jess’ blog

Anri Sala '3-2-1' 2011, performance view, Serpentine Gallery, London© 2011 Sylvain Deleu.

Anri Sala at the Serpentine Gallery, London.

On my last trip to London I visited the Serpentine Gallery, the exhibition by Anri Sala transformed the space, not physically, but through a cycle of works (objects, video) and the interaction of sound, I found myself utterly mesmerized!

Joseph Beuys, '7000 Oaks' 1982

Retracing the Spiral with Joseph Beuys

Notes on ‘Retracing the Spiral’ – Panel Discussion held at the National Museum Wales.

Fat Battery, 1963

Artist Rooms – Joseph Beuys returns to Wales!

The National Museum Wales’ Joseph Beuys Exhibition warms the soul, despite the “wilting and withering, burdensome, sad, even depressive feelings” of November!!

Shannon Reed 'Hypertension Series' 2011. Courtesy The Russian Frost Farmers Gallery

g39 at The Dairy

The Dairy, Cardiff, has recently hosted an exhibition of works from twinned organisations The Russian Frost Farmers, Wellington, New Zealand and g39, Cardiff, Wales. This blog post is a brief summary of some of the works displayed and an exciting (if not freezing cold) opening night!!

The possibility of an ‘authentic self’…

Some thoughts from a lecture on the possibility of an ‘authentic self’.

WITH Collective at Chapter

Summary of ‘Resident’ and ‘False Memory’ Talk with WITH Collective and Professor Christopher French at Chapter, Sept-Nov 2011.

Savage

Spike Island: Cezary Bodzianowski Tea Back & Savage Presents Jean Michel Jarre

A small review of Spike Island’s recent exhibition opening, with work by Cezary Bodzianowski and Savage.

Image Courtesy of National Museum Wales, 2011.  Photographed By Robin Maggs.

As the dust lifts…

My very first blog, outlining where I am starting from and what I think could be a very exciting time for Cardiff!

Portrait of Curatorial Intern Jess Mathews
Jess Mathews
Having recently graduated from the BA (Hons) Art Practice at the University of Glamorgan, Wales, Jess joins the Artes Mundi team whilst undertaking her MA in Curatorial Practice at Bath Spa University. Her ongoing interests lie within the domestic sphere, objects of attachment and memory, material processes that deconstruct and reconstruct associations and our sense of self.
Watch this space as Jess begins her blogging about contemporary visual art and all things curatorial!

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Artes Mundi is an internationally focused arts organisation that identifies, recognises and supports contemporary visual artists who engage with social reality and lived experience.
Artes Mundi is a research process that begins with an open call to nominate artists from anywhere in the world, leading to a biennial exhibition and prize selected from the nominations, concluding with commissions that arise from that process. The exhibition brings together a group of artists whose work stimulates debate about social and political themes.
In 2010 Yael Bartana was the recipient of the £40,000 prize awarded during Artes Mundi 4.

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