Kendell Geers

Born in South Africa in 1968, lives and works in Brussels Lenin Kicking Against the Pricks, 2013, 11 soccer balls and Lenin latex masks Lenin Kicking Against the Pricks is part of the series “Masked Balls,” which was initiated in 2002. The first work was a single ball covered with a mask of Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, and was followed by works in different formats. This work features 11 soccer balls covered with masks of Lenin. Geers refers to this

Jean-Gabriel Périot

Born in France in 1974, lives and works in Paris The Barbarians, 2010, video, 5:00 minutes Over the past 15 years, Jean-Gabriel Périot has perfected an innovative approach to filmmaking by focusing on the editing of moving images and photographs culled from archival sources, which constitute the raw material for his short films. Périot’s work is distinguished by an intense, emotional approach to contemporary and historical themes, which he describes as “political”

IRWIN

Founded in 1983; all artists born in Slovenia, live and work in Ljubljana Dušan Mandič born in 1954; Miran Mohar born in 1958; Andrej Savski born in 1961; Roman Uranjek born in 1961; Borut Vogelnik born in 1959 Corpse of Art, 2003-2004, mixed-media installation (wood, textile, wax, hair, vase, flowers) The Slovenian artists collective IRWIN frequently engages with the symbolism and aesthetics of the Eastern and Western European avant-gardes. Corpse of Art reconstructs the display

Guy Goldstein

Born in Israel 1974, lives and works in Tel Aviv and New York Yes/No Questions, 2013, sound installation Scars, 2013, sewing thread and ink on cotton Guy Goldstein’s installation, which is composed of two different parts, touches upon the multifaceted political, social, and cultural aspects of conflict. The first part of this installation consists of dozens of amplifiers whose fronts are covered with stretches of paper resembling drum leather. The sounds emanating from

Gili Avissar

Born in Israel in 1980, lives and works in Tel Aviv Carpet – Continuous Project, 2013, fabric and satin ribbon sewn onto wooden frame Gili Avissar’s carpet subversively undermines the construction of the artist as a genius whose work is distinct from that of the craftsman. Yet by cutting and sewing the carpet in an unskilled manner, and making the kind of mistakes that would horrify any weaver, Avissar implicates himself and destroys the very notion of craft

Forensic Oceanography

“Left-to-Die Boat” Case Interview with Dan Haile Gebre, Milan, December 22, 2011, video 29:08 minutes This video is one component of an investigative process and report prepared as part of the Forensic Oceanography project. This project was jointly created by Charles Heller and Lorenzo Pezzani (PhD students at the Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths, University of London) and SITU Studio in Brooklyn, New York, whose members are committed to exploring a wide

Federico Solmi

Born in Italy in 1973, lives and works in New York Chinese Democracy and the Last Day on Earth, 2012, video, 9:51 minutes Federico Solmi’s video, which was created in collaboration with Russell Lowe, combines traditional hand-drawn animation with computer gaming engines to generate an irreverent, surreal, and ironic work, a parody about greed and power structures.

Efrat Hildesheim

Born in Israel in 1971, lives and works in Tel Aviv Lemnaceae, 2013, temporary garden installation, mixed media Lemnaceae, the title of the garden installation created for this exhibition by Efrat Hildesheim, is the name of a family of small floating water plants that grow on the surface of ponds.

Christian Jankowski

Born in Germany in 1968, lives and works in Berlin Crying for the March of Humanity, 2012, video, 28:00 minutes Crying for the March of Humanity was made in 2012 for an exhibition at the Sala de Arte Público Siqueiros in Mexico City – a museum located in the former house and studio of the muralist David Alfaro Siqueiros. The video was exhibited near Siquieros’ monumental mural La marcha de la humanidad (The March of Humanity), and its title plays on that of Siquieros’

Chris Coombes

Born in Germany in 1974, lives and works in London Law-Enforcement Slogans, 2011, digital print This work by Chris Coombes lists the slogans of various international law-enforcement agencies, ranging from the poetic (“Truth Alone Triumphs” – Tamil Nadu Police, India) to the confusing (“Ahead, Always Ahead” – Maldives National Defense Force). Coombes comically highlights the varying degrees of stupidity characteristic of political semantics, as the