The exhibition is an attempt to challenge, rewrite and ultimately to outwit the hegemonic canon. It focuses on individuals, animals, objects and historical figures that find a way to assert their presence, despite being deliberately excluded from the (universal) archives. Perhaps the way to outsmart such an unjust setting of single-sided narratives is to object to the usual road taken. Instead, we could opt for a path that guides us through the background, hinterlands and streets that have been neglected. The framework issues an invitation to leave the confines of the dusty old library with its dark ghosts (authoritarian regimes, the Orientalist gaze and other structures of control, including those imposed by the State and the archives). It urges us to reclaim the right to re-inscribe everything that has been left out. The artists gathered here provide a glimpse into various methods that reveal the fragmented narratives of appropriation, manipulation and masking. The group exhibition features photographs, sculptures, installations and videos by artists from different regions of the world.
Outspoken. Voices beyond the Archive
until March 23, 2025
Altbau
Opening: Friday, October 25, 2024, 7 pm
followed by a DJ set by Aditi Singh in the GfZK Café
With works by
Aykan Safoğlu, Chupan Atashi, Hamza Halloubi, İz Öztat & Zişan & BAÇOY KOOP, Larissa Araz, Maarit Bau Mustonen
Curated by
Naz Kocadere Ulu
Graphic design
Aditi Singh
Dates
Opening: Outspoken. Voices beyond the Archive
October 25, 2024
7 pm, Villa, followed by a DJ set by Aditi Singh in the GfZK Café
The exhibition is an attempt to challenge, rewrite and ultimately to outwit the hegemonic canon. It focuses on individuals, animals, objects and historical figures that find a way to assert their presence, despite being deliberately excluded from the (universal) archives. Perhaps the way to outsmart such an unjust setting of single-sided narratives is to object to the usual road taken. Instead, we could opt for a path that guides us through the background, hinterlands and streets that have been neglected. The framework issues an invitation to leave the confines of the dusty old library with its dark ghosts (authoritarian regimes, the Orientalist gaze and other structures of control, including those imposed by the State and the archives). It urges us to reclaim the right to re-inscribe everything that has been left out. The artists gathered here provide a glimpse into various methods that reveal the fragmented narratives of appropriation, manipulation and masking. The group exhibition features photographs, sculptures, installations and videos by artists from different regions of the world.
Outspoken: Exhibition tour with Naz Kocadere Ulu
November 14, 2024
5 pm, Villa, admission included in exhibition ticket
The exhibition Outspoken. Voices beyond the Archive is an attempt to challenge, rewrite and ultimately to outwit the hegemonic canon. It focuses on individuals, animals, objects and historical figures that find a way to assert their presence, despite being deliberately excluded from the (universal) archives.
Naz Kocadere Ulu (Curatorial Fellow of the GfZK and the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony) takes you on a tour through the exhibition.
With: Aykan Safoğlu, Chupan Atashi, Hamza Halloubi, İz Öztat & Zişan & BAÇOY KOOP, Larissa Araz, Maarit Bau Mustonen
The exhibition is realized with the kind support of the Dr. Klaus Schaffner Prize and the Cultural Foundation of the Free State of Saxony. This measure is co-financed with tax revenue on the basis of the budget adopted by the Saxon State Parliament. SAHA provided support for Aykan Safoğlu, İz Öztat and Larissa Araz. Maarit Bau Mustonen's presentation is supported by Frame Contemporary Art Finland.
The Foundation Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig is supported by the City of Leipzig, the Free State of Saxony (SMWK) and the Friends of the GfZK Leipzig. It is partly financed through public funds on the basis of the budget approved by the members of the Landtag of the Free State of Saxony.
