"The medium is immaterial, but actuality is real" Kimsooja

Credits

Close Kimsooja, A Needle Woman, 1999-2000, Pinault Collection © Kimsooja, by SIAE 2023. Courtesy of Kimsooja Studio. Installation view, Icônes, 2023, Punta della Dogana, Venezia. Ph. Marco Cappelletti e Filippo Rossi © Palazzo Grassi, Pinault Collection.

Interview

Thu, 11/23/2023 - 11:14

"The medium is immaterial, but actuality is real" Kimsooja

"My body is a symbolic needle that weaves all the fabrics of society, geography, culture, economy, fashion, and everything around it. I wrap all the people around me, humanity, in my body and in my mind. I see video as a means of wrapping the reality of the world and nature."

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Interview

Wed, 10/04/2023 - 11:55

"You cannot hold time, you cannot bundle it or archive it" Dayanita Singh

"My approach to photography is to treat the photograph as just raw material just as a chef would treat vegetables and to really listen to the images and see what they want to be, what form they want to develop into."

Article

Wed, 07/26/2023 - 10:14

"Icônes" seen by the participants of Altri Sguardi

Participants of the fifth edition of 'Altri' share their interpretation of some works presented in the exhibition "Icônes".

Video

Mon, 06/26/2023 - 14:05

A three-part conversation on "Icônes" with Emma Lavigne, Bruno Racine and Marie-José Mondzain

The curators of "Icônes", Emma Lavigne and Bruno Racine, together with Marie-José Mondzain, author of the catalogue, explore the themes of the exhibition at Punta della Dogana, through the works of the exhibited artists and the link between the city of Venice and Byzantine art.

Article

Thu, 04/20/2023 - 16:11

"A Window to the Invisible" by Bruno Racine

Whether the works are luminous or dark, silent or sonorous, theatrical or austere, the exhibition invites the visitor to pause in front of each of them, to look beyond their material appearance.

Article

Thu, 04/20/2023 - 13:06

"The Image at the Limits of the Visible" by Emma Lavigne

It is a given that the very essence of the icon is reflected in the move toward abstraction effected by Wassily Kandinsky and Kazimir Malevich, both of whom experienced spaces transfigured by the presence of icons, whether in churches, chapels, or izbas with painted walls.

Video

Mon, 04/17/2023 - 10:45

"Icônes" at Punta della Dogana

The exhibition 'Icônes' is presented at Punta della Dogana from 2 April to 26 November 2023. Discover the backstage and some images of the finished show.

"The medium is immaterial, but actuality is real" Kimsooja

"The medium is immaterial, but actuality is real" Kimsooja

Read, watch, listen

"You cannot hold time, you cannot bundle it or archive it" Dayanita Singh

"Icônes" seen by the participants of Altri Sguardi

A three-part conversation on "Icônes" with Emma Lavigne, Bruno Racine and Marie-José Mondzain

"A Window to the Invisible" by Bruno Racine

"The Image at the Limits of the Visible" by Emma Lavigne

"Icônes" at Punta della Dogana

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