PRESENTATION
Study of a Mobile Object in Space and Time:
a visit by Isidoro Valcárcel Medina
to If I Can’t Dance
18 February 2011, 18:00 hrs
HetVeem Theater
Van Diemenstraat 410 — 1013 CR Amsterdam
Bookings: +31 (0)20 62 69 291
Tickets: EUR 10 (EUR 5 students)
www.ificantdance.org
Study of a Mobile Object in Space and Time:
a visit by Isidoro Valcárcel Medina
to Bulegoa z/b
3 February 2011, 19:00 hrs
Bulegoa z/b
Solokoetxe 8 bajo. 48006 – Bilbao
Free entrance
www.bulegoa.org
As part of the programme Performance in Residence, If I Can’t Dance has invited the newly founded office for art and knowledge Bulegoa z/b to investigate a case study in relation to the performative practice of Spanish artist Isidoro Valcárcel Medina.
We are pleased to announce that both Isidoro Valcárcel Medina and the Bulegoa group, will visit Amsterdam for a public conversation at HetVeem Theater in Amsterdam on Friday 18 February, starting at 18.00 hrs. During this early evening gathering, Bulegoa z/b will talk with Valcárcel Medina and together they will present his work, focusing on his printed matter and audio works.
Isidoro Valcárcel Medina (Murcia, 1937) is an important representative of conceptual art in Spain, hardly known outside of Spanish speaking countries. His body of work includes performances, sound pieces, architectural projects, installations and books. From his early practice up to the present day, he has asserted a critical attitude towards both art institutions and the art market, developing instead situations and scenario’s that allow him to engage in a more directly affective relation with his audience.
Bulegoa z/b is a collaborative initiative based in Bilbao. Its members, Beatriz Cavia, Miren Jaio, Isabel de Naverán and Leire Vergara, have backgrounds in visual arts, scenic arts, and social theory and share an interest in processes of a.o. historization, cultural translation, and performativity.
Bulegoa z/b is second to be invited by If I Can’t Dance to research a case study in the new programme Performance in Residence. Performance in Residence ‘hosts’ a performance-related (body of) work for a substantial period of time, allowing the researcher to engage in an in-depth inquiry. The aim of the project is to connect archival research to practice. Bulegoa z/b will develop together with Isidoro Valcárcel Medina a project in which they reflect on the relation between historization and performance.
The presentation in Amsterdam marks the start of the research period. The outcome is expected in October 2011.
PRINTED MATTER
In Conversation
Published by If I Can’t Dance
ISSN 2211-3746
If I Can’t Dance Office:
Westerdok 606-608 — 1013 BV Amsterdam
www.ificantdance.org
If I Can’t Dance, I Don’t Want To Be Part Of Your Revolution has started a series of free publications, featuring conversations with artists and other cultural practitioners involved in the programme. These publications, designed by Maureen Mooren, are distributed by mail to our subscribers. Please submit your name and address to our communication officer at pressoffice@ificantdance.org, if you want to receive our printed matter by post. Or pick up a copy at our office.
