| Summary: | First solo exhibition in South America by the pioneer of video art and performance, Joan Jonas (New York 1936). Curated by Berta Sichel, the exhibition consists of 11 works, including three large-scale installations: Volcano Saga (1985-89-94-2011), originally presented live with the artist's narration, and now transformed into video installation, is based on an Icelandic tale about a woman named Gudrun, who has mysterious dreams and needs the services of someone who predicts the future, like an oracle. The story is set over with images of Iceland's supernatural landscapes. Stream or River, Flight or Pattern (2016-17) is a multimedia installation that was produced during a workshop that Joan ministered along with other guest artists in Spain. The work was presented for the first time at Fundación Botín. The bilingual, Portuguese and English catalogue, with a presentation by Jochen Volz, critical text by curator Berta Sichel and an unpublished essay by american conceptual artist Robin Winters.It will also feature the republication of three texts, translated into Portuguese for the first time, with an interview by Andrea Lissoni, Julienne Lorz and João Ribas with the artist on the occasion of Joan Jonas' retrospective at London's Tate Modern and rehearsals by Marina Warner and Gregory Volk. The publication also includes photographic reproductions and video frames of the most important works of Joan Jonas's career.
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