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Joan Jonas
“Light Time Tales” (2014) by Joan JonasPirelli HangarBicocca
Light Time Tales
“Light
Time Tales” is the first anthological exhibition in Italy devoted to the art of
Joan Jonas (New York, 1936). Curated by Andrea Lissoni, the exhibition brings
together – with both historic and recent works – ten installations and ten
single-channel videos, among which a new video especially conceived for Pirelli
HangarBicocca.
One of the exhibited artworks, “Reanimation”, a symbol of how Joan Jonas’s experiments have developed, is the starting point for a performance of the same name together with the musician and jazz composer Jason Moran, which was presented on October 21st 2014 at Pirelli HangarBicocca.
“Light Time Tales” (2014) by Joan JonasPirelli HangarBicocca
“Light Time Tales” (2014) by Joan JonasPirelli HangarBicocca
Considered as a major figure for the history and theory of performance, she became known during the 1960s and 1970s through her pioneering performances and videos. Her work gives a unique reinterpretation of the relationship between art and narrative forms, alongside her use of video, sculpture and performance, the artist includes language as a powerful source of imaginary.
“Light Time Tales” (2014) by Joan JonasPirelli HangarBicocca
“Light Time Tales” (2014) by Joan JonasPirelli HangarBicocca
Joan Jonas represented the United States of America in the 56th edition of the 2015 Venice Biennale with an exhibition presented by the MIT List Visual Arts Center. Joan Jonas is currently Professor Emerita in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Program in Art, Culture and Technology in Boston, and is the author of reference texts on the performing arts.
She has taken part in the some of the most important group exhibitions of the past thirty years, including the Venice Biennale in 2009 and five editions of documenta in Kassel (1972, 1977, 1982, 1987, 2002, and 2012). In 2018 also the Tate Modern in London dedicated a relevant retrospective to the artist, presenting some major works, including “Reanimation”, and a new performance “Moving Off the Land. Oceans – Sketches and Notes” (2018).
“Light Time Tales” (2014) by Joan JonasPirelli HangarBicocca
