The program of lectures, talks and events in the lobby during the Spring was all held in conjunction with the exhibitions:
February 9: Pipilotti Rist, artist's talk
In conjunction with the opening of Pipilotti Rist's exhibition a public conversation was held between the artist and the exhibition's curator Richard Julin. During the talk Pipilotti Rist showed numerous images giving hands-on information and new insights into her artistic oeuvre. Reflections and comments from various production processes and art projects were also shared.
Fr o m March 17: "Café de l'Olivier"
In the café the guests were served a bowl of green olives as a part of the art work "Café de l'Olivier" by the artist Jean-Luc Vilmouth. The work was installed in the café in conjunction with the exhibition "Fleeing away from what bothers you most" - a group exhibition with artists working in the Middle Eastern context.
May 24: Film evening "Fleeing away from what bothers you most"
In the course of the evening two films were presented in relation to the exhibition. The first was the documentary "The Inner Tour", 2001 by Ra'anan Alexandrowicz. The film follows a group of Palestinians in a chartered bus during a three-day tour across Israel. This is their only chance to visit sites where their families once lived. The second film "Knowledge is the Beginning", 2006 by Paul Smaczny, is a film about the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra initiated by the conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim together with the late academic Edward Said. The young musicians who play in the orchestra are from the Middle Eastern region, the aim is to promote 'understanding, patience and the curiosity to listen to the narrative of the other'.
January 25: "Dialogue with image traditions. John Currin - Jake & Dinos Chapman"
The first lecture for the season was held by Karin Sidén,
Ph. D., curator Nationalmuseum, Stockholm.The lecture used as a starting point the etchings from the series "Disasters of War" by the Chapman brothers which were on view together with works by John Currin at Magasin 3. Jake & Dinos Chapman refer to Goya's work with the same title "Los Desastres de la Guerra" by adding to the original's subject matter as well as mixing images of watchtowers, barbed wire and chimneys with elements of childish humour. As a curator at Nationalmuseum Karin Sidén is interested in combining classic and contemporary art and some of her previous exhibitions at Nationalmuseum include "From El Greco to Dalí. Dialogue with Spanish painting" (2003) and "The Body. Art and Science" (2005).
February 21: "What is the new role of collections?"
In collaboration with Iaspis a seminar was arranged on the topic of collections:
In many public art institutions traditional core activities have been disregarded for some time. This even applies to collections, which in many cases have landed in the shadow of temporary exhibitions. Some of the questions posed were: What is the function of collections in present-day museums? Can they attract the public, in which case how? Have private collections now taken over some of the classic role of museums elsewhere in Europe as well? How does this affect how collections are assembled?
Participants were: Charles Esche, Director Van Abbemuseum, Eindhoven; David Neuman, Director Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall. Moderator Maria Lind, Director Iaspis
