11 November 2019, 10:00am
UKS
#25 HOW TO PRACTICE?
DORA GARCÍA
Considering collegial exchange, informal peer-to-peer/practice-to-practice learning, and attempts at friendship as a fundamental part of our remit, UKS presents the weekly walk-in-workshop: HOW TO PRACTICE?
For the 25th walk-in-workshop, on Monday, 11 November at 10am, UKS has invited Spanish, Oslo-based artist DORA GARCÍA (b. 1965) for an open discussion about her research-based practice, which is strongly characterized by the involvement of the audience. In contrast to the classical artist/assistant relationship—where the young artist works according to the wishes of the more established artist—García’s practice depends on non-hierarchical collaborations. During her workshop at UKS García will initiate a group exercise highlighting this approach, involving the audience in questions relating to ethical dilemmas found within contemporary society.
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Need a way to start your week? Join the ongoing program raising questions of working rhythms, trauma, truisms, privilege, priorities, refusal, risk, collaboration, honesty, joy, embarrassment, pretension, blockages, blind spots, sleep, craft, dignity, conspiracy, accounting, body, theory, bureaucracy, ex-and-inclusion, collectivity, exhibitionism, how to take time off and how not to, professionalization, performance, and pace.
* Image material: works by Dora García: 1 Dr. Murke Collected Silences: Culture 1985–1989 (2019); 2 The Romeos (2009–2019); 3 Zimmer Gesprache (2006) on view in the group show Desertado, 2019, photo by Dinis Santos; 4 A work by Rose Hammer, Grini and The Futures of Norway, National Episodes for oslo BIENNALEN, 2019
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