"pigsartpigs" project by stephan halter

"pigsartpigs" project by stephan halter in bulart gallery
19 march 2009 - 5 april 2009

Stefan Halter was born in 1977 in Hildesheim, Germany. In 1999 graduated german language, linguistics and german literature in the University of Leipzig. His contemporary arts activities started since 2000. He works in the field of installation, painting, ready-made, text. He use objects from everyday life or imitated such, also he use trash of civilization. He plays with accepted concepts and manipulates meanings. In his works are pieces of fashion fetishes, street icons, trendy leaders or trendy goods; the slang also often is an artistic tool. He has publications in German journals and literary anthology of modern prose. At present the artist lives and works in Berlin. The project in Bulart gallery is a part of "Young Art" gallery’s program and it is the result of a two-years preparation. The “pigsartpigs “ project, provoked by anti/utopical reality into the Orwell’s books is a reflection of Stephan Halter’s point of view about communication into the art system; it is a research about relations between art-gallery-customers, about the links between audience and curators. Radical and ironic, this research expresses autor's disagreement with the position of commercial art structures and counterfeiting. He used the pig as a paradoxical symbol of good and evil into the system. He asked questions about manipulation by the visual language and at the same time he provokes a reflection, whether things are as they seem. Pig by nature, he writes in his text for exhibition is essentially smart and clean being. Pigs serve the people with their bodies, but same time they live and multiply in unclean environment, become a victim of manipulation in that same environment and in the end they become appellative for the bad behavior. Games by words, manipulative meanings, grotesque and irony, help author’s research. Meat and gold are as a symbol of wealth, buttons "Armani"- false lustre, cans, syringes, homemade meat making machine, security camera and pigs in various situations/some of them are in golden colors/, whole this are part of the means in this artistic dissection. Radical by the visual language, but loaded with humor, the exhibition provokes many questions about the place and role of contemporary artist in well structured system in our urban and consumables society.

Dora Doncheva, curator

Bulart gallery, 22 Shipka str, Varna

pigsartpigs project in bulart

pigsartpigs project.installations.painting.objects.
stephan halter /1977, berlin/.bulart gallery.
opening: 19 march 2009 at 6.30 p.m.
22 shipka str.varna.bulgaria.

radical, ironically,artistic traveling into the anti/utopian artsystems
by positive answers and overdose sense of humor
welcome!

"Houston,we've got a problem?", action, Varna Sea Garden

for english scroll down pls

Хюстън, имаме ли проблем ?
Акция , 15 март 2009, Морска градина ,Варна, Алея на космонавтите/1/
Вечнозелено дърво вид arborvitae / дървото на живота/, картон, анонимни арт космонавти на възраст от 3 до 50 години
Акцията е резултат от търсенето на идентичност , както и отговор на въпроса какво може за провокира създаването и поддържането на живота на българска галерия за съвременно изкуство. Акцията е и финалната фаза на проекта „ docu/mental exhibition” , представен в галерия Буларт, който разглежда модели за симулиране и манипулиране на арт историята . Засаждането на дърво в алеята на космонавтите символизира желанието за изследване на необятното пространство на съвременното изкуство, знак за сериозните намерение и героични усилия за оцеляване в ненормална среда. Дървото Thuja е от рода на иглолистните вечнозелени дървета, наричани от някои народи дървото на живота – arborvitae. Заглавието на акцията „Нюстън, имаме ли пробем?” е аналогия на разговора между космонавтите и космическата централа в Америка по време на злополучното пътуване на совалката Аполо 13. На картонената табела до засадената туя е подставен надпис : ”заниманията със съвременно изкуство, доказват извънорбитален произход…….dora bulart 1996….. art ufo gallery…”

бележка: 1 - Алеята на космонавтите във Варна е създадена през май 1961 година,когато по време на посещение на първия космонавт Юрий Гагарин бива посадено дърво. По-късно през годините много космонавти от Русия, България , Куба засаждат дървета. В момента в алеята пред всяко дърво стои циментова плоча с името на звездния герой, космическия кораб и годината на пътешествието.

english:

Houston, we’ve got a problem? action, 15th March 2009 Sea Garden,Varna, Alley of astronauts /1 / a tree kind of arborvitae , cardboard, anonymous art spacemen from 3 to 50 age

Action is the result of searching for identity and the answer to the question what provoked the creation and maintenance of the life of a bulgarian contemporary art gallery. Also the action is a final phase of the project “docu / mental exhibition”, presented in Bulart gallery. The project researches the models for simulation and manipulation in art history. Planting a tree in the alley of astronauts in sea garden in Varna is a symbol for this research and discoveries into the field of contemporary art and also it is a sign of serious intent and heroic efforts to survive in abnormal environments. Thuja tree is a kind of coniferous evergreen trees, some people called it the tree of life - arborvitae. The title of the action "Houston, we’ve got a problems?" is an analogy for a dialogue between astronauts and the space central station in America during the voyage of Apollo 13. On the cardboard close to the tree there is an inscription: "activities of contemporary art, demonstrating outside orbital origin...dora bulart 1996... art ufo gallery ... "

a note: 1 - Alley of the astronauts in Varna was established in May 1961, during the visit of the first astronaut Yuri Gagarin. He was planted a tree. Later in years, many astronauts from Russia, Bulgaria, Cuba, planted a trees. Currently in the alley in front of each tree is a cement slab with the name of the star hero, name of his space vehicle and the year of journey

docu/mental exhibition in bulart gallery

The exhibition, arranged in Bulart gallery, simulate museum space, which were collected relics and evidence of existence. Trying to record events and processes, simulation of history, presented with a dose of irony and humor. Objects in the project are real newspapers, magazines, catalogs, invitations and posters, belongs of the real archives of the real gallery Bulart, collected in last 12 years. More of 100 kilos in variable dimension is documentation for gallery’s activity. Another object is a door from WC room in gallery and it was place for graffiti reaction in whole 2003, made of 10 artists and journalists close to the gallery. Three glass jars of preserves are consistent - a large sea salt crystals and blue pigment powder / property of the artist Simeon Stoilov/, stub of cigarettes and ash in second one and third is empty. The title of work is called "Tears, hope and reflections /of the lady- gallerist/. Interactive text installation in English "it's my ... ..." stayed in the wall and everybody from the audience can write in it. To make it easy there are jokers - "work", "love", "life", "death", "hobby", "home", "museum", "pain", "joy", "passion", "hope". texts and documents are base tools for art research in the space. By means of ready-made, installation and object this project looking for answers about the role of curator and gallerist today, about simulation and manipulation of the art history by documentation, ask about the need of contemporary arts museum in Bulgaria and culture policy.The project is a reflection of the thinking about relation artist –institution and need of working market for contemporary art. The project was made by the curator of the gallery Dora Doncheva. here she plays a role of the artist and this game is a example for manipulation of history by means of documentation, it is example of changing the places and meaning in present art situation. Same time to be a owner/curator/manager of gallery for contemporary art in Bulgaria is a conceptual project , de facto. In this case Bulart Gallery is Dora Doncheva’s project and as a result of this art symbiosis was born a new structure or form, called Dora Bulart – it is not a gallery, not a human being – it is something looking for identity. Is it possible to find the answer we will know this saturday - 14 march 2009, when the project will finish by action in The Sea Garden in Varna.
To be continued…soon... :-)

docu/mental exhibition

docu/mental exhibition.installation.objects.
10 march 2009 . 6 p.m.
bulart gallery.22 shipka str.varna

Изложбата, подредена в галерия Буларт, имитира музей на изкуство, в който са събрани реликви и свидетелства за съществуване. Опит за документиране на събития и процеси, симулиране на история, представени с доза ирония и чувство за хумор. Обекти в проекта са реални вестници, списания, каталози, покани и плакати, част от архива на истинската галерия Буларт. Реалната врата от санитарното галерийно помещение, била основа на артистичен десант през 2003 г. Графитите по нея са оставили варненски творци, близки до галерията . В три стъклени буркана от консерви са поставени последователно - морска сол на едри кристали и син пигмент/ собственост на художника Симеон Стоилов/, угарки от цигари и пепел, а третия е празен. Работата се нарича „Сълзи, размишления и надежда /на галеристката/” . Интерактивна текст-инсталация на английски „it’s my…………”, която всеки може да допише или да използва висящите жокери – работа,любов, живот, смърт, хоби, дом, музей, болка, радост, страст, надежда.
С помощта на реди мейда, обекта и инсталацията се поставят въпроси за ролята на галериста и куратора днес, за манипулацията и симулацията на историята, за нуждата от музей за съвременно изкуство, за частната галерия като културна институция, за взаимоотношенията артист- институция. Проектът е дело на куратора на галерия Буларт Дора Дончева, което е част от концепцията на проекта и онагледява играта на значения и смисли и смяната на местата на понятия и представи. В конкретния случай галерия Буларт се явява концептуален проект на Дора Дончева и в следствие на тази симбиоза се формира нова структура или форма , наречена Дора Буларт- нито галерия , нито човек - която търси идентичност.
Docu/mental exhibition продължава до 14 март. Финалната фаза е акция в морската градина във Варна, за която обаче ще получите информация по-късно.