Reprocessing Reality : at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center

Wednesday, 05 April 2006 12:14

Long Island City, NY - P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center presents Reprocessing Reality, a consideration of the relationship between the proliferation of documentary film and the escalating significance and prevalence of this genre in the art world today. The intergenerational and primarily European group of thirteen artists and artist teams approach documentary work through a variety of media, including sculpture, painting, film, and installation. Reprocessing Reality is on view from April 6 through May 29, 2006. The artists featured in Reprocessing Reality are: Christoph Büchel (b. 1966 in Basel, Switzerland), Willie Doherty (b. 1959 in Derry, Northern Ireland), Christoph Draeger (b. 1965 in Zurich, Switzerland; lives in New York), Robert Frank (b. 1924 in Zurich; lives in New York and Mabou, Canada), Philipp Gasser (b. 1958 in Chur, Switzerland; lives in Basel), Yervant Gianikian & Angela Ricci Lucchi (both b. 1942; live in Milan, Italy), Eric Hattan (b. 1955 in Wettingen, Switzerland; lives in Basel and Paris), Mike Hoolboom (b. 1959 in Toronto), Rémy Markowitsch (b. 1957 in Zurich; lives in Berlin), Guido Nussbaum (b. 1948 in Muri, Switzerland; lives in Basel), Anri Sala (b. 1974 in Tirana, Albania; lives in Paris and Berlin), Ingrid Wildi (b. 1961 in Santiago, Chile; lives and works in Geneva), and UweWittwer (b. 1954 in Zurich; lives in Zurich). Reprocessing Reality is curated by Claudia Spinelli. It was developed in close collaboration with the International Film Festival Visions du Réel and first presented at the Château de Nyon in Switzerland in the spring of 2005. The exhibition is accompanied by a fully-illustrated publication in English, French, and German by JRP|Ringier (2005). P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center Background: P.S.1 was founded in 1971 by Alanna Heiss as The Institute of Art and Urban Resources Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to the organization of contemporary art exhibitions in abandoned or underutilized buildings. P.S.1 became an affiliate of The Museum of Modern Art in 2000 and now operates two internationally acclaimed spaces for contemporary art: P.S.1 in Long Island City, featuring museum-quality galleries, and The Clocktower Gallery. P.S.1 is one of the largest and oldest arts organizations in the United States solely devoted to contemporary art. Recognized as a defining force of the alternative space movement, P.S.1 stands out from major arts institutions in its cutting edge approach to exhibitions and direct involvement of artists within a scholarly framework. P.S.1 assists the public in understanding art and provides the tools to appreciate contemporary art and its practices. Visit these Web Sites: www.psi.org ; www.wps1.org ; www.moma.org

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