I Know the World

Event- and exhibition series:

including : Lise Harlev, Søren Lose, Sascha Pohle, J&K, Matti Blind, Tamar Guimaraes, Antonia Low, Tanja N. Paulsen/ Grete Aagaard, Amalia Pica, Tommy Støckel, Markus Willeke, Danielle van Zuijlen and for talks Lize Moge, Astrid Mania, Frederikke Hansen and Russell Martin.

"I Know The World" is a series of smaller exhibitions and lectures which take place in Sparwasser HQ in the autumn.
As the title indicates Sparwasser HQ has been looking for individuals and projects, who can offer a different and subjective interpretations of the World.

The series started with an evening lecture by Lize Mogel, presenting her 'radical cartography': the world as a world map (and other cartographic experiments). Sparwasser invited curator (Berlin-editor for Art Asia Pacific) Astrid Mania and the artists behind the Australian magazine "Slave" to host an evening; then co-curator Frederikke Hansen presented the documentation of "Rethinking Nordic Colonialism: A Postcolonial Exhibition Project in Five Acts", a big exhibition project, which stretched over 8 countries in the Nordic region and dealt with the effects that Nordic colonialism have on us today, followed by a week where the documentation arcihve was available for the public to navigate in.

NOW, the exhibitions "I Know The World 1-2-3" will look at how artists go abroard, research and encounter a (local) foreign context as a basis for their work. With the project a discusion is raised about the difference and similarities between Being-on-Holiday and Artist-in-Residence. The first exhibition opens 12th of September.

Along with Sparwassers aim to support artists emancipatory initiatives, a representative from Artquest in London, Russell Martin, will talk (Oct 6.) about their forthcoming Artelier project, a website for artists to arrange peer-to-peer temporary international studio swap, providing a social network for real-life visits to art scenes around the world. And finally Artists Talks with the exhibiting artists will offer a possibility to discuss the works made during self-organised travelling as well as instutional artist-in-residences.

 

August 29. 2007 Wednesday at 8 PM
Lize Mogel, Artists Talk

August 31. friday at 8 PM
Astrid Mania presents Kain Picken and Rob McKenzie (artists magazine)

Septemper 1. - 7.
RETHINKING NORDIC COLONIALISM
September 1., Saturday at 8 PM presentation by curator Frederikke Hansen
September 5.-7. Wednesday - Friday 4-7 PM, video archive is available for the audience

September 13. - October 6.
I Know the World 1
Lise Harlev, J&K, Soeren Lose, Sascha Pohle
Opening Tuesday September 12. at 7 PM

 

Artists Talk :
Saturday, October 6. at 8 PM, Søren Lose and Lise Harlev

Specialists Talk:
Tuesday, October 9. at 8 PM, Russell Martin, Artquest, London

October 13. - November 10.
I Know the World 2
Matti Blind, Tamar Guimaraes, Antonia Low, Tanja N. Paulsen/ Grete Aagaard, Amalia Pica, Tommy Støckel, Markus Willeke
Opening Friday October 12. at 7 PM - 11 PM

Monday November 12. at 8 PM
The American Headshot by David Levine

November 17. - December 15.
I Know the World 3
J&K: Egyptomaniacs
Opening Friday November 16. at 7 PM - 11 PM