 Carlos Motta: Pesca Milagrosa, 2002 photographs (detail) Establishing Shot Blake Rayne, Carlos Motta, Dee Williams, Gareth James, Philippe Parreno with Liam Gillick, Douglas Gordon, Carsten Höller, Pierre Huyghe, Rirkrit Tiravanija In film terminology, an establishing shot defines the opening sequence of a scene. Setting the mood, tone, place, and time for the events to unfold, the establishing shot is inextricably linked to the narrative that follows. Driven by the desire to be as precise as possible, it is often marked by a failure to complete its task. Ultimately, it derives its potential from the friction between its formal qualities - a single, presumably directly intelligible shot - and its function within the narrative sequence. This exhibition serves as an "establishing shot" for the following season, comprising a mixture of emerging and more established artists to highlight shared trajectories and concerns. It aims to reinvigorate debate about the different possibilities in defining emerging contemporary artists within the parameters of recent historic practice. It also addresses the potential friction between external narrative function and internal formal resolution, focusing on works that contain a split between their thematic concerns and material manifestations. Exhibition: March 9 - May 1, 2004 Opening hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11 am - 6 pm Artists Space Main Space 38 Greene Street, 3rd Floor USA-New York, NY 10013 Telephone +1 212 226 39 70 Fax +1 212 966 14 34 Email artspace@artistsspace.org www.artistsspace.org |
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