best art schools in the US and then into the New York Punk and underground scene. She has done some of the most personal and intimate portraits of other legends such as Andy Warhol, Allen Ginsberg, John Belushi Debbie Harry and William s. Burroughs and will talk about this and show her images during her lecture. As part of the photo festival, she is exhibiting her project "Re-Visions" that is conceptual images and constructions with a hint of a young girls rather naughty mind and some pre-post-feminism. It is better and edgier than Cindy Sherman and more clever and raw than Duane Michals. Marcia will also do a live photo shoot as part of the workshop and you will also be able to buy signed copies of her book and original prints.
- Victor Bockris
Victor Bockris is first and formost a writer who was tld by Andy Warhol that he
should also be a photograpeher. His images of Warhol and Ali are wonderful
and strange. Clash of the titans and totally Ying & Yang.
Victor will talk about his work as a writer and biographer of some of the
most important pop icons in modern time. He will also talk about that very
special day when Warhol met Ali for the first and last time.
You will also be able to buy signed copies of his books and original prints.
(read more abut this photo sesseion HERE)
- Ellen Jong
Ellen Jong comes from the New York underground art, music and club scene
of New York City. Brought up in Queens by Chinese parents, she started
shooting her surroundings and soon became part of the hip inner circle
of the Manhattan downtown art and fashion scene. She has shot for Magazines like VICE and also works as a stylist for several other photographers in the fashion world.
Her projects "Pees on Earth" and "Getting to Know My Husband's Cock"
are two post-post feminist statements that she will talk about and
show images from. You will also be able to buy signed copies of her
both books with the same titles.
Saturday 15th of May:
from 15 - 18 there will be artists talks, video, slideshow and workshops with:
- Bess Greenberg - Director of 25CPW Gallery in New York and curator of the exhibition "Evolution of Exchange", also former Pro-basketball player in Denmark and alumni of International Center of Photography
>>http://www.bessgreenberg.com/
- Peo Olsson - Swedish commercial & Fine Art photographer, alumni of International Center of Photography and technical perfectionist.
>>http://www.unfold.se/
- Angelika Sliwinski - Swedish/Polish commercial and Fine Art photographer, alumni of International Center of Photography and have been deeply involved with the NIGHT LIFE of New York City.
>>http://www.sliwinski.se/
WHERE:
Bygning 55
Staldgade 16
København V, Denmark, 1699
http://www.copenhagenphotofestival.com/events/info-centre
4) DINNER & NIGHT MAGAZINE #56 LAUNCH PARTY
- in collaboration Guerilla Dining/Silver.Spoon
At 19.00 a special dinner will be held at Building 55
with the Chef Mads Roach (formerly at Kofoed).
It is a dinner where the guests of honor are
Marcia Resnick & Victor Bockris.
There will also be video visuals from Anton Perich
about NIGHT Magazine and DJ Tony M.
At 22.00 - 03.00 the NIGHT Magazine release party will take
place with a DJ's Chris Minus, Frey Le Vin, Phil Jones and Ash.
There will also be several surprise guest and performances
throughout the evening and night.
5) CYRINDA FOXE TYLER AT HOTEL FOX - Portraits by Anton Perich
A small exhibition at Hotel Fox with images of the legendary artist MUSE and Underground Queen Cyrinda Foxe Tyler (Tyler from her ex-husband Steven Tyler from Aerosmith)
THE AMERICAN EMBASSY IN COPENHAGEN, HOTEL FOX, FOTOKAFEEN, THE DANISH CULTURAL INSTITUTE, COPENHAGEN & NEW YORK PHOTO FESTIVAL, CANON, DANSK-LUFT/APART/SMED, NIGHT MAGAZINE/ANTON PERICH, GYLDENDAL, FOTOGRAFISK CENTER, 25CPW GALLERY, INTERNATIONAL CENTER OF PHOTOGRAPHY, SILVER.SPOON/TIFFANY NG
Tristan Perich and his friend Zach Layton had a artist in residence with DIVA in Copenhagen in connection to an exhibition at mikrogalleriet in the Nørrebro area of the city.
They were joined by Lesley Flanigan that produced films about the visit and also performed with Tristan and Zach at B7 in connection to the opening party for Zach's exhibition. Message from mikrogalleriet
new sounds from new york: investigations in physical sound
"we are super proud to present zach layton (US) and tristan perich (US) in mikrogalleriet during february. they are both producing some very interesting, very physical and super ambitious sound installations for mikrogalleriet.
be sure to come by!"
tristan and zach will also be giving artist talks at dorkbot cph in kunsthal nikolaj, february 6th 15-17
