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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Signals: Views from inside Life on Mars
Read about the thoughts and experiences of curators, staff, Carnegie International artists, and guest bloggers in response to Life on Mars. Add your own comments.
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Life on Mars artist wins 2009 Turner Prize!
Congratulations to Richard Wright for winning the prestigious Turner Prize for his piece from Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International. Wright talks about his work here. The Turner Prize, awarded annually by Tate Britain to an artist under 50, ... Read More
Signals: 12|09|09 Kitty Julian 0 Comments
CURATOR TALK: Douglas Fogle, Dara Meyers-Kingsley and Heather Pesanti
Greetings! My name is Jeffrey Inscho and I handle social media , among other things, for the Mattress Factory. I'm very excited to be guest-blogging here about a fantastic event coming up. On Saturday, December 13, the Mattress Factory and... Read More
Signals: 12|04|08 Jeffrey Inscho 0 Comments
Idea Centers
Recently, we’ve been examining the visitor response to the Idea Centers that are placed strategically throughout the museum. An educational component of the exhibition, the centers are intended to provide our guests quick access to the Life on Mars website,... Read More
Signals: 11|28|08 nick pozek 0 Comments
Zero Gravity: Ground Control
Teenagers from the Pittsburgh region gathered at Carnegie Museum of Art on November 20 for “Ground Control” – a night of art- and music-making, food and fun, hosted by the museum’s Zero Gravity interns, a group of high school students... Read More
Signals: 11|24|08 Sharmila 0 Comments
Phase Two of Remainder
Attack Theatre dancers return to the galleries for Phase Two of Remainder, a 10-month process/performance inspired by Life on Mars. Join in the creative conversation by sharing your reactions to the works of art and the dancers' interpretations. For the final... Read More
Signals: 11|20|08 nick pozek 0 Comments
Barry McGee Artist's Talk
I'm away this week at the Museum Computing Network Annual Conference, but I just wanted to let you know that Life one Mars artist Barry McGee will be giving a talk on Tues., Nov. 18, 5:00-6:00 p.m. in McConomy Auditorium... Read More
Signals: 11|15|08 nick pozek 0 Comments
American Shorts Reading Series: Reading on Mars
On November 6th at 7:30 at Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh artists Bob Qualters, Vanessa German and Vicky Clark come to a special American Shorts “Reading on Mars”, to discuss Life on Mars, the 2008 Carnegie International, and read their... Read More
Signals: 11|03|08 Dorothy Hoover 0 Comments
Zombies!
Halloween is here, and I thought it might be fun to talk about a topic that has worked its way into numerous discussions during the international: Zombies. Yes Pittsburgh has a zombie infestation. It all started in 1968 when George... Read More
Signals: 10|31|08 nick pozek 0 Comments
Angels Watching Over Us
The upcoming screening of Bruce Conner films provokes a singular nostalgic Life on Mars remembrance for me: of my role in procuring the twelve glorious Angel photograms currently installed in the Hall of Sculpture. The fact that the artist,... Read More
Signals: 10|15|08 Heather Pesanti 0 Comments