life on
mars
55th Carnegie International
5.3.08-1.11.09
Featured Artists
- Doug Aitken
- Kai Althoff
- Mark Bradford
- Vija Celmins
- Phil Collins
- Bruce Conner
- Cao Fei
- Peter Fischli & David Weiss
- Ryan Gander
- Daniel Guzmán
- Thomas Hirschhorn
- Richard Hughes
- Mike Kelley
- Friedrich Kunath
- Maria Lassnig
- Sharon Lockhart
- Mark Manders
- Barry McGee
- Mario Merz
- Marisa Merz
- Matthew Monahan
- Rivane Neuenschwander
- Manfred Pernice
- Susan Philipsz
- Noguchi Rika
- Wilhelm Sasnal
- Thomas Schütte
- Ranjani Shettar
- David Shrigley
- Paul Sietsema
- Rudolf Stingel
- Katja Strunz
- Paul Thek
- Wolfgang Tillmans
- Rosemarie Trockel
- Apichatpong Weerasethakul
- Andro Wekua
- Richard Wright
- Haegue Yang
Audio/Video Library
Artist's Lecture: Haegue Yang
Posted 10|13|08
Artist's Lecture: Ryan Gander
Posted 09|29|08
Remainder, a new process/performance by Attack Theatre: Phase one
Posted 09|23|08
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Attack Theatre: Remainder, Phase Two
Thurs., Jan. 8
Attack Theatre dancers return to Carnegie Museum of Art for Phase Two of Remainder, a 10-month process/performance inspired by Life on Mars.
Daily film screenings of Sharon Lockhart's Pine Flat in Carnegie Museum of Art Theater
2:00 p.m. daily
Additional screening Thursdays at 5:00 p.m.
Free with Museum admission
Running time: 138 min.
schedule is subject to change
Artists
Susan Philipsz
Born: 1965, Glasgow, Scotland
Lives and Works: Berlin
At the heart of Susan Philipsz's ephemeral installations lie the infinite possibilities of sound to sculpt both the physical experience of space and the intangible recollections of memories. She records her own voice singing a cappella renditions of appropriated music and then projects the recordings in particular locations, imperceptibly transforming viewers' understanding of the architectural setting and magnifying their perception of the passage of time. Sunset Song (2003) consists of two recordings of "The Banks of the Ohio," an American folk song (based on a river originating in Pittsburgh) whose haunting lyrics relate a tale in which a spurned man drowns the object of his unrequited affections. With Philipsz singing both the male and female perspectives, the sound--powered by solar panels and projected here in the museum's Sculpture Courtyard--fades with the setting sun. In One and the Same (2008), created for this exhibition, Philipsz sings three overlapping renditions of a medieval ballad relating the story of a woman lured away from her husband and child by a returning lover. This installation can be heard in the Music Hall.
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