News — Mar 16, 2015

A Later in the year AUB Press will publish an extensive catalogue of the project that was initiated under the flag of the Stedelijk’s long-term project Global Collaborations.

This is the Time. This is the Record of the Time takes its cue from Laurie Anderson’s ominous 1982 song From the Air where she describes the duration between becoming conscious that the plane will crash and its actual impact. This is the Time. This is the Record of the Time activates different temporalities and calls on us to pause and reflect, even if only for a moment. The artists investigate to what extent the recording mechanisms and material recordings of our lived times shape our notions of temporality – both world historical and those of the art world. The exhibition comprises work by Kristina Benjocki, Diana Hakobyan, Sebastián Díaz Morales, Peter Fengler, Daniele Genadry, Walid Sadek, Rayyane Tabet, Esmé Valk, and Cynthia Zaven. The show has been curated by Angela Harutyunyan and Nat Muller.

symposium

The symposium Thinking About Time takes place on 27 and 28 March. Speakers are: Vardan Azatyan, Bassam El-Baroni, Jelle Bouwhuis, Nadia Bou Ali, Ray Brassier, Fares Chalabi, Clare Davis, Rico Franses, Ursula Frohne, Muhannad Hariri, John H. Hartle, Sami Khatib, Eric Kluitenberg, Aras Ozgun, Kirsten Scheid, Brian William Rogers. Exhibition: 26 March - 25 July 2015

Opening: Thursday 26 March 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Location: AUB Byblos Bank Art Gallery, Ada Dodge Hall
This is the Time. This is the Record of the Time is part of the Stedelijk Museum’s Global Collaborations program in partnership with AUB Art Galleries.

The exhibition and its newly commissioned works premiered at Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam in September 2014.
More information about the exhibition can be found on the websites of AUB Art Galleries and SMBA.

Public events

In the context of this exhibition several events, including an artist’s talk, performance, conferences and a guided tour, will be organized. 25 March 8 pm Artist’s Talk with Sebastian Diaz Morales, The Mansion, Zoqaq el-Blat, Abdulqader street, near the Solitaire building. 26 March 8 pm Performance by Peter Fengler, Building 37, behind the old Lee Observatory, AUB campus. 27-28 March 10-5:30 pm Thinking About Time, conference, AUB, College Hall, Auditorium B Speakers: Vardan Azatyan, Bassam El-Baroni, Jelle Bouwhuis, Nadia Bou Ali, Ray Brassier, Fares Chalabi, Clare Davis, Rico Franses, Ursula Frohne, Muhannad Hariri, John H. Hartle, Sami Khatib, Eric Kluitenberg, Aras Ozgun, Kirsten Scheid, Brian William Rogers. 8 April 6 pm Guided Tour by Cherine Karam, AUB Byblos Bank Art Gallery.

Publication A comprehensive volume, edited by Angela Harutyunyan and Nat Muller, will be published by the AUB Press in autumn 2015.

About Global Collaborations

Global Collaborations is a three-year project that aims to generate an informed and well-balanced overview of developments in contemporary art from a global perspective. It is based on collaborative partnerships with experimental and multifaceted art institutions throughout the world and encompasses exhibitions, publications, events, and an online platform. Global Collaborations was initiated by Jelle Bouwhuis, head of SMBA, and project curator Kerstin Winking.

This is the Time. This is the Record of the Time is supported by: Stichting Ammodo, Mondriaan Fund, The Arab Fund for Arts and Culture, Amsterdams Fonds voor de Kunst, CBK Rotterdam, STEIM, Stichting Stokroos, Netherlands Embassy in Beirut, Arts and Humanities Initiative at AUB, the Department of Fine Arts and Art History at AUB and the FAS Dean’s Office, AUB.