 Reenactments
Thursday, November 18, 6:00 p.m.
Curator Irina Botea in person!
Gene Siskel Film Center
(162 N. State St. / 312.846.2600)
Image: Still from "Post-Mortem Dialogue With Ceau��escu" (Ion Grigorescu, 2007). Courtesy the artist.
"Artistic reenactments do not ask...what really happened...instead, they ask what the images we see might mean concretely to us" - Inke Arns
Artistic reenactments do not aim to affirm or glorify the past, but rather to examine an event's relevance in the present. They call into question our very understanding of this present-along with its social, political and cultural potential. This program, curated by artist and SAIC faculty member Irina Botea, proposes a trajectory of reenactment that cycles through highly mediated events and famous works of art, from a propaganda film made by the Romanian secret police in 1959 to Sharon Hayes's Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) Screeds (2003), in which the artist attempts to recite from memory Patty Hearst's infamous tapes to her parents after being kidnapped in 1974. Also featuring work by Ion Grigorescu, Ciprian Muresan, Mathew Paul Jinks, Kerry Tribe, and Artur ��mijewski, among others. Multiple artists, 1959-2010, Poland/Romania/USA, multiple formats, ca. 75 min.
IRINA BOTEA (1970, Ploiesti, Romania) is a visual artist, whose works combine cinema verite and direct cinema with reenactment strategies, auditions, and rehearsals. She received a BFA and MFA from Bucharest University of Arts in 2001 and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2006. Solo and group shows include: National Gallery Jeu de Paume, Paris; Reina Sofia National Museum, Madrid; Gwangju Biennale 2010; U -Turn Quadriennial, Copenhagen; 51st Venice Biennale; Prague Bienale; Kunst-Werke, Berlin; Casa Encendida, Madrid; Salzburger Kunstverein, Austria; Argos Center for Art and Media, Brussels; Artefact Festival, Leuven; Rotterdam Film Festival; HMKV Halle, Dortmund; Casino de Luxembourg; Kunstforum, Vienna; Foksal Gallery, Warsaw; MNAC (National Museum of Contemporary Art), Bucharest; Museum of Contemporary Art, Szczecin, Poland; and Center for Contemporary Art Ujazdowki Castle, Warsaw. She resides in Chicago.
CATE is organized by the School of the Art Institute's Department of Film, Video, New Media & Animation in collaboration with the Gene Siskel Film Center and the Video Data Bank .
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UPCOMING PROGRAM
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LOCATION AND TICKETS
Programs take place Thursdays at 6:00 p.m. at the Gene Siskel Film Center (164 N. State St.), unless otherwise noted.
CATE is now FREE to SAIC students with a valid student ID. Tickets are $10 General public, $5 Film Center members, $7 students, and $4 SAIC faculty and staff and Art Institute of Chicago staff.
Any person with a disability who would like to request an accommodation for this program should contact the Disability and Learning Resource Center at dlrc@saic.edu or 312.499.4278 as soon as possible to allow adequate time to make proper arrangements.
About the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
A leader in educating artists, designers, and scholars since 1866, the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) offers nationally accredited undergraduate, graduate, and post-baccalaureate programs to nearly 3,200 students from across the globe. Located in the heart of Chicago, SAIC's educational philosophy is built upon a multidisciplinary approach to art and design, giving students unparalleled opportunities to develop their creative and critical abilities, while working with renowned faculty who include many of the leading practitioners in their fields. SAIC's resources include the Art Institute of Chicago and its new Modern Wing; numerous special collections and programming venues provide students with exceptional exhibitions, screenings, lectures, and performances. For more information, please visit www.saic.edu. |
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