OCA ANNOUNCES

AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2010 ISP RESIDENT
ARTIST GOSHKA MACUGA

WITH A PUBLIC DISCUSSION ON MACUGA'S WORK

Wednesday, 25 August / 19:00
Jarlsborgveien 16 / Oslo
www.oca.no / info@oca.no

The Office for Contemporary Art Norway (OCA) would like to announce that during August and September 2010, Goshka Macuga will have a residency in Oslo as part OCA's International Studio Programme (ISP). Macuga is a Polish artist based in London who merges the roles of collector, curator and artist, creating carefully staged, mixed-media installations which draw on the conventions of the historical archive and exhibition making. She uses techniques and styles common to archiving and museum display. Macuga's solo exhibitions include 'The Nature of The Beast' (2009-10) at Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK, 'I Am Become Death' (2009) at Kunsthalle Basel, Basel, Switzerland; 'Objects in Relation, Art Now' (2007) at Tate Britain, London, UK; 'Sleep of Ulro' (2006) in Liverpool. Group exhibitions include the 53rd Venice Biennale, 'Fare Mondi/Making Words…' (2009); 'The Great Transformation: Art and Tactical Magic' (2008), Frankfurter Kunstverein, Frankfurt and the 5th Berlin Biennial for Contemporary Art (2008). Macuga was nominated for the Turner Prize in 2008.

About the Public Presentation

On 25 August at 19:00, OCA presents a conversation between the artist Goshka Macuga, current ISP guest and Juan A. Gaitán, Senior Curator at Witte de With, Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, about three major projects by Macuga, 'The Nature of the Beast' (2009-10), 'I Am Become Death' (2009) and 'Plus Ultra' (2009). All three projects approached historical objects and documents by creating complex networks of reference, and constitute poignant reminders of the profound relation between aesthetics and politics.

Juan A. Gaitán is the Senior Curator at Witte de With Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam. Gaitán has curated many exhibitions internationally, especially in Canada, Colombia and The Netherlands. He is currently writing on freedom of expression and post-democratic politics, and has organised five exhibitions at Witte de With under the general theme of 'Morality', the leitmotiv of Witte de With's 2009-10 programme.

Regional Representation in Norway

From 30 August to 2 September, Goshka Macuga will travel Tromsø to conduct tutorials to second and third year BA students of The Academy of Contemporary Art in Tromsø. Organised in cooperation with Helga-Marie Nordby, Dean The Academy of Contemporary Art in Tromsø.

International Visitor Programme

The International Studio Programme is available for international artists and curators by invitation for a stay from two weeks up to six months, independently or in connection with research in Norway.