apexart’s 2020-21 International Open Call received 400 proposals that were juried by more than 500 people in 48 countries to determine apexart’s upcoming exhibition season.
76 countries
The 2020-21 International Open Call received 400 written submissions from 76 countries.
20,000 votes
More than 550 jurors from nearly 50 countries logged more than 20,000 votes to select the winners. Each proposal received approximately 80 votes.
Four Winners
The winning proposals below were selected to become apexart International Open Call Exhibitions.
Nancy Pelosi’s Living Room, San Francisco, 1986
San Francisco, USA
submitted by Matthew Terrell
Recreating the early days of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, this project takes place in the living room of a San Francisco, Victorian-style home and features early panels of the quilt, archive ephemera, as well as the work of contemporary artists addressing HIV/AIDS.
Goodbye, World
on an Ice Floe in the Norwegian Sea
submitted by Andreas Templin and Raimar Stange
In response to catastrophic climate change, mass extinction, political turmoil, and loss, Goodbye, World sends art on a “farewell tour.” Displayed on a remote ice floe destined to melt, environmentally-friendly artworks will dematerialize and disappear over time.
Ownness
Tokyo, Japan
submitted by Mizuho Yamazaki, Virginia Liu, and Rin Aonami
Juxtaposing works by women artists that address gender inequality in East Asian countries, this exhibition shows how women are fighting to overcome colonial and patriarchal subjugation and seize bodily control on their own terms.
Voicing the Silence
Moscow, Russian Federation
submitted by Creative Association of Curators TOK
Over 100 years after soviet feminist Alexandra Kollontai penned “The Social Basis of the Women’s Question,” domestic violence has been decriminalized in Russia. This exhibition responds with works that address the state-sanctioned mechanisms that limit women’s rights.
Visit apexart online to read the original proposals, and find out more about how to submit for the upcoming NYC Open Call, in October 2020 and the International Open Call accepting submissions in February 2021.
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