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

    Jimmie Durham

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    image: (c) Maria Thereza Alves
    The Man Who Had a Beautiful House, 1994
    Julian Villaseñor, Jimmie Durham, Maria Thereza Alves
    Video , 00:07:27
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    "The Man Who Had A Beautiful House was filmed in Mexico where I used to live. There are no houses around for many kilometres. Before Mexico I had lived in New York City, until 1987. So many homeless people in that very rich city of that very rich country. And I remember how happily arrogant and vulgar the rich Americans were in the ‘80’s. It is such a strange world we live in now … Well, our video of a man who has a ‘dream house’ ends abruptly, almost as though the world became tired of his silly story and moved on. My partner, Maria Thereza Alves, is actually the video artist, and I am more of a performer in front of the camera."

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