Art - Spaces - Us
An Online Exhibition on Facebook.
Art – Spaces – Us exhibition can perhaps be considered an experimentation of thinking about dynamics between curators, artists, audience and space while finding room for growth in an interactive space rather than showcasing the final products of us, curators and artists. The exhibition was not intended as an online exhibition but rather planned to open at Myanm/art gallery space earlier this April, which was postponed due to Covid-19 pandemic. In this involuntary moment of stillness, we took a challenge upon ourselves to use digital mediums as a way to communicate with our audience, in the spirit of experimentation that we have been encompassing this exhibition with.
In this space, we dismantle the idea of an art exhibition and refuse to tell a one-dimension story. We seek non-existence in existence. In this space, we are actively running away from ordinary, forming new alliances, new ideas of exhibitions, curators and artists. However, this is in no way done as a rebellion but rather a self-analysis of ourselves as curators and artists; deconstructing, rebuilding and finding coexistence in a physical/ virtual space, together with our audience. In this space, we are getting out of our own crises and seeking our freedom. In here, we are experimenting, winning and failing.
See the full works of artists and interviews here on Myanm/art Facebook Page.
Artists
Sai Shang Kham
Meemi Maung
Myo Sithu Myint
Minn Thant Sin
Pyae Phyo Thant Nyo (in collaboration with Emilia Jablonska)
May Myat Mon
Courtney Anne Mouser
Htoo Htet Htet Win
Curator
Phoo Myat Thwe
Assistant Curator
Than Thar
This exhibition was supported by Myanm/art Gallery.
The exhibition is featured in Art&Market: Fresh Take Writing Contest 2020 as the winning article by Susan Htoo, titled “Review of Art - Spaces - Us: Urgent Voices from Liminal Spaces.”
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