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TICA – Tirana Institute of Contemporary Art proudly presents:What Happened to the General?Opening: Friday, April 15th, 6:30 pm at FAP Gallery, Academy of Fine Arts Rr. Dëshmorët e 4 Shkurtit, nr 22 Academy of Fine Arts, Tirana Curated by Zef Paci andTina Finnäs Thematic approach conceived by Edi Muka Participating artists: Adrian Paci, Albert Brahaj, Alketa Ramaj, Armand Lulaj, Enkelejd Zonja, Era Tula, Heldi Pema, Ledia Kostandini, Leonard Qylafi/ Theodoraq Napoloni, Lina Selander, Stefan çapaliku (actor: Sara Smaja). The exhibition What Happened to the General is inspired by the 1978 Albanian film “Gjeneral Gramafoni” (The General Gramophone). Even though made according to the requirements of the propaganda machinery at the time, there’s a curious underlying approach in the film. As the title suggests, the film is about the introduction of the first LP discs in Albania, brought to a small town, known for its folk musicians, by a “civilized”, mysterious Italian. The trick is that not only is he trying to lure the local musicians to get on the side of the upcoming fascist occupation of Albania, but when flipping the disc on the other side, it plays modern Italian music. The real occupation thus is not the military one, but the subtle one, intended to pervade the social fabric while instilling another lifestyle. Today, almost 20 years after the fall of communism, western lifestyle has conquered every household and every particle of Albanian society. Yet, in a paradoxical shift, the old cultural clash introduced in the film didn’t disappear but has resurfaced stronger, while old contradictions and new social problems are brought to the fore by the advance of hardcore neoliberal policies. What has emerged as a result of a seemingly backward movement is the reappearance of archaic social and honour codes, an overwhelming consumerist lifestyle, a political rhetoric of hatred, and an increasing polarisation of society. The exhibition What happened to the General aims at filling the void created in the social fabric by reflecting on the recent historical past, with a clear perspective on today’s condition. The artists’ works present us with a large variety of topics touching upon personal stories, inward reflections, symbols of a past time and new dilemmas of an everlasting transition. The common denominator of the many art works spanning from video to painting, photography, performance and installation, is a reflective stance on our current social, cultural and political condition. On April16th artist presentations will be given at the FAP Gallery at 11:00 am. The Exhibition What Happened to the General is part of the long term project INDIVIDUAL UTOPIAS NOW AND THEN – Discontinuity of generation dialogue or what do we have in common, which is realized in cooperation with SCCA/pro.ba from Bosnia Herzegovina, http://www.pro.ba/; T.I.C.A. from Albania, www.tica.albania.org and New Media Center kuda.org from Serbia, www.kuda.org. The project “Individual Utopias Now and Then” is supported by Swiss Cultural Program in the Western Balkans, http://www.scp-ba.net What happened to the General is realized in collaboration with the Academy of Fine Arts in Tirana and with the generous support of: Swiss Cultural Programme in the Western Balkans and Iaspis, the Swedish Arts Grants Comittee’s International Programme for Visual Artists . The exhibition will be open every day from 15-24th of April between 10 am -6 pm.
TICA - Tirana Institute of Contemporary Art dhe Galeria ZETA ju njoftojnë, se filloi faza e pritjes së projekteve dhe veprave të artistëve të rinj ( deri në 35-vjeç), për pjesëmarrje në çmimin "Ardhje 2011". Ky event organizohet nga T.I.C.A. (Tirana International Contemporary Art) dhe Zeta Galeri, tashmë për të pestin vit radhazi. Cmimi per Artin Bashkekohor ARDHJE mbeshtetet nga FSC - Foundation for Civil Society në New York dhe Fondacioni FAVA - Foundation for Albanian Visual Arts në Tiranë. Artisti fitues i çmimit "Ardhje" përfiton një rezidencë artistike gjashtëjavore në New York, ndërkohë që dy çmime të dyta fitojnë një rezidencë dy-mujore në Tiranë. Fituesit përzgjidhen nga një juri ndërkombëtare e përbërë nga kuratorë, kritikë dhe artistë të njohur. Ekspozita e çmimit "ARDHJE 2011", do të hapet në muajin Maj 2011 dhe do të mbahet njëkohësisht në mjediset e Galerisë FAP dhe Galerisë ZETA. Jeni të ftuar të sillni punët me të cilat dëshironi të konkuroni si dhe një portofolio (CV, punët dhe statement). Në pamundësi për të ardhur personalisht bashkë me punimet, Ju mund t'i nisni ato edhe me postë elektronike. Adresa ku mund të sillni punet është: ZETA Galeri (Rruga: Abdyl Frashëri, Hekla Center, pall. 31, A/4, Tiranë). Ju lutemi lajmëroni më parë ardhjen tuaj në adresën e e-mail: zetagaleri@gmail.com ose në numrat e kontaktit: tel.: +355 42 2 666 80 , +355 42 2 666 80 mob.: +355 68 21 30 180 , +355 69 22 17 336 Afati i fundit i dorëzimit të punëve është data 25 prill 2011.  |
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