Tate Triennial 2009 Prologue 1
Altermodern
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Navin Rawanchaikul
Navins of Bollywood 2006 © Navin Production |
Tate’s fourth Triennial exhibition, curated by Nicolas Bourriaud who co-founded the Palais de Tokyo in Paris, opens at Tate Britain in February 2009. It explores a new concept, defined by him as ‘the Altermodern’. The term describes art made in today’s global context which is a reaction against standardisation and commercialism. A series of one-day events, or Prologues, are taking place in the lead up to the show, to introduce and provoke debate on the Triennial’s themes. Each Prologue includes films, performances and talks.
Prologue 1 presents art which reflects the decline of postmodernism. A film by Navin Rawanchaikul investigates identity in the manner of Bollywood film, Spanish philosopher Jordi Vidal’s filmic essay pursues avenues into contemporary thought, British artist Tris Vonna-Michell presents a new performance and critic Okwui Enwezor pulls all the strands together to debate the Altermodern. Look out for details of future Prologues featuring Tom McCarthy, TJ Demos, Carsten Höller, Christian Marclay, and Bob and Roberta Smith happening in June, October and January.
This series is related to the Altermodern exhibition
