19.00 Uhr
Ein Haufen Haare
Im Herbst 2008 hielt sich Michael Günzburger für drei Monate in New Delhi auf, um mit nordindischen Kunsthandwerkern Multiples zu produzieren. Seine einzige Bedingung für die Kooperation war, dass die angefragten Handwerksmeister auch am Sujet mitarbeiteten. Dies war alles andere als einfach, und nötigte etwa Michael Günzburger, einem Miniaturmaler aus Jaipur den Auftrag zu geben, einen "Haufen Haare mit Flecken" zu zeichnen. Gerade daraus entwickelte sich ein Austausch, der durchaus als tiefergreifenden Einstieg in einen interkulturellen Dialog über Handwerk und bildende Kunst, deren Auftrag und Ausführung, und Autorenschaft und Tradition verstanden werden kann.
Zum ersten Mal zeigte Michael Günzburger in New Delhi selber die daraus entstandenen Arbeiten, und präsentiert sie nun zusammen mit einer Einführung des indischen Künstlers Ravi Agarwal im Corner College.
Ein Haufen Haare (Zwischenstufe), 2008
17.00 Uhr
Graphic Design for and Against Cities
"Salon de Recherche": Axel John Wieder, Curator Künstlerhaus Stuttgart (with Ruedi Baur, Miguel Robles-Duran, Vera Kockot, Jesko Fezer and Matthias Görlich)
The first Civic City Display in the Showcases of Corner College is centered around the question of a critical representation of urban issues. It presents graphic works by Zak Kyes and Metahaven.
"Graphic Design for and Against Cities" refers to the research exhibition by the Amsterdam based design collective Metahaven "Stadtstaat. A Scenario for Merging Cities", previously shown in Künstlerhaus Stuttgart and Casco, Utrecht, and the group exhibition "Dubai Düsseldorf" at Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, which included work by London graphic designer and publisher Zak Kyes. Around the same time in 2009, both exhibitions were concerned in different ways with imaginary merged cities as a phenomenon of globalization. The works of Metahaven and Zak Kyes deal with the potentials of visual communication in the representation of such cities as well as with the possibility of graphic critiques of strategies for urban marketing and its image politics.
Duration of the exhibition: 17.12.09–10.01.2010
20.00 Uhr
Graphic Design for and Against the City
Exhibition opening and "Salon de Recherche": Metahaven (with Ruedi Baur, Miguel Robles-Duran, Vera Kockot, Jesko Fezer and Matthias Görlich)
The first Civic City Display in the Showcases of Corner College is centered around the question of a critical representation of urban issues. It presents graphic works by Zak Kyes and Metahaven.
Dubai Düsseldorf
"Graphic Design for and Against Cities" refers to the research exhibition by the Amsterdam based design collective Metahaven "Stadtstaat. A Scenario for Merging Cities", previously shown in Künstlerhaus Stuttgart and Casco, Utrecht, and the group exhibition "Dubai Düsseldorf" at Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen, which included work by London graphic designer and publisher Zak Kyes. Around the same time in 2009, both exhibitions were concerned in different ways with imaginary merged cities as a phenomenon of globalization. The works of Metahaven and Zak Kyes deal with the potentials of visual communication in the representation of such cities as well as with the possibility of graphic critiques of strategies for urban marketing and its image politics.
Duration of the exhibition: 17.12.09–10.01.201013.03.2010
21.00 Uhr
Soirée "Komfort"
A Magazine from the Czech Republic
Komfort magazine is a non-commercial project based in Prague, Czech Republic. Completely DIY and Do It Together. This we see as a significant factor - it means we are not subordinate to any erratic publisher or advertiser. The purpose of Komfort Mag is to reverse the traditional idea of a magazine, as something which relies mainly on text. That's why Komfort is 70% pictures, illustrations or photography. Words are not enough to describe it. Komfort mag is available in several shops abroad, e.g. the newly opened Motto Store in Zurich. We are going to introduce the whole project itself and particularly the latest issue which has been finished recently.
Komfort Issues 0-3
In addition to the presentation, Chlebíčky and Czech pils will be served. The evening takes place in the presence of the producers of Komfort: Olga Benešová (graphic design), Jiří Karásek (editorial board), Radek Sidun (graphic design), Pavel Turek (editor)
http://www.komfortmag.cz
http://www.facebook.com/komfortmag