From the press release: Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall
has been collecting works from its exhibitions since 1987, as well as regular
acquisitions made outside the exhibition program. Today, Magasin 3 is considered
to have one of Europe's finest collections of contemporary art.
The first exhibition room presents photographs by Anna Gaskell, Annika
von Hausswolff, Jonathan Meese, Cindy Sherman, and Dan Wolgers - all works
from the collection not previously shown at Magasin 3. The second room
displays Pedro Cabrita Reis' installation created specifically for the
exhibition "The Silence Within", 2001 at Magasin 3. The Portuguese artist
uses painting to approach architecture, building an enormous landscape
of glass sheets illuminated from below. The exhibition ends with the Romanian
artist Mircea Cantor's video work "The Landscape Is Changing", in which
a group of protestors carry mirror placards reflecting and distorting the
cityscape of Tirana, Albania.
Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall was established in 1987, and is one of the
leading contemporary art institutions in Sweden. Ever since the beginning,
it has been associated with significant presentations of international
artists. Magasin 3 also has an extensive collection. An important part
of the collection consists of works created in connection to the exhibition
program at the Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall, but acquisitions are also
made outside the scheduled exhibitions. The ambition is to actively support
and participate in the contemporary and international art scene. Thanks
to close collaborations with the artists, and other art institutions, the
collection of Magasin 3 is continuously growing.
The first exhibition room presents some of the latest acquisitions. They
are photographs previously not shown at the Magasin 3, works by young promising
as well as established artists.
Anna Gaskell
b. 1969, Des Moines, Iowa
"Untitled #111", 2004
Anna Gaskell has become famous for her monumental photographs of young
girls in various psychologically charged situations. She uses excessive
cutting or light, a technique associated with film, in order to emphasize
the theatrical and fictitious. The works often origin from stories that
Gaskell heard, read or experienced, and which she experiments with. The
composition allows the viewer to consider the story and its possible course
of events.
Annika von Hausswolff
b. 1967, Gothenburg
"The Third Position in between Two Worlds Where One Is Called Infidelity and
the Other One Decay", 2004
"The 21st Century Transitional Object", 2004
In Annika von Hausswolff's photographs, abstract situations are portrayed,
such as fears and power structures. She confronts us with matters of violence,
threat and loneliness. The images are carefully prepared, but at the same
time they are almost like documentary photographs. The title and the work
are not reconstructions but provide two equal parts in the understanding
of the image.
Jonathan Meese
b. 1970, Tokyo
"Sankt Ich V", 2002
This self-portrait photo collage is characteristic for the art of German
Jonathan Meese. He works with performance, installations, objects, texts,
collages, drawings and painting. Meese is well-known for his use of cheap
materials, and as a dedicated collector of the consumer society's infinite
(waste) products. His work can be regarded as time documents of a generation,
which does not want to identify itself with the society of today, but instead
wishes to create a world of their own.
Cindy Sherman
b. 1954, New Jersey
"Untitled #352", 2000
Cindy Sherman's staged and "disguised" self-portraits comments on the female
identity. Dressing up in costumes, wigs and make-up, she takes on different
roles and thus challenges social and cultural stereotypes. Sherman does
not entitle her works but leaves it to the viewer to fill in or add his
or her own interpretations.
Dan Wolgers
b. 1955, Stockholm
"Här slutar allmän väg IV", 1995-98
"Här slutar allmän väg IV" was created during a period when Dan Wolgers, both
as an artist and a person, was in focus of a hot-tempered debate. The work is
included in a series of five photographs and functions as a personal message
to the viewer; everyone is welcome to take part of the art but only to a certain
extent, then the private and non-public sphere begins.
Pedro Cabrita Reis
b. 1956, Lisbon
"True Gardens #2" (Stockholm)
Pedro Cabrita Reis' magnificent installation "True Gardens #2 (Stockholm)",
2001, fills a whole room of Magasin 3. The work was created specifically
for the exhibition The Silence Within at the Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall
in 2001. The Portuguese artist used painting to approach architecture,
building an enormous landscape of illuminated transparent and painted glass
sheets.
Mircea Cantor
b. 1977, Transylvania
"The Landscape Is Changing", 2003 (22 min)
In the Romanian artist Mircea Cantor's video, the visitors are confronted
with reflections of the Albanian capital Tirana. The Landscape Is Changing
follows a group of protestors, silently marching through the city. In this
former communist state, the street parade remains strongly associated with
the propaganda marches honouring the former dictator Enver Hoxha. Today
open protests are an unusual sight. Their placards carry no message, but
are covered with mirrors, reflecting and distorting the cityscape surrounding
them.
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NO CATALOGUE PUBLISHED FOR THE EXHIBITION
References:
Exhibition catalogue "Pedro Cabrito Reis - The Silence Within", published
2001 by Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall
Anna Gaskell
"Untitled #111", 2004
C-print, 182 x 224 cm
Annika von Hausswolff
"The Third Position in between Two Worlds Where One Is Called Infidelity and
the Other One Decay", 2004
Silicon mounted on plexi, 180 x 80 cm
Annika von Hausswolff
"The 21st Century Transitional Object", 2004
Silicon mounted on plexi, 180 x 80 cm
Jonathan Meese
"Sankt Ich V", 2002
Photo collage, 190 x 132 cm
Cindy Sherman
"Untitled #352", 2000
Color photograph, 94 x 71 cm
Dan Wolgers
"Här slutar allmän väg IV", 1995-98
Cibachrome, 120 x 252 cm
Pedro Cabrita Reis
"True Gardens #2 (Stockholm)", 2001
MDF, fluorescent lamps, laminated glass, enamel, variable dimensions
Mircea Cantor
"The Landscape Is Changing", 2003
DVD, color and sound. Duration: 22 min
