Convent

#1.2 Remains or Reproductions: Kader Attia, Mekhitar Garabedian, Ciprian Mureşan, Jon Rafman

10.1118.12 2016

EN

For the opening exhibition, the newly founded Ghent-based art space Convent presents a project consisting of three consecutive parts, where several artworks will be confronted with the permanent installation 'Bucharest City Model (fragment)' by Romanian artist Ciprian Mureşan (°1977, Dej). In the second part, titled ‘Remains or Reproductions’, Mureşan’s installation will be shown with works by Kader Attia (°1970, Dugny), Mekhitar Garabedian (°1977, Aleppo) and Jon Rafman (°1981, Montreal).

Many thanks to the artists, Galeria Plan B (Cluj/Berlin), Galerie Albert Baronian (Brussels), Lehmann Maupin (New York/Hong Kong), Studio Jon Rafman (Montreal) & Cluj Makers (Cluj).
Supported by Stad Gent & Duvel Moortgat.

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NL

Als openingstentoonstelling presenteert de nieuwe Gentse kunstruimte Convent een project bestaande uit drie opeenvolgende delen, waarin telkens andere werken geconfronteerd worden met de installatie 'Bucharest City Model (fragment)' van de Roemeense kunstenaar Ciprian Mureşan (°1977, Dej). Zo wordt de installatie in het tweede deel, getiteld ‘Remains or Reproductions’, getoond met werken van Kader Attia (°1970, Dugny), Mekhitar Garabedian (°1977, Aleppo) en Jon Rafman (°1981, Montreal).

Met dank aan de kunstenaars, Galeria Plan B (Cluj/Berlijn), Galerie Albert Baronian (Brussel), Lehmann Maupin (New York/Hong Kong), Studio Jon Rafman (Montreal) & Cluj Makers (Cluj).
Met de steun van Stad Gent & Duvel Moortgat.

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Jon Rafman, 'Remember Carthage', 2013 (collage of stills)
Video on loop, color, sound.
Courtesy the artist

#1.2 Remains or Reproductions, Exhibition view, 2016

 

 

Kader Attia, ‘Untitled’, 2014

Exhibition view, 2016

Mekhitar Garabedian, ‘Distances’, 2013-2014
Mekhitar Garabedian, ‘Back Cover (Gorky)’, 2014

Mekhitar Garabedian, ‘Distances’, 2013-2014

Mekhitar Garabedian, ‘Library (The Smiths, A Rush and a Push, 1987), 2016

Mekhitar Garabedian, ‘Library (The Smiths, A Rush and a Push, 1987), 2016

Exhibition view, 2016

Jon Rafman, ‘Remember Carthage’ (video still), 2013

Jon Rafman, ‘Remember Carthage’ (video still), 2013

Ciprian Mureşan, ‘Bucharest City Model (fragment)’, 2015