{"id":72,"date":"2008-03-07T14:57:28","date_gmt":"2008-03-07T12:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/current\/archives\/72"},"modified":"2018-07-25T16:25:12","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T14:25:12","slug":"manray-hsu-informal-politics-and-contemporary-art-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/current\/archives\/72","title":{"rendered":"Manray Hsu: Informal politics and contemporary art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WORLD OF ART<br \/>\nLaboratorium of Curatorial Practices<br \/>\nSeason 11: 2007\/08<\/p>\n<p><strong>Series of Lectures on Curatorial and Institutional Practices<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>February 19, 2008<br \/>\nSCCA Project room, Metelkova 6, Ljubljana<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"70%\" class=\"tekstlevo\" valign=\"top\">\n<p>Political art is coming back, be it in the forms of documentary, intervention in real or virtual space, performance, installation, etc. Much of today&#8217;s social and political work deals with informal economies (economic behaviours for survival and outside of the state&#8217;s regulations) and informal politics (political processes that go beyond democratic procedures or the state&#8217;s power structure). <\/p>\n<p>Why does informality in these realms interest contemporary artists? What relevance can this type of art have to social life? How to produce and exhibit these political artworks, especially in considerations of the diversity of localities and the complexity of globalization?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/video.google.com\/videoplay?docid=1984194281479223561\" target=\"_blank\">Video interview: Barbara Bor\u010di\u0107 (Head of SCCA-Ljubljana) and Manray Hsu, length: 08:14 (first 2 mininutes in Slovene, the rest in English)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/video.google.com\/videoplay?docid=-1041059117822891849\" target=\"_blank\">Video interview: Manray Hsu, length: 06:34<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/video.google.com\/videoplay?docid=4654638004135453659&#038;q=manray+hsu&#038;total=3&#038;start=0&#038;num=10&#038;so=0&#038;type=search&#038;plindex=0\" target=\"_blank\">Video of the lecture, length: 10:00<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Exhibition <strong>Wayward Economy<\/strong><br \/>\n21. 1. &#8211; 21. 2. 2005<br \/>\nMain Trend Gallery, Taipei<br \/>\nCurators: Manray Hsu and Maren Richter<\/p>\n<div class=\"komentar2\">\n<p class=\"komentarslike\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/wayward-economy\/commonopoly1_.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[72]\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:0; margin:0; padding:0 0 7px 0\" alt=\"Big Hope, Commonopoly, 2003-2005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/wayward-economy\/commonopoly1.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBig Hope, <em>Commonopoly<\/em>, 2003-2005<br \/>\nGame board<\/div>\n<div class=\"komentar2\">\n<p class=\"komentarslike\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/wayward-economy\/commonopoly2_.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[72]\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:0; margin:0; padding:0 0 7px 0\" alt=\"Big Hope, Commonopoly, 2003-2005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/wayward-economy\/commonopoly2.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBig Hope, <em>Commonopoly<\/em>, 2003-2005<br \/>\nGame<\/div>\n<div class=\"komentar2\">\n<p class=\"komentarslike\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/wayward-economy\/coswas_.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[72]\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:0; margin:0; padding:0 0 7px 0\" alt=\"Cowas, The Story of Sexworkers' Vinegar, 2005\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/wayward-economy\/coswas.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nCowas, <em>The Story of Sexworkers&#8217; Vinegar<\/em>, 2005<br \/>\nMulti-media instalation, video<\/div>\n<div class=\"komentar2\">\n<p class=\"komentarslike\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.re-code.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:0; margin:0; padding:0 0 7px 0\" alt=\"Re-code.com, 2003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/wayward-economy\/re-code1.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRe-code.com, <em>Re-code.com<\/em>, 2003<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.re-code.com\/\">Web page<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"komentar2\">\n<p class=\"komentarslike\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_-szBIrEtzs\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:0; margin:0; padding:0 0 7px 0\" alt=\"Re-code.com, 2003\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/wayward-economy\/re-code2.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nRe-code.com, <em>Re-code.com<\/em>, 2003<br \/>\n<a href=\"a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=_-szBIrEtzs\">Video<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Exhibition <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mocataipei.org.tw\/_english\/showweb\/index.asp?ID=43\">Naked Life<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n3. 12. 2006 &#8211; 4. 2. 2007<br \/>\nMuseum of Contemporary Art Taipei<br \/>\nCurators: Manray Hsu and Maren Richter<\/p>\n<div class=\"komentar2\">\n<p class=\"komentarslike\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/naked-life\/bijl_.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[72]\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:0; margin:0; padding:0 0 7px 0\" alt=\"Marc Bijl, In Search of the Suspicious, 2003<\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/naked-life\/bijl.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nMarc Bijl, <em>In Search of the Suspicious<\/em>, 2003<br \/>\nVideo<\/div>\n<div class=\"komentar2\">\n<p class=\"komentarslike\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/naked-life\/ham2_.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[72]\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:0; margin:0; padding:0 0 7px 0\" alt=\"Kyungah Ham, Museum Display, 2003-2006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/naked-life\/ham2.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nKyungah Ham, <em>Museum Display<\/em>, 2003-2006<br \/>\nStolen objects, stainless steel labels\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"komentar2\">\n<p class=\"komentarslike\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/naked-life\/ham1_.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[72]\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:0; margin:0; padding:0 0 7px 0\" alt=\"Kyungah Ham, Museum Display, 2003-2006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/naked-life\/ham1.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nKyungah Ham, <em>Museum Display<\/em>, 2003-2006<br \/>\nStolen objects, stainless steel labels\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"komentar2\">\n<p class=\"komentarslike\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/naked-life\/Loompanics_.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[72]\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:0; margin:0; padding:0 0 7px 0\" alt=\"Bik van der Pol, Loompanics, 2001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/naked-life\/Loompanics.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBik van der Pol, <em>Loompanics<\/em>, 2001<br \/>\nBooks, book shelves, wall paper, copy machine, chairs\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"komentar2\">\n<p class=\"komentarslike\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/naked-life\/the-route_.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[72]\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:0; margin:0; padding:0 0 7px 0\" alt=\"Chen Chieh-Jen, The Route, 2006\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/naked-life\/the-route.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nChen Chieh-Jen, <em>The Route<\/em>, 2006<br \/>\nVideo\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"komentar2\">\n<p class=\"komentarslike\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/naked-life\/evidence-locker_.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[72]\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:0; margin:0; padding:0 0 7px 0\" alt=\"Jill Magid, Evidence Locker, 2004\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/naked-life\/evidence-locker.jpg\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nJill Magid, <em>Evidence Locker<\/em>, 2004<br \/>\nVideo\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Manray Hsu <\/strong>lives in Taipei and Berlin and works as an independent curator and art critic. He was a co-curator of The Sky Is the Limit: 2000 Taipei Biennial. His exhibitions include <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinaoggi.it\/eventi\/wayward-economy.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Wayward  Economy<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mocataipei.org.tw\/_english\/showweb\/index.asp?ID=43\" target=\"_blank\">Naked Life<\/a> (collaboration with Maren Richter) and the <a href=\"http:\/\/2006.biennial.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">2006 Liverpool  Biennial<\/a> (with Gerardo Mosquera). Together with Vasif Kortun he is a co-curator of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.taipeibiennial.org\/e.htm\" target=\"_blank\">2008 Taipei Biennial<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The lecture was held in English language.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"30%\" class=\"podlagaslike\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" alt=\"Manray Hsu - predavanje\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/2008Hsu1.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" alt=\"Manray Hsu - predavanje\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/2008Hsu2.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" alt=\"Manray Hsu - predavanje\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/2008Hsu3.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" alt=\"Manray Hsu - predavanje\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/2008Hsu6.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" alt=\"Manray Hsu - predavanje\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/2008Hsu4.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px\" width=\"220\" height=\"165\" alt=\"Manray Hsu - predavanje\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/aktualno\/wp-content\/2007-08\/hsu\/2008Hsu5.jpg\" \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WORLD OF ART Laboratorium of Curatorial Practices Season 11: 2007\/08 Series of Lectures on Curatorial and Institutional Practices February 19, 2008 SCCA Project room, Metelkova 6, Ljubljana Political art is coming back, be it in the forms of documentary, intervention in real or virtual space, performance, installation, etc. Much of today&#8217;s social and political work [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5516,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lectures","category-season-11"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=72"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3762,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/72\/revisions\/3762"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5516"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=72"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=72"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.worldofart.org\/arhiv.worldofart.org\/current\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=72"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}