[Cwgrad-announcements] "Normalization" Screening

Fri Mar 2 10:05:30 PST 2007

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NORMALIZATION
Presented by Outpost and Hosted by LACE.
March 14, 7pm - curators' introduction; 7:30pm - screening begins. 

Films and Videos by: Vlatko Gilic (b. 1935; lives and works in
Belgrade and Podgorica), Sanja Ivekovic (b. 1949; lives and works in
Zagreb), Jasmila Zbanic (b. 1974; lives and works in Sarajevo), David
Maljkovic (b. 1973; lives and works in Zagreb), Goran Devic (b. 1971;
lives and works in Zagreb), and Johanna Billing (b. 1973, lives and
works in Stockholm). More information about each artist follows below.

Since the break up of the Berlin wall, the ideology of normalization−a
term used to describe nations that are in transition toward a certain
defined norm−has been sweeping over Europe. Croatian curatorial
collective, "What, How & for Whom," has organized the film and video
program, Normalization, to reference a set of unsolved traumas and
discontents in former Yugoslavia, and to reveal false universalisms
behind the process of normalization.

"What, How & for Whom" formed in 1999 and is based in Zagreb, Croatia.
Its members are curators Ivet Curlin, Ana Devic, Natasa Ilic and
Sabina Sabolovic, and designer and publicist Dejan Krsic. The curators
will be present to introduce the screening.

Since its inception in 2004, Outpost has organized its programs in
thematic and geographic two-year cycles. In 2007 and 2008, the focus
is on socio-political transformation in Eastern Europe. This screening
introduces our new program cycle.

Hosted by LACE 
6522 Hollywood Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90028
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7:00pm − curators´ introduction

7:30pm − screening begins

$5 admission
free to members of Outpost and LACE.

Vlatko Gilic and Sanja Ivekovic both started working with film and
video in the 70s and are widely known internationally. Sanja Ivekovic,
the first artist in communist Yugoslavia to take a clear feminist
position, is included in MOCA´s exhibition, "WACK! Art and the
Feminist Revolution." Both artists´ works are politically engaged, but
not in a "battle against the darkness of Communist totalitarianism,"
but, paradoxically, in a way that took socialist ideology more
seriously than the cynical political elite ever did, fighting for
complete self-realization of individuals and culture and against
bureaucratic limitations. Presented will be two films by Vlatko Gilic
including, "Love" (1973), which was nominated for a Golden Globe, and
"In Continuo" (1971), nominated for an Oscar, and Sanja Ivekovic´s
"Personal Cuts" from 1981.

While artistic practices from the 70s (and 80s) were driven by a
direct confrontation with ideologies of domination, younger artists
are questioning the rapid march toward "normalization" and transition
into neo-liberal heaven. Jasmila Zbanic´s short film, "Images from the
Corner" (2003), speaks to the relationship between women and war
trauma. Her feature film "Grbavica" which won the Golden bear at
Berlin film festival in 2006 can be seen in US cinemas now. Goran
Devic´s film, "Imported Crows" (2004), looks at the problematic
relationship between his socialist heritage and the present social
climate, which stimulates various types of exclusion, intolerance, and
ethnic mythologies. The video "Scene for a New Heritage" (2004) by
David Maljkovic is a fictive story about collective amnesia and the
question of heritage. And the video "Magical World" by Swedish artist
Johanna Billing was recorded in Zagreb in 2005 and may be understood
as a metaphor about the ghost geography of Eastern Europe, threatened
by the pressure to adapt its own culture to that of the "normal"
European standards of the West. 
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WHW's international exhibitions include: "What, How & for Whom, on the
occasion of 152nd anniversary of the Communist Manifesto," Association
of Croatian Artists, Zagreb, Croatia, 2000; Kunsthalle Exnergasse,
Vienna, Austria, 2001; "Broadcasting project, dedicated to Nikola
Tesla," The Technical Museum, Zagreb, Croatia, 2002; "START" City
gallery Ljubljana, 2002; Gallery Karas Zagreb, Croatia, 2003; "Looking
Awry,"	Apexart, New York, 2003; "Repetition: Pride and Prejudice,"
Gallery NOVA, Zagreb, Croatia, 2003; "Side-effects," Salon of Museum
of Contemporary Art, Belgrade, 2004; "Normalization," Gallery Nova,
Zagreb, 2004; "Collective Creativity," Kunsthalle Fridericianum, 2005;
"Collective Action," Gallery Nova, Zagreb, 2005; "Normalization,
dedicated to Nikola Tesla," Gallery Nova, 2006, "Ground lost," Forum
Stadpark, Graz 2007.

WHW curator, Ana Devic, will be in residency in March 2007 at 18th
Street Arts Center, Southern California´s largest contemporary art and
artist residency center, providing support to emerging to mid-career
artists and arts organizations dedicated to issues of community,
diversity, and social justice in contemporary society.

The current exhibition at LACE, through April 8, 2007, is "Shared
Women," curated by Eve Fowler, Emily Roysdon and A.L. Steiner. "Shared
Women" champions a dynamic group of queer feminist artists that
explore the broader issues of generational politics, alternative
economies and mutual attraction. 

For additional information please contact, Julie Deamer, at
323.982.9461 or 323.899.3533 or, info at outpost-art.org

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