Urgent Conversations: Athens – Antwerp

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    The exhibitions Urgent Conversations: Athens–Antwerp and Urgent Conversations: Antwerp – Athens are a collaboration between EMST and M HKA, a theoretical and visual dialogue, based on works from the collections of both museums, which includes more than 70 works structured in 22 topics.   

    28.04.2017 - 07.01.2018        

    M HKA, Museum van Hedendaagse Kunst Antwerpen - Leuvenstraat 32, 2000 Antwerpen

    EMST, National Museum of Contemporary Art - Kallirrois Avenue & Amvr. Frantzi Str., Athens 11743

    Jacques Lizène

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    Image: (c) M HKA, Courtesy Nadja Vilenne
    Contraindre le corps à s’inscrire dans le cadre, 1971
    Jacques Lizène
    Photography
    7 dia

    '[Being almost futile] means 'trying' to be futile. Being futile is a performance that is far removed from being mediocre. Being nothing strictly means doing nothing interesting. 'As good as' futile, is more mediocre, is playing the game, making small efforts but never go to the extreme, propose lame things. That suits my artistic approach better than mediocrity as behavioural art. I can make mediocre or even very bad works but they can also be masterpieces, by referring to them, of course, as mediocrity art. This is a work based on the concept of judgment, which is also a part of humour. Humour is a very important dimension of my approach. My approach takes precedence over the object. Ridicule is needed to save the rearguard. Actually, it is, although I do not like that word, extremely progressivistic.'

    Jacques Lizène in : Que reste-t-il …

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