European Cultural Centre, a 58th Venice Biennale event
58th VENICE BIENNALE
EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTRE
PALAZZO MORA. KATHRYN HART
EXHIBITION: PERSONAL STRUCTURES - IDENTITIES, European Cultural Centre
At the invitation of the European Cultural Centre, Kathryn Hart's solo, site-specific presentation, "New Dawn" is in PERSONAL STRUCTURES - IDENTITES, an official event of the 58th Venice Biennale. "New Dawn" is exhibited in Palazzo Mora in an intimate room with the original curved wood ceiling.
11 May to 24 November 2019.
Preview Events 9-10 May, Palazzo Mora and Palazzo Bembo.
postcard credit, European Cultural Centre
Video: Kathryn Hart "New Dawn" solo presentation in Personal Structures - Identities /
European Cultural Centre / 58th Venice Biennale
EVENT: 15 November, Palazzo Mora, 5-7 pm
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pecial public event sponsored by the European Cultural Centre and focused on Kathryn Hart's NEW DAWN exhibition included in PERSONAL STRUCTURES - IDENTITIES is scheduled for 15 November, 5-7PM, Palazzo Mora, Room 4. In this event, Kathryn Hart will discuss the origins and inspirations for her exhibition focused on renewal and revisionism, as well as its connection to the psychic heritage of powerful women across distance, time and cultures. In particular, this theme will touch on the lives and legacies of early feminists, namely Moderata Fonte, Veronica Franco and Lucrezia Borgia. Representatives from the Cultural Department of Gandia, Spain will be in attendance and will contribute to this cross-cultural collaboration with discussion and special music created by musicians from Gandia.
See press release here
EVENT: 24 November, Palazzo Mora, 11:30 AM
Finissage Reception with the Artists
postcard credit, European Cultural Centre
Slideshow: Kathryn Hart in Personal Structures-Identities, European Cultural Centre
2019 Venice Biennale. Includes Reception photos
Hart's presentation, NEW DAWN reflects on the simultaneous organic processes of regeneration and degradation and questions if there is a moment of balance. Each sculpture sways towards either becoming or eroding. Expand or contract, develop, remake, or become anew individually or collectively prompted by internal impulse, not external constraint. Sculpture boundaries are like membranes, permeable to light, air, space, energy, emotion, and idea. Sculptures concurrently glisten with an embryonic presence and molt their skins.
In the abstract photographs, found deer bones reveal transformation after long-term exposure to the natural elements. They become translucent to light and full of graceful energy. Symbols of decay alter into pictures of rebirth. Both the sculptures and photography are reflections of the natural cycle and unique moments. Microcosm mirrors macrocosm.
Hart’s installation is in dialogue with the unique, undulating, organic nature of the space in the third floor of the PALAZZO MORA, a noble palazzo dating back to the 16th century. Recently restored, the third floor is renewed yet maintains its original character and identity. The artworks and their environment are viewed as a whole.
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European Cultural Centre, 58th Venice Biennale
KATHRYN HART "NEW DAWN" Solo Presentation, 58th Venice Biennale
PALAZZO MORA, 3G.
European Cultural Centre
The exhibition PERSONAL STRUCTURES is part of an international art project. It was initiated in 2002 by the Dutch artist Rene Rietmeyer, who noticed that even in the most distant corners of the world, there are artists working with Time - Space - Existence, thereby expressing themselves in a very personal way. This observation led to the idea of bringing several of these artists together in publications, exhibitions and symposia. Over 300,000 people visit PERSONAL STRUCTURES each year. A full color catalogue is available.
EUROPEAN CULTURAL CENTER AND GLOBAL ART FOUNDATION Video
video credit, European Cultural Centre, GAA Foundation, and Reframe Videos for the Web
THE NOBILE HISTORY OF PALAZZO MORA