陈颖编译 来源:artspy艺术眼
“为了鼓励开放我们必须要保持隐秘。”——Tom Braden,1995.10.22
“他们将我带到了一个地方,然后脱掉我的衣服,只剩下内衣和短裤。我不知道效果如何,但这就是当时的场景。”——Paul Vanden Boeynants
“The Long Leash”群展近日在布鲁塞尔The Ister画廊开幕。参展艺术家包括詹姆斯·理查兹(James Richards)、克里斯(Chris Lecler)、奥黛丽(Audrey Cottin)、艾琳·布维(Aline Bouvy)& 约翰·吉利斯(John Gillis)等。
James Richards, loop from Not blacking out just turning the lights off, 2011
展览将自己构思为是处于两个事件之间:前比利时首相兼比利时基督教社会党(简称PSC-CVP party)的领导人Paul Vanden Boeyants的一次新闻发布会(在其中他描绘了自己在1989年被冒充的极端主义政治集团绑架的特殊情况)与前CIA负责人Tom Braden在接受《The Independent》采访时所发表的一些评论(在其中他揭示了一个被称为“the Long Leash”的秘密文化宣传计划的存在,该计划在冷战时期实施,是一种在文化上侵占前苏联并且曝光其无法创作“高端”艺术的无能的策略)。
产生自这两个事件的荒谬的色彩给这场展览带来了活力。Tom Braden称得上是典型的CIA阴谋的叙述变得深奥而且不合理;而Paul Vanden Boeyants用电视播放的独白则将一种个人经历转变成了一次离奇的事件。这场展览的展出作品便采用了一种荒唐的现实的框架,同时具备真相和显而易见的模糊。实际上,每件作品都变成了谜题本身。记录了Paul Vanden Boeyants的新闻发布会的原始视频文件与Tom Braden那篇专访的印本则一起在展览中展示了出来。
Nathaniel Mellors, Seven Ages of Britain Teaser, 2010
Jos De Gruyter & Harald Thys, excerpt from The Deserter, 1997
Shelly Nadashi, excerpt from Medium, 2012
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Work by Lucile Desamory
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