I was asked by Anat Steinberg to contribute in curated by her exhibition of performances in big second hand shopping paradise Carla mittersteig in Vienna.
For this occasion I've prepared a performances called 'Soft Cowboy'. I'd feel honoured and excited to see you there!
The premiere is on Wednesday 24th February. Details below.
Soft Cowboy / Radek Hewelt
At this point in his life, Radek Hewelt has very little material property and even less personal attachments towards it. As a danced his most important possession is his body. Especially for this event, Radek Hewelt decided to rent his body + soul for artistic purposes. He signed a legal rental contract, and for a period of 81 days he abandoned the ownership of his property (the body + soul mentioned above). He gave the renter (the artistic purpose) the full rights to dispose of the ‘body + soul’ in any way necessary, including its modification (to create a new image), destruction of ‘real self’ and experimenting with exterior guidelines for interiors. In the performance (i.e. the artistic purpose) he will present his new creation.
‘THINGS’
24,25,26 February at 19:00
performances take place at Carla mittersteig,
Mittersteig 10, 1050 Vienna
‘THINGS’ is an exhibition for performances. It reflects upon the relationship between constructing identity and owning property; who we think we are in relation to the things we have.. or should probably get some day.. the people we should be.. the possibilities .. we should have had .. by now..
The artists Otobong Nkanga, Hans Bryssinck and Radek Hewelt are invited to respond with new performance works; from Egyptian mummies (buried with their valuables) through obsessive restitution wars to brand fetishes or the economical / emotional process of buying a house.. The artists will explore the emotional link connecting property owned and/or desired, and identity presentation.
To accentuate the economical aspect of the theme, ‘THINGS’ is happening in a second-hand furniture shop (Carla mittersteig, Mittersteig 10, Wien), which will be open for shopping during the show.
Curated and orchestrated by Anat Stainberg. With contributions from the artists: Hans Bryssinck, Performance. Yasmina Haddad, styling. Radek Hewelt, Performance. Erwin Jans, dramaturgy. Jan Maertens, light. Otobong Nkanga, Performance. Martin Siewert, music. and Ina Ivanceanu, production.
‘THINGS’ is a co-production of Anat Stainberg / ‘Mediated Meetings’ and brut Wien, and is kindly supported by stadt Wien Kultur and the BMU:KK Austria.
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