HTUOS/HTRON curated by Agustin Pérez Rubio
Photo: Polly Branden, courtesy of the artist; Marc Foxx, Los Angeles; Herald St, London; Stigter van Doesburg, Amsterdam
Suitable for all ages
noissecorp, 2015
Amalia Pica - Cipolletti, Argentina
Social Sculpture
October 3rd is the founding date of the artist's hometown Cipolletti, a small town in north Patagonia and the furthest southern point of this exhibition. Locals traditionally celebrate it by holding a community 'corrida', which means 'run' in Spanish. This year, the artist invites those attending Scotiabank Nuit Blanche to also celebrate this anniversary. Participants will walk or march backwards, illustrating a geographical inversion.
The act of marching forward has a connotation of progress, of heading together to a better future. In this simple and humorous way, Pica would like to put a question mark on the utopic aspect of walking with a group of people as an organized urban activity very often related to a cause, a feel good moment, or a way of demonstrating for social change.
Born in Argentina and based in London, artist Amalia Pica explores metaphor, communication and civic participation through drawings, sculptures, large-scale photographic prints, slide projections, live performances and installations.
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Queen's Park Crescent & Wellesley Street (The 'march' will circle Queen's Park Crescent.)
This project is outdoors.