Padiglione Australia - Here art grows on trees di Simryn Gill

AUSTRALIA

Here art grows on trees

Simryn Gill

Commissario: Simon Mordant. Commissario Aggiunto: Penelope Seidler. Curatore: Catherine de Zegher. Sede:Padiglione ai Giardini
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Simryn Gill’s latest exhibition project, Here art grows on trees, will be presented in the Australian Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition – la Biennale di Venezia.

Curated by Catherine de Zegher, the exhibition is conceived as a site-specific project featuring significant new work by Gill that is made in her customary way—in the places she lives, and through her many long-standing relationships with makers, assistants, interlocutors and galleries. 

Through their formal presence and the manner of their creation, these works offer a view into our inhabitation of local circumstances in a world that is becoming smaller and flatter. 

“Here art grows on trees presents Gill’s works on paper, being of vegetation, as a cog in the whole system of turning wheels, as a link in the chain, in the string of gems that the world is offering—a cyclic instead of linear worldview,” says de Zegher.

Gill’s processes include methodical collections gleaned from the detritus of daily life, photographing her surroundings, drawing and writing—all thoughtful interventions that instil meaning into ordinary actions and everyday objects.

A new publication will also be launched at the exhibition, featuring extensive colour plates and commissioned essays by Catherine de Zegher, Carol Armstrong, Michael Taussig, Brian Massumi, Kajri Jain, Lilian Chee and Ross Gibson.

The Australian Pavilion is managed by the Australia Council for the Arts, and led by the Australian Commissioner, Simon Mordant AM, a driving force in contemporary art projects both locally and internationally.

About the artist

Simryn Gill was born in Singapore, and lives and works in Sydney and Port Dickson, Malaysia. Gill has had major solo exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; Tate Modern, London; and The Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC. Her works have been included in numerous group exhibitions including Documenta 12 (2007) and dOCUMENTA 13 (2012) in Kassel, Germany. Gill is represented by BREENSPACE, Sydney; Jhaveri Contemporary, Mumbai; and Tracy Williams Ltd, New York.

About the curator

Catherine de Zegher is the Curator for the forthcoming 5th Moscow Biennale (2013). She was previously co-Artistic Director of the 18th Biennale of Sydney in 2012, and Guest Curator in the Department of Drawing at MoMA. Prior to this, de Zegher held various positions in Europe and North America, notably as the Executive Director of the Drawing Center in New York and the Belgian Commissioner for the 47th Venice Biennale. 

About the Commissioner

Simon Mordant AM is Vice Chairman and Managing Director of Greenhill & Co., Inc., a leading global independent corporate advisory firm, and a committed and passionate supporter of the arts. He is the Chairman of the Board of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Australia and also sits on the Board of the Australian Broadcasting Commission (ABC), the Sydney Theatre Company, the Leadership Council for the New Museum, and is a member of the Executive Committee of the Tate International Council and a member of the International Council of The Museum of Modern Art.

About the Australia Council

As the Australian Government’s arts funding and advisory body, the Australia Council has managed and funded Australia’s participation in the Venice Biennale since 1978. The Australia Council is committed to building opportunities for the international presentation and collection of Australian contemporary art, and representation at the Biennale is an important part of this strategy. Australia’s participation in the Venice Biennale has contributed to the professional development of many artists and has opened up significant presentation opportunities internationally.

About the Australian Pavilion 

The Australian Pavilion is positioned within the Biennale Gardens (Giardini della Biennale). The pavilion is one of 29 within the Giardini, all built at different periods by various countries. The Australian Pavilion was designed by renowned Australian architect Philip Cox and opened in 1988. 

Australia’s representation at the Venice Biennale began in 1954 with an exhibition of Sidney Nolan, Russell Drysdale and William Dobell’s iconic works, followed by visual arts luminaries such as Arthur Boyd, Rosalie Gascoigne and Albert Tucker. Other previous Australian representatives include Imants Tillers (1986), Judy Watson, Emily Kame Kngwarreye (1997), Howard Arkley (1999), Patricia Piccinini (2003), Ricky Swallow (2005), Susan Norrie, Daniel Von Sturmer and Callum Morton (2007), Shaun Gladwell (2009) and Hany Armanious (2011).

Info http://venicebiennale.australiacouncil.gov.au/

Australia Simryn Gill

Come già annunciato a Maggio sarà Simryn Gill a rappresentare l'Australia alla prossima Biennale, eccovi il comunicato stampa

Simryn Gill to represent Australia at theVenice Biennale 2013

The Australia Council for the Arts today announced Simryn Gill has been selected torepresent Australia at the 55th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale 2013.

The Sydney-based artist, who works across multiple media, will be the sole artist exhibiting at the AustralianPavilion in the Giardini in June 2013. The exhibition will be curated by Catherine de Zegher.Simryn Gill has had solo exhibitions at the Centre for Contemporary Photography, Melbourne (2009); Museum ofContemporary Art, Sydney (2008); Tate Modern, London (2006); Shiseido Gallery, Tokyo (2004); and the ArtGallery of New South Wales, Sydney (2002).Recent group exhibitions she has participated in include Untitled (12th Istanbul Biennial),

Istanbul, Turkey (2011); Animism, Kunsthalle Bern, Bern, Switzerland (2010); Provisions for the Future, Sharjah Biennial, UAE (2010); Transmission Interrupted  , Modern Art Oxford, Oxford, UK (2010); Revolutions 

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Forms That Turn  , Biennale ofSydney (2008); News From Islands 

, Campbelltown Arts Centre, Campbelltown (2007); documenta 12 

, Kassel,Germany (2007); and Living in the Material World 

, National Arts Centre, Tokyo, Japan (2007).

“Simryn’s work is deeply engaging and challenging,” said 2013 Venice Biennale Commissioner Simon Mordant.“She will be making a new set of works for Venice and I am overjoyed to be working with both her and Catherinede Zegher, in delivering a very exciting Australian contribution to this most important contemporary art

exposition.”

 Australia Council CEO Kathy Keele said: “Representing Australia at the Venice Biennale is a significantachievement

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over 190,000 people visited the Australian Pavilion in 2011. I congratulate Simryn on her selection and I’m confident she will leave a lasting impression on the international audiences at the VeniceBiennale  – and well beyond.

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 The exhibition will be curated by Catherine de Zegher, Joint Artistic Director of the 18th Biennale of Sydney in2012. Catherine is an art historian, curator and writer. She is Visiting Curator at the Antoni Tàpies Foundation,Barcelona, and until recently, was Guest Curator in the Department of Drawings at the Museum of Modern Art,New York. From 1999-2006, Catherine was the Director of The Drawing Center in New York. In 1997, she wasthe Commissioner of the Belgian Pavilion at the 47th Venice Biennale. “I feel honored to be invited to do this exhibition and I thank the selection panel members for their trust," saidSimryn.

“I am delighted to be working with Catherine de Zegher. We have admired each other’s work from adistance for some time now and I look forward to the process of collaboration.

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 Simryn was selected by a six-member peer panel comprising: Simon Mordant, Australian Commissioner for theVenice Biennale 2013 and Chair of the Museum of Contemporary Art; Professor Ted Snell, Chair, Visual ArtsBoard; Elizabeth Ann Macgregor OBE, Director, Museum of Contemporary Art; Nick Mitzevich, Director, ArtGallery of South Australia; Jessica Morgan, The Daskalopoulos Curator, International Art, Tate, London; andRussell Storer, Curatorial Manager, Asian and Pacific Art, Queensland Art Gallery/Gallery of Modern Art. 

“We are delighted to also announce the support of The Balnaves Foundation as the Major Partner, and Maddocks as Principal Corporate Sponsor for 2013,” said Kathy Keele. “ Their significant support, as well as the contribution of the Commissioner’s Council and many individual donors , ensures the Australian representationextends and leverages our presence in Venice to increase the profile and international opportunities for theAustralian contemporar y visual arts sector.”

The Biennale is considered the most important and prestigious event on the international contemporary arts calendar,and is the oldest and largest established biennale in the world. Australia has been consistently represented in the VeniceBiennale for more than three decades, through the financial support and management of the Australia Council for theArts. Visit http://venicebiennale.australiacouncil.gov.au for more information.

Simryn Gill per l'Australia

Dall’Australia arriverà Simryn Gill, artista residente a Sydney che lavoro con diversi media, la mostra sarà curata da Catherine de Zegher.

Photograph: Natasha Harth