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
Website Design & Development:
Wall-to-Wall StudiosWhat's Happening:
Ground Control: Teen Event
Thurs., Nov. 20
Attention high school students: The Zero Gravity interns invite you to an evening of art, music, food, and fun!
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
Bethel Park: Life on Mars
Wondering Wall
I have been fascinated by Ryan Ganders work at the life on mars exhibit. Ganders work titled, He walked ahead, leading her through a blizzard of characters, 2008, has been making me think about it ever since I saw the work a few weeks ago. I keep wondering what he wrote on the wall and then wonder why would he paint over it the moment he was finished it.
I wonder if he really wrote something on the wall or if he just claims to have, but never did. I then wonder if he wrote on the wall and then made a mistake and instead of fixing it, he just chose to paint over it and claim it was finished.
I like to think that he wrote something really meaningful and didn't want anyone to know what it meant except for him and no one else. Maybe we're just meant to trust that work is their and wonder.
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