For all intensive purposes
l to r: Rehana Zaman, Lourdes, 2017, Amy Garofano, Security Icons, 2017
Irene de Andrés, El Segundo Viaje Ruta Azul, 2015
Amy Garofano, Security Icons, 2017
Amy Garofano, Security Icons, 2017
Irene de Andrés, American Soldier 2015
Amy Garofano, "Danger Icon," 2018
For all intensive purposes:
Irene de Andrés, Amy Garofano & Rehana Zaman
01.05.2018 – 02.17.2018
For all intensive purposes IRENE DE ANDRÉS, AMY GAROFANO, and REHANA ZAMAN curated by JL Murtaugh and organized Syndicate, Cologne Friday, January 5 – Saturday, February 17, 2018 Opening reception: Friday, January 5th 5:00-8:00 pm
Aspect/Ratio Projects is pleased to present For all intensive purposes, a group exhibition with works from Irene de Andrés, Amy Garofano and Rehana Zaman curated by JL Murtaugh of Syndicate in Cologne. The show features three international artists sharing a sustained, visual resistance to male, Christian, and Eurocentric hegemony as related to the invention of the West. Their work reconfigures imposed socioeconomic or religious practices that serve an unbroken narrative of human progress: a manufactured concept bridging classical antiquity to contemporary nationhood, then authenticating it as the exclusive province of a small subset within its composite citizenry. While any presentation on this subject bears evident limitations, the dialogue amongst these positions – on the colonial invasion of America, Islam’s foundational place in European culture, the legacy of decorative arts, and the complex social structures governing an infamous open-air market – may help calibrate our understanding of history to come. ‘If western culture were real, we wouldn’t spend so much time talking it up.’ – Kwame Appiah, BBC Reith Lecture on Culture, 2017 Irene de Andrés (1986 ES) has a current solo exhibition at Fundación Joan Miró and lives in Madrid and Ibiza. Amy Garofano (1980 US) produced a solo project this past summer for Richard Telles Fine Art and lives in Los Angeles. Rehana Zaman (1982 UK) received a 2017 Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award and lives in London.
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Press & Highlights:
･ Bad at Sports Top 5 Weekend Picks, 01.04.2018
･ The Daily Lazy, 02.01.2018
Aspect/Ratio Projects is pleased to present For all intensive purposes, a group exhibition with works from Irene de Andrés, Amy Garofano and Rehana Zaman curated by JL Murtaugh of Syndicate in Cologne. The show features three international artists sharing a sustained, visual resistance to male, Christian, and Eurocentric hegemony as related to the invention of the West. Their work reconfigures imposed socioeconomic or religious practices that serve an unbroken narrative of human progress: a manufactured concept bridging classical antiquity to contemporary nationhood, then authenticating it as the exclusive province of a small subset within its composite citizenry. While any presentation on this subject bears evident limitations, the dialogue amongst these positions – on the colonial invasion of America, Islam’s foundational place in European culture, the legacy of decorative arts, and the complex social structures governing an infamous open-air market – may help calibrate our understanding of history to come. ‘If western culture were real, we wouldn’t spend so much time talking it up.’ – Kwame Appiah, BBC Reith Lecture on Culture, 2017 Irene de Andrés (1986 ES) has a current solo exhibition at Fundación Joan Miró and lives in Madrid and Ibiza. Amy Garofano (1980 US) produced a solo project this past summer for Richard Telles Fine Art and lives in Los Angeles. Rehana Zaman (1982 UK) received a 2017 Paul Hamlyn Foundation Award and lives in London.
Click here for Press Release PDF version
Press & Highlights:
･ Bad at Sports Top 5 Weekend Picks, 01.04.2018
･ The Daily Lazy, 02.01.2018
