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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
5th Ave at 89th St
New York City
Join us at the Guggenheim Museum this winter for an exciting array of public programs presented in conjunction with Wang Jianwei: Time Temple and ZERO: Countdown to Tomorrow, 1950s–60s.
Lecture
Thomas J. Berghuis: “Contemporary Art and the Global Turn in China”
Tuesday, December 2, 6:30pm
During the 1980s and 1990s Chinese contemporary art was predominately known for its cultural-specific context, where the emphasis was on “Chineseness” and Chinese identity as part of the overall discourse of contemporary Chinese art. In this lecture, Dr. Thomas J. Berghuis, The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Curator of Chinese Art, will examine the development of contemporary art in China in the context of the global turn, focusing on art produced in the country after the turn of the 21st century, as China angled to position itself at the center of a new world order and as a point of origin from which to observe the movement towards globalization. The presentation will examine the role of artists in China such as Wang Jianwei who consider new alternatives in addressing universal forms, and who strive for more pluralistic visions of culture and identity in their work. A reception and exhibition viewing of Wang Jianwei: Time Temple will follow the lecture.
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Artist talk
Conversations with Contemporary Artists: Tomás Saraceno
Wednesday, December 17, 7pm
Engaging art, architecture, and natural science, Tomás Saraceno’s sculptures and immersive installations propose innovative ways of interacting with one another and the world at large. In this talk, the artist reflects on a multifaceted practice as well as interests that he shared with the late artist and founding member of group ZERO, Otto Piene. ZERO: Countdown to Tomorrow, 1950s–60s will be open for an exhibition viewing beginning at 6:15 pm.
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Panel discussion
“ZEROgraphy: Mapping the ZERO Network, 1957–67″
Wednesday, January 7, 6:30pm
This panel investigates both some of the specific countries in which artists associated with the international ZERO network emerged and operated—Belgium, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands—and the connections among them that are examined in ZERO: Countdown to Tomorrow, 1950s–60s. The program will be moderated by exhibition curator Valerie Hillings and will feature an international panel of scholars and ZERO Foundation Scientific Board members including Antoon Melissen, Johan Pas, and Francesca Pola. A reception and exhibition viewing of ZERO: Countdown to Tomorrow, 1950s–60s follows the program.
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Film screenings
Free with museum admission
The Morning Time Disappeared
Fridays–Tuesdays through February 16, 1pm
Inspired by Franz Kafka’s novella The Metamorphosis (1915), this film explores the transformation of contemporary China and looks at how the boundary between reality and fiction becomes blurred and abstracted. Like Kafka’s novella, the video positions itself in a state of imaginary realism.
ZERO film program
Fridays–Tuesdays through December 30, 3pm and 4pm
Screened in conjunction with the exhibition on view, this program featuring artist documentaries provides an expanded look at the ZERO network and processes that the artists employed.
Public programs are supported in part by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Wang Jianwei: Time Temple is made possible by The Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation.
ZERO: Countdown to Tomorrow, 1950s–60s is supported by the exhibition’s Leadership Committee, with special thanks to The George Economou Collection, the committee’s founding member, as well as to Larry Gagosian, Axel Vervoordt Gallery, and Stefan Edlis and Gael Neeson. Additional funding is provided by Rachel and Jean-Pierre Lehmann, the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia, Anna and Gerhard Lenz, Mondriaan Fund, The David W. Bermant Foundation, and an anonymous donor. Support for this exhibition is also provided by Sperone Westwater; Beck & Eggeling International Fine Art; Cees and Inge de Bruin; Sigifredo di Canossa; Patrick Derom; Yvonne and Edward Hillings; Dominique Lévy Gallery; Nicole and Jean-Claude Marian; The Mayor Gallery; Mnuchin Gallery; Achim Moeller, Moeller Fine Art, New York; Robert and Irmgard Rademacher family; David Zwirner, New York/London; Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen e.V. Stuttgart; Walter and Nicole Leblanc Foundation; Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany, New York; The Government of Flanders through Flanders House, New York; and Netherland-America Foundation.
The Guggenheim is grateful for the research provided by the ZERO Foundation. “ZEROgraphy: Mapping the ZERO Network, 1957–67″ is supported in part by the Italian Cultural Institute of New York.
*Wang Jianwei, Time Temple, 2014. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 210 x 301 cm. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, The Robert H. N. Ho Foundation Collection. This work was created on the occasion of the commission, Wang Jianwei: Time Temple, presented at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, and made possible by the Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation. All Works by Wang Jianwei © 2014 Wang Jianwei, used with permission. Photo: Xu Boxin, courtesy the artist.
