A multi-dimensional installation exploring
shifting perspectives of art, time and space
The Mori Art Museum presents an exhibition of new work by Ilya and Emilia
Kabakov, New York based Russian artists whose unique narrative paintings
and installations have positioned them at the forefront of international
contemporary art. In “Where Is Our Place? " the Kabakovs construct
three views of art and the world, in gigantic, actual and miniature sizes
to evoke the art of the past, present and future. This exhibition, which
the Kabakovs call "every kind of relativity," explores the relativity
of values and the inevitability of history, in which the old is invariably
transcended by the new. Drifting between periods and scales the visitor
is made to think about where his or her own place is within history, society
and culture. "Where is Our Place?" is organized by the Mori Art
Museum in collaboration with Fondazione Querini Stampalia, Venice and The
Museo Nazionale delle Arti del XXI Secolo. It was first held in Venice last
year, and will travel to Rome after visiting the Mori Art Museum. |