119-minute circle
the international congress at the whitechapel gallery
by renata jaworska
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About the Book
Jaworska has invited members of 13 different nations to gather at the: "The nature of the Beast" - international round table to form a live human exibition.
The performance took place on the ground floor gallery room, home of an installation from another Polish artist - Goshka Macuga. Here Macuga focused on Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" exibition at the Whitechapel Gallery in 1939. "119-minute circle - the international congress at the Whitechapel Gallery" took place with this painting in the background. It is a magnificent piece, originally brought to London's East End as a political backdrop to an anti-Fascist rally during the Spanisch Civil War. Related archival materials provide a springboard for discussions on this iconic image and the connections that exist between art, propaganda and war.
Each one of the "119-minute circle - the international congress at the Whitechapel Gallery" participants recited their national anthem individually followed by all reciting them again simultaneously creating a cacophony of dissonance, miscommunication and aural power struggles. It therefore performed serious questions of the struggle between national identities and the perceived individualism that nationalist ideology.
The project aimed to emphasise the rules of cultural identity whils highlighting the sense of duty, individualism, thought process and behaviour of each individual. Through this project the artist commented on the "now", particulary the lack of communication among people and feeling of loss experienced by many.
Features & Details
- Primary Category: Fine Art
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Project Option: Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
# of Pages: 40 - Publish Date: Jan 25, 2011
- Language English
- Keywords Renata Jaworska, Pablo Picasso, Guernica. 119-minute circle, Whitechapel Gallery, Polish artist, East London, round table, Pisasso, Whitechapel, Congress, National, Anthem, London, 2010
About the Creator
Renata Jaworska 2011-2012 VII Triennale Polskiego Rysunku Wspolczesnego / Muzeum Kresow / Lubaczow / Poland 2010 - JAWORSKA&JAWORSKA / Landratsamt Bodenseekreis / Friedrichshafen / Germany 2010 - Young Polish Art Festival / Metal at Chalkwell Hall / Southend on Sea / U.K. 2010 - "SALEM2SALEM" / Neues Museum at Castle Salem / Salem / Germany 2010 - Tworcy Ziemi Zwolenskiej / Dom Kultury / Zwoleń / Poland 2010 - "119-Minute Circle. The International Congress at the Whitechapel Gallery" / London / U.K. 2009 - "Icons of Victory-transFORM 100+Künstler 1980, 1989, 2009"/ Berlin / Germany (cat.) 2009 -"CINQUE GARZONI"/ The Sequel I&II / Mostra Internazionale d'Arte / Venice / Italy 2009 - "zaklete rewiry" in Cinema Iluzjon / Warschau / Poland 2008 - "Dialog narodów" / Embassy of Romania