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'Ruins of the future' , a virtual artproject = by Pierre Mertens
Following the press releases of 'Ruins of the= future' and ' the program ' Target received many reactions and congratul= ations. It was announced in art magazines and websites as being a real ph= ysical exhibition. Nobody questioned the reality of the event and nobody = objected to the concept. Only women contested the fact that all participa= t ing artists are male.
' Ruins of the future' is a complete virtual= exhibition by Pierre Mertens on the internet as it was located in Peru.=
Contextual artist Pierre Mertens (1953, Antwe= rp, Belgium) conceived the concept and asked Marjan Van Mourik to join him = as a curator using the Internet context for this art project. The sponsor= is also the artist in the skin of Pierre Mertens real estate, a virtual co= mpany selling all museums worldwide.
The art project questions the artistic actual= ity, as well in the art but also the role, the influence and the possibili= ties of the internet.
In the light of globalisation the incestuous = Western dominated art scene looked over the last two Documenta's and the 20= 03 Biennale of Venice to art of remote areas and developing countries. Pier= re Mertens sees this as a self-criticism of the art scene and a search for = more life connected art. Last years ' curators showed many artist s of de= veloping countries and remote areas in the western contemporary art exhibit= ions. Anxious for repetition of colonialism habits African curators were a= ppointed and international exhibitions held in developing countries. Docume= ntaries were presented as art in the western art context. A continuous stri= ng of criticism from artists which followed with regard to these exhibition= concepts is that those simply illustrate the curator's ideas. By virtually= taking all positions Pierre Mertens questions the conditions of the relati= onship between artists and curators.
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Ruins of the future, a virtual artproject by Pierre=
Mertens ……………………
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'Ruins of the future' , a virtual artproject =
by Pierre Mertens
Following the press releases of 'Ruins of the=
future' and ' the program ' Target received many reactions and congratul=
ations. It was announced in art magazines and websites as being a real ph=
ysical exhibition. Nobody questioned the reality of the event and nobody =
objected to the concept. Only women contested the fact that all participa=
t ing artists are male.
' Ruins of the future' is a complete virtual=
exhibition by Pierre Mertens on the internet as it was located in Peru.=
Contextual artist Pierre Mertens (1953, Antwe=
rp, Belgium) conceived the concept and asked Marjan Van Mourik to join him =
as a curator using the Internet context for this art project. The sponsor=
is also the artist in the skin of Pierre Mertens real estate, a virtual co=
mpany selling all museums worldwide.
The art project questions the artistic actual=
ity, as well in the art but also the role, the influence and the possibili=
ties of the internet.
In the light of globalisation the incestuous =
Western dominated art scene looked over the last two Documenta's and the 20=
03 Biennale of Venice to art of remote areas and developing countries. Pier=
re Mertens sees this as a self-criticism of the art scene and a search for =
more life connected art. Last years ' curators showed many artist s of de=
veloping countries and remote areas in the western contemporary art exhibit=
ions. Anxious for repetition of colonialism habits African curators were a=
ppointed and international exhibitions held in developing countries. Docume=
ntaries were presented as art in the western art context. A continuous stri=
ng of criticism from artists which followed with regard to these exhibition=
concepts is that those simply illustrate the curator's ideas. By virtually=
taking all positions Pierre Mertens questions the conditions of the relati=
onship between artists and curators.
Read the complete statement of the artist
Website: http://www.targetfound.nl/Ruins of =
the future/index.htm
Target Press Contact:
Marjan van Mourik
Artpromotor
email: [email protected]
voice: (0051)54251551
http://www.targetfound.nl
or
Pierre Mertens, curator
email:[email protected]
voice:(0032)(3)6461800
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