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SUMMARY:Two Solo Exhibitions: Karen Asher\, Class & Ryan Trecartin\, Comma Boat
DESCRIPTION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art presents two solo exhibitions: \nKaren Asher: Class\nApril 26 to June 30\, 2019 \nRyan Trecartin: Comma Boat\nApril 26\, to June 30\, 2019 \nKaren Asher is one of Winnipeg’s most notable photographers. Asher’s lens-based practice is expanded in the newly created video and installation Class\, exploring performance and the body. Ryan Trecartin is a celebrated American artist and filmmaker. The video Comma Boat presents a frenzied look at fame\, performance\, power and control. \nFor general information please contact: info@plugin.org or call 1.204.942.1043.
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LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
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SUMMARY:The Poetic Intention of Intuition | Curator Talk with Nasrin Himada   Thursday\, June 6\, 2019 | 7pm
DESCRIPTION:As a way to introduce Nasrin Himada\, Plug In ICA’s new Assistant Curator\, to the Winnipeg community\, they will give a curatorial talk that will discuss their research process in developing select exhibitions\, publications\, and public programs. Nasrin’s curatorial vision is invested in the exploration of contemporary art practices that condition the transformation of place and how we come to be together. Curation is always a collaborative experience\, and initiating spaces of collaboration is a political act\, an act that challenges the intentions of contemporary arts and its place from within the milieu of social practice. Himada’s interests and motivations in curatorial work stems from their own background in transformative justice and decolonial methodologies that are inspired from Palestinian cultural history and knowledge.
URL:https://plugin.org/event/the-poetic-intention-of-intuition-curator-talk-with-nasrin-himada-thursday-june-6-2019-7pm/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
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SUMMARY:Class | Artist Talk by Karen Asher
DESCRIPTION:Plug In ICA is proud to present an artist talk by Karen Asher in conjunction with her solo exhibition Class. Asher’s body of work engages the figure in location\, the body in movement\, the mundane in tension with the surreal\, captured in moments of joy\, melancholy and resilience. Her images offer a set of circumstances that enliven the vulnerability felt in the every day. For Class\, the poignancy of life is imaged and imagined through her subjects on screen and in portrait\, highlighting the empowering effect of improv\, performance and pleasure. In this new work\, Asher uses the camera to condition spaces of agency\, visibility and confidence\, allowing an openness at the heart of what is seen and felt. Astute and playful\, Asher’s approach to composition is instigated by the care\, rigour and sensitivity inherent in her process. The camera lens in Asher’s hands has the possibility of offering respite from hardship and struggle. \nIn celebration of Asher’s solo exhibition\, a karaoke and dance party\, featuring a performance by The Pinc Lincolns\, follows the artist talk.
URL:https://plugin.org/event/class-artist-talk-by-karen-asher/
LOCATION:Manitoba
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SUMMARY:Angie Keefer: Second Thoughts | Book Launch
DESCRIPTION:I half hold that my life is a fine ride as long as I don’t attempt to navigate. The least critical way to describe this outlook is “bemused fatalism\,” and as coping mechanisms go\, there’s much to be said for keeping that faith\, but so far it hasn’t proved compatible with ambitious ideas like writing a book\, though this may turn out to be the first page of a first chapter\, in which case I’ve changed my life and overruled fate with you as my witness. \n–Angie Keefer \nPlug In Institute of Contemporary Art is pleased to announce the launch of Second Thoughts\, a selection of writing from 2008 to 2018 by artist Angie Keefer. This compilation traverses numerous disciplines from physics to philosophy\, incorporating biographical elements and running parallel to Keefer’s visual practice. \nWithout directly addressing her own visual work\, the book shadows the artist’s research\, capturing her thoughts\, travels\, and encounters across a broad spectrum of subjects\, including octopuses\, protons\, pictographs\, poets\, grammar\, economy\, love\, loss\, and politics. \nAt nearly 550-pages\, Second Thoughts is long in scope but precisely constructed. Keefer leads readers down vividly articulated paths\, documenting her thought processes in an exacting manner that reveals writing itself as a process of formulating the world. Accumulated knowledge is reconfigured through the pacing and cadence of each sentence. \nKeefer worked closely with designer Scott Ponik to present this selection of writing as a unified whole while framing each individual text with its own synopsis and postscript. Though all of the pieces have been published previously\, many were significantly updated\, amended\, and rewritten for this edition. Second Thoughts includes an introduction by Maxine Kopsa and a short text co-written with Lucy Skaer. The title is pulled in part from Keefer’s 2017 solo exhibition FIRST CLASS\, SECOND THOUGHTS\, INTERMINABLE SWELL at Plug In ICA. \nKeefer will be in attendance at Canadian book launches for a reading and signing. Launches will be taking place in Toronto at Art Metropole on June 19 at 7pm\, in Winnipeg at Plug In ICA on June 20 at 7pm\, in Calgary at Esker Foundation on June 21 at 6pm\, and in Vancouver at Or Gallery on June 22 at 1pm.   \nAngie Keefer is an artist\, writer\, teacher\, and publisher\, though the distinctions among these categories are much less definitive in Keefer’s work than comma-separated terms would indicate. Taking an interest in the incidental aspects of art making and its dissemination — from critical & commercial positioning through language\, to surrounding labour\, and shifting market forces — Keefer often pulls at the stitching that holds the enterprise together. She has exhibited extensively at institutions in the USA and Europe\, including Witte de With\, Rotterdam (2018); Plug In ICA (2017); Greater New York\, PS1\, New York (2015-16); Kunstverein\, Munich (2015); Whitney Biennial\, New York (2014); Objectif Exhibitions\, Antwerp (2013-14); and Yale Union\, Portland (2013); and has staged performances\, talks\, seminars\, and other series at Artists Space\, New York (2015); Liverpool Biennial (2014); Contemporary Art Centre (CAC)\, Vilnius (2014\, 2011); Mercosul Biennial\, Porto Alegre\, Brazil (2013); São Paulo Biennial\, Brazil (2012); and The Museum of Modern Art\, New York (2012)\, among others. Her writing has appeared in numerous artists’ publications\, as well as Mousse\, Harvard Design Magazine\, and Bulletins of The Serving Library. \n  \n 
URL:https://plugin.org/event/angie-keefer-second-thoughts-book-launch/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
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SUMMARY:IIY Screening and Discussion: Interpreting Asher & Trecartin
DESCRIPTION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art presents: \nInterpreting [Interrupting] Youth | Video Screening and Discussion: Interpreting Asher and Trecartin \nWednesday\, June 26\, 2019 | 5:00 PM \nUnit 1\, Plug In ICA | 460 Portage Ave \nOn Wednesday\, June 26\, 2019 discover our current exhibitions\, Class by Karen Asher and Comma Boat by Ryan Trecartin through the interpretive lens of 4 youth participants. Starting at 5:00 pm\, participants of the seventh edition of our Interpreting [Interrupting] Youth [IIY] program\, Brett Lewis\, Faron McDougall\, Forest Monias\, Sabba Rezai\, Jacob Vergel\, and session mentor Tuva Bergstrom\, will present a short interpretive video produced by them. Following the screening will be a panel discussion where the participants will discuss the collaborative process. \nThe IIY program is\, yet\, another way Plug In ICA provides an entry into conversations and practices happening in contemporary art today. It is integral to the ICA’s educational programming as it gives voice to youth in the community while building new audiences. \nThe screening offers a visual reflection of the youth’s collective and individual experience of Class and Comma Boat\, and marks the culmination of an intensive eight weeks of meeting\, working\, and thinking together about the exhibition; and about video as an interpretive mode. For this iteration of the program\, participants had the opportunity to work closely with Winnipeg-based artist Luther Konadu who lead the program; the artist Karen Asher and film maker Rhayne Vermette\, to discuss process\, approach and multi-media content creation. \nThe youth screening and panel discussion will begin at 5:00 pm\, followed by a short reception. The program facilitator\, Luther Konadu\, will moderate the screening and panel discussion with IIY participants. \nEveryone is welcome! Snacks and refreshments will be served. \nInterpreting [Interrupting] Youth is designed for youth ages 16 to 24. The program reverses a pre-existing interpretive model used within arts institutions that often produce short videos as educational devices. These often include interviews with artists or curators\, images of artworks and installation shots; they often reference artists’ biographies\, previous artworks\, and at times\, glimpse into artists’ studios. These videos are usually presented online or within the gallery or museum in close proximity to the artworks\, and tend to place an emphasis on the artist’s and institution’s intention over the experience of the viewer. \nThe “Interpreting [Interrupting] Youth” program inversely begins with the youth’s experience of the artwork\, challenging conventional models of art interpretation by overturning basic roles of authority and authorship. \nFor more information about this and other education programs\, please contact Luther Konadu at luther@plugin.org. For general information please contact: info@plugin.org or call 1.204.942.1043. \nWe give special thanks to JUST TV for their dedicated and expert partnership. \nOur next IIY program will take place in October and November 2019. Please contact luther@plugin.org if you want to join. The Program is FREE\, and you gain a certificate of participation at the end. \nAcknowledgments \nPlug In Institute of Contemporary Art recognizes we are in the territories of the Anishinaabeg\, Cree\, Dakota\, Dene\, Métis\, and Oji-Cree Nations. Plug In ICA is situated in Treaty 1 territory\, the ancestral and traditional homeland of Anishinaabe peoples. Treaty 1 was signed in 1871\, taking this territory from seven local Anishinaabe First Nations in order to make the land available for settler use and ownership (Referenced from the University of Winnipeg). \nPlug In ICA extends our heartfelt gratitude to our generous donors\, valued members\, and dedicated volunteers. You make a difference. \nPlug In ICA relies on community support to remain free and accessible to all\, and enable us to continue to present excellent programs. Please consider becoming a member of Plug In ICA and a donor at https://plugin.org/support or by contacting Angela Forget: angela@plugin.org
URL:https://plugin.org/event/iiy-screening-and-discussion-interpreting-asher-trecartin/
LOCATION:Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art\, 460 Portage\, Winnipeg\, Manitoba\, Canada
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