Projects 91: Artur Zmijewski

Dal mercoledì 14 ottobre 2009
al lunedì 04 gennaio 2010

Organized by Connie Butler, The Robert Lehman Chief Curator of Drawings

Artur Zmijewski (Polish, b. 1966) works exclusively with photography and film and will show a new film as part of his Projects exhibition. Often taking the position of an observer of human behavior, Zmijewski stages, provokes, and studies unusual social situations. The artist frequently works with marginalized groups and the socially or politically disenfranchised, often referencing the aesthetics of violence and segregation as he explores the trauma of history. His projects often resemble experiments and his videos and installations document the actual reactions of his subjects to invented or staged scenarios. Adapting strategies from political action, the artist sees his role as "inducing the field," or causing a stir among otherwise passive participants. Part of a group of artists whose work investigates the social by documenting staged situations, Zmijewski is one of the most provocative artists of his generation.

The Projects series is made possible by the Elaine Dannheisser Projects Endowment Fund and by The Junior Associates of The Museum of Modern Art and the JA Endowment Committee.

October 14, 2009 - January 4, 2010

Contemporary Galleries, second floor

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