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Last autumn,
we were invited to Budapest by the Hungarian association
Young Artists Studio. Following numerous encounters resulting
from that trip, we designed an exhibition programme including
Swiss and Hungarian artists, i.e. Pierre Vadi (CH), Jérémie
Gindre (CH), Tibor Gyenis (HU), Endre Koronczi (HU) and Attila
Menesi (HU). As a first step, the exhibitions will take place
in our space in Geneva. Then, next autumn, they will transfer
to Budapest in the spaces of the Young Artists Studio and
of Trafó - House of Contemporary
Arts. It is, in fact, a two step project, since each artist
will present different works in each place. Moreover, for
the first time we managed to arrange an exchange of residences,
with Tibor Gyenis as guest in our Geneva studio, while Jérémie
Gindre will follow as guest in Budapest.
Under
the title Sky Blue, Pierre
Vadi has designed a vast environment by veiling the
angles and volumes of the major hall of attitudes (160 m2)
behind thin, light blue plastic curtains. This creates a kind
of fragile grotto whose walls ripple when a body walks by.
That strange and fairy world, where low spots spread a warm
light, is guarded by impressive exotic snakes that seem ready
to strike at any moment. Elsewhere, one of the cavities reveals
a mysterious lunar landscape; further on, a ground painting
based on a geographic map evokes a camouflage piece of cloth.
As the winner of the Manor Prize 2001, Pierre Vadi presents
simultaneously another selection of his work at the Mamco
(Geneva Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art). .
Pierre
Vadi, Who's Who, 2002
Jérémie
Gindre, for his part, has been interested in Fabrice
Gygi's "cage" (a two-level wire-netted volume in attitudes'
courtyard). In that unusual space, he proposes through two
photographs the short and not too serious adventure of a police
patrol boat. In another work, entitled A rather long delay,
he spreads in attitudes' corridor a large panoramic photograph
of Lake Geneva's shores, ironically watched over by threatening
wild animals coming straight out of a Museum of natural history.
Jérémie
Gindre, Une bien longue attente, 2002
Tibor
Gyenis presents a set of photographs from his Body-Made
project which began in Budapest in 2001. It consists of portraits
modifying people's appearance without resorting to digital
tricks. Thus a girl feeling weak in moving her limbs suddenly
sees them multiply. And he who dislikes his navel sees a plant
growing there. During his stay in Geneva, Tibor Gyenis pursues
this project by inviting Genevese people to meet him and tell
him of their uneasy feelings and their longings.
Tibor Gyenis,
Body-Made, 2001
Known
by globe-trotters, cybernauts as well as plumbers, coupling
devices nowadays are an integral part of our daily life. Apparently,
there is always something available for connecting objects
of a different nature. With 801110EW00, Endre
Koronczi designs adapters which could potentially
couple contraptions that have nothing in common. Very realistically
made, duly accompanied by photographs worthy of an advertisement
campaign, properly packed and accompanied by a video programme
well suited for the shelves of a Do it yourself shop, Endre
Koronczi's gadgets drive the coupling principle ad absurdum
Endre Koronczi
Converter,
demo, 2001
In his
artistic work, Attila Menesi
takes into consideration the parameters of the invitation
he has received (place, programme, budget, etc.). This work
often consists of "useful" printed matter supplementing the
information that goes with any exhibition or other cultural
event. Within the present exchange arrangement, it is therefore
only natural that Attila Menesi should propose - via this
publication's pages - a selection of Tours of Budapest essentially
devoted to contemporary art.
This,
the fifth issue of our Journal, also offers its space to the
Hungarian collective group Par Rapport, which is interested
in the production value of a work of art, in the chicken recipes
binding together the history of Santa Lemusa, and in
some useful addresses collected by members of the General
Document enterprise.
Jean-Paul
Felley & Olivier Kaeser
The Pierre
Vadi, Jérémie Gindre, Tibor Gyenis, Endre Koronczi
and Attila Menesi exhibitions in Geneva and Budapest are realised
with the support of the following organisations : Pro
Helvetia, Swiss Fondation for Culture, the Hungarian Ministry
of Cultural Patrimony, the Hungarian National Cultural Fund,
the Nestlé Foundation for the
art and the Richterich Foundation.
The Pierre
Vadi exhibitions received the support of the Cultural Council
of the State of Valais (Switzerland)..
The new works realised by Jérémie Gindre for
the Geneva exhibition are produced by the Fund for for visual
Art and Decoration of the Geneva County.
For the
programme of the year 2002, attitudes - space for contemporary
arts received the support of the
Swiss Federal Office for Culture, the
Migros Cultural Percent as well as support from private
donors.
The
daily newspaper LE TEMPS
and ImagineR Software, the
alternative data processing are attitudes' partners.
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