Samson Young: Songs for Disaster Relief
Venice, Italy , 13.05.2017 to 26.11.2017
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‘Samson Young: Songs for Disaster Relief’
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Installation view
Palazzo Gundane (homage to the myth-maker who fell to earth) 2017 Silk-screen print on vinyl cover, felt tip pen on vinyl records, 3D-printed nylon, vitrine of found objects, movable curtain system, neon, video, animation and 10-channel sound installation Courtesy of the artist
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Installation view
Palazzo Gundane (homage to the myth-maker who fell to earth) 2017 Silk-screen print on vinyl cover, felt tip pen on vinyl records, 3D-printed nylon, vitrine of found objects, movable curtain system, neon, video, animation and 10-channel sound installation Courtesy of the artist
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Installation view
We Are the World, as performed by the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions Choir 2017 Video and multi-channel sound installation Courtesy of the artist
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Risers
2017 Neon, modular stage platforms (wood, water-resistant carpet) Courtesy of the artist
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Installation view
Lullaby (World Music) 2017 Video, soundtrack and stainless steel Courtesy of the artist
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Video stills of Palazzo Gundane (homage to the myth-maker who fell to earth) (2017)
Video and 10-channels sound installation, Dimension variable, Courtesy of the artist
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Video stills of Palazzo Gundane (homage to the myth-maker who fell to earth) (2017)
Video and 10-channels sound installation, Dimension variable, Courtesy of the artist
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Video stills of Palazzo Gundane (homage to the myth-maker who fell to earth) (2017)
Video and 10-channels sound installation, Dimension variable, Courtesy of the artist
Samson Young: Songs for Disaster Relief
The 57th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia
As part of the 57th International Art Exhibition at the Venice Biennale 2017, M+ and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council present the collateral event, Samson Young: Songs for Disaster Relief. The M+ curatorial team consists of Guest Curator, Ying Kwok, with M+ Deputy Director and Chief Curator Doryun Chong as Consulting Curator.
Conceived by local artist Samson Young specifically for the exhibition, Songs for Disaster Relief is a new body of work that consists of a series of drawings, objects, videos, spatial sound installations and site-specific pieces. Together the series constitutes a unique audio-visual experience, taking visitors on a journey that attempts to reexamine the popularity of ‘charity singles’ from the 1980s. Through a deliberate repurposing and creative misreading of iconic songs made by popular artists for charitable causes, the work draws on several seemingly unrelated past and current events to explore the social, political, and philosophical implications of ‘charity singles’ in a cross-cultural context.
For more information about Songs for Disaster Relief, please visit www.venicebiannale.hk.
Exhibition period:
13 May – 26 November 2017
Opening hours:
10:00am – 6:00pm
Closed on Mondays (except 15 May, 14 August, 4 September, 30 October, and 20 November 2017)
Location:
Campo della Tana, Castello 2126-30122, Venice, Italy
(Opposite the main entrance of Arsenale)
Free admission
Enquiries:
m+@wkcda.hk / +852 2200 0204
Co-presented by:
Venice Biennale
Venice Biennale is the world’s oldest and most prestigious international art exhibition held every two years. This year marks the 57th exhibition with 51 participating countries. The Biennale is unique in including individual national representations, and an international art exhibition, this year curated by Christine Macel under the theme of ‘VIVA ARTE VIVA’. It also comprises a wide range of collateral events that take place across Venice, and acknowledge the growing complexity and changing geopolitical landscape of today’s world.