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23 January - 14 March 2010
Opening: Friday, 22 January, 5 - 7 p.m.
“Material Kontingenz” is the first large solo exhibition by David Jablonowski (b. Bochum, Germany, 1982). Among other works, he is showing two monumental sculptures which were made especially for this occasion.
The German title of the exhibition in Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam refers to two important aspects of Jablonowski’s work. The first is that of the specific use of materials in his sculptural installations. He combines material such as plaster, steel and wood with polystyrene foam, expressive layers of paint, a scanner, rotating or hinged elements, or even components of central heating systems or a flatscreen. Together with the often monumental scale, this generates the dramatic impact that the work has on the viewer. This impact in turn leads to the Kontingenz of the title: the term from German sociology referring to the observation that everything that we try to communicate is contingent upon so many factors and influences that the actual results appear to rest primarily on chance.
On Monday February 1, Renzo Martens received the CultuurPrijzen Vlaanderen 2009 in the category Film. Joke Schauvliege (Minister of Culture) offered Martens an Award and 12.500 Euro's for his documentary Episode 3 – Enjoy Poverty.
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History appears to be growing in significance as a determining factor in our identity, our culture, our norms and values. The creation of the Canon of Holland and the establishment of a National Historical Museum are evidence of this development. In the past, particularly in the 19th century, a similar interest in history resulted in magnificent historical paintings and monuments commemorating national heroes and events. Increasingly often, contemporary art is also showing interest in historical reflection, but in a variety of disciplines and definitely not necessarily in support of 'the nation'.
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To celebrate the publication of the collected essays Now is the Time: Art & Theory in the 21st Century, the Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam will host a booklaunch on Tuesday, December 1. During the event Eelco van Welie, director NAi Publishers and Gijs van Tuyl, director Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, will present first copies of both the Dutch and English edition of the publication to Lex ter Braak, director of the the Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (Fonds BKVB), and to Gitta Luiten, director of the Mondriaan Foundation who supported the publications financially.
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