the european biennial of contemporary art
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artists

Uqbar Foundation

Mariana Castillo Deball, 1975, México; Irene Kopelman, 1974, Córdoba, AR They live in berlin, de and amsterdam, nl

Fuga di un piano, 2008 Installation and a publication

ROVERETO

Having appropriated its name from a fictional place in Jorge Luis Borges’ seminal 1940 short story Tlön, Uqbar , Orbis Tertius , the Uqbar Foundation’s project sets out to build a platform for discussion, creating a dialogue among artists, scientists, and institutions, as well as developing new ways of collaboration. It considers the artistic practice as the best stance from which to gaze out over the general state of our times. For Manifesta 7 Uqbar presents a publication and a space that subversively unfolds in diverse shapes and locations, creating a resonance and a sense of déjà vu in the spectator. Inspired by researching the archives at the International Center for the Study of Futurism, hosted by MART in Rovereto, Fuga di un piano concentrates on analyzing time and its projection to the future. Uqbar revisits the legacy of Futurism and then applies contemporary perception. Imagined futures, scientific studies of nature and artificial intelligence, economic models of probability, collective desire and belief – these are but a few of the concerns of Uqbar’s research into progress, utopian science and visionary knowledge.


Location

ROVERETO

ADAM BUDAK: "PRINCIPLE HOPE"

EX PETERLINI, VIA SAVIOLI 20 – MANIFATTURA TABACCHI, P.ZZA MANIFATTURA 1 -STAZIONE FERROVIARIA, PIAZZALE ORSI, I-38068 ROVERETO, ITALY

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