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5
by Oliver Laric
2013, 10′,LANGUAGE: v.o: English; sub: Italian
Presented at the 14th edition of Lo schermo dell’arte, 2021
In a white room with a table and two chairs, the avatars of 5 characters alternate. Made with CGI, as though on blind dates, they sit facing each other and engage in short conversations. Their names – Lewis, Alice, Ada, Janus and Sam – suggest references to the literary and philosophical world, and their dialogues open an area for negotiation of meaning and representation.
Oliver Laric (Innsbruck, 1981) is a multimedia artist who, through sculpture and video, explores themes such as metamorphosis, hybridization, authenticity, and reproducibility. He is one of the first artists to manipulate YouTube contents. In his very short videos he combines typical aspects of the digital world, exploiting the potential of the platform and using it not only as an archive to extrapolate images, but also as a place of exposition and free diffusion of his works, generating a short circuit between the art world and popular culture.
Recent solo shows: 2021 Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; OCAT, Shanghai; S.M.A.K Ghent; 2019 Forum Arte Braga; St. Louis Art Museum Missouri; 2018 Braunschweiger Kunstverein; Tanya Leighton, Berlin; Metro Pictures, New York. He has also participated in group exhibitions at: Mudam, Luxembourg (2021); Sharjah Art Foundation (2020); MMK Museum fuĚr Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main (2019); ICA, Boston (2018). He took part in: Triennale Beaufort (2021), Seoul Mediacity Biennale (2021), Yerevan Biennial (2021); Guangzhou Triennial 2018; Sao Paulo Biennial 2018; Liverpool Biennial 2016 and New Museum Triennial 2015.
Recent solo shows: 2021 Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; OCAT, Shanghai; S.M.A.K Ghent; 2019 Forum Arte Braga; St. Louis Art Museum Missouri; 2018 Braunschweiger Kunstverein; Tanya Leighton, Berlin; Metro Pictures, New York. He has also participated in group exhibitions at: Mudam, Luxembourg (2021); Sharjah Art Foundation (2020); MMK Museum fuĚr Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main (2019); ICA, Boston (2018). He took part in: Triennale Beaufort (2021), Seoul Mediacity Biennale (2021), Yerevan Biennial (2021); Guangzhou Triennial 2018; Sao Paulo Biennial 2018; Liverpool Biennial 2016 and New Museum Triennial 2015.
Selected Filmography
Mostre personali recenti: 2021 Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; OCAT, Shanghai; S.M.A.K Ghent; 2019 Forum Arte Braga; St. Louis Art Museum Missouri; 2018 Braunschweiger Kunstverein; Tanya Leighton, Berlino; Metro Pictures, New York. Ha inoltre partecipato a mostre collettive presso: Mudam, Lussemburgo (2021); Sharjah Art Foundation (2020); MMK Museum fuĚr Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main (2019); ICA, Boston (2018). Ha partecipato a: Triennale Beaufort (2021), Seoul Mediacity Biennale (2021), Yerevan Biennial (2021); Guangzhou Triennial 2018; São Paulo Biennial 2018; Liverpool Biennial 2016 e New Museum Triennial 2015.
Mostre personali recenti: 2021 Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; OCAT, Shanghai; S.M.A.K Ghent; 2019 Forum Arte Braga; St. Louis Art Museum Missouri; 2018 Braunschweiger Kunstverein; Tanya Leighton, Berlino; Metro Pictures, New York. Ha inoltre partecipato a mostre collettive presso: Mudam, Lussemburgo (2021); Sharjah Art Foundation (2020); MMK Museum fuĚr Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt am Main (2019); ICA, Boston (2018). Ha partecipato a: Triennale Beaufort (2021), Seoul Mediacity Biennale (2021), Yerevan Biennial (2021); Guangzhou Triennial 2018; São Paulo Biennial 2018; Liverpool Biennial 2016 e New Museum Triennial 2015.