Zoë Gray

This book juxtaposes three distinct agents in the art world - the critics, curators and artists of its title - adopting the conversational form of three large-scale symposia that took place at Witte de With, Center for Contemporary Art, in the fall of 2008 and the spring of 2009. In addition to transcripts from selected dialogues and the outcomes of three guest-led workshops, it also contains spirited contributions that arrived from many of the participants in the months that followed the 'Rotterdam dialogues' opening another dimension of the discussions held in front of a large audience. At stake here are questions of cultural agency, audience and production, ranging from the concrete to the speculative.

The Critics, the Curators, the Artists

Rotterdam Dialogues

Monika Szewczyk

Jennifer Tee

Maxine Kopsa

Overzicht van het werk van de 'fusion' kunstenares (1973) met een curriculum vitae.

The Soul in Limbo

Wilfrid Almendra

Fonds Régional d'Art Contemporain des Pays de la Loire

Frac des Pays de la Loire, exposition du 4.04. au 14.06.2009

Wilfrid Almendra - go

Sarah Bancroft

Etienne Bernard

Présentation de l'oeuvre du sculpteur Wilfrid Almendra, qui explore l'esthétique influencée par l'architecture moderniste et les images de la prospérité américaine de l'après-guerre (Villa América)... Ses installations, ses sculptures interrogent le devenir pavillonnaire de l'utopie moderniste (séries Killed in action et Basement, New Babylon, 2009, ...)

Erik van Lieshout first became known in the early 2000s for his visceral videos in which he often plays a central role, shown in environments of his own making: installations whose rough, bricolaged forms belie their sophistication. Whilst his immediate subject matter is often directly influenced by the political and social context of the Netherlands, van Lieshout?s work provocatively raises issues that are relevant across Europe and beyond: immigration and integration, class and gentrification. Despite these weighty topics, his work can be outrageously funny, using satire to reveal the failings of our society. With equally brutal honesty, he explores his own failings, both as a human being and as an artist. In recent works, he particularly questions art?s direct social impact and its potential to do good. 0Exhibition: Wiels, Brussels, Belgium (30.09.2016-08.01.2017).

ERIK VAN LIESHOUT.

Margaret Salmon

"Margaret Salmon creates stylized portraits that weave together poetry and documentary. Focusing on individual characters in their everyday habitats, her slow-moving films capture the minutiae of daily life, infusing them with a certain grandeur. Salmon portrays the common struggle of ordinary people, constructing documents that represent characters in a social context. Her position is never aggressive nor intrusive, but balances intimacy with respectful distance, creating laconic yet moving works that are at once sober and lyrical, filled with a fragile sense of humanity. This publication functions as a reader to accompany Salmon's exhibition."--BOOK JACKET.

Zoë Gray

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