New Innovations AIDS-3D

DNK-Amsterdam and NIMk present AIDS-3D in Amsterdam. This 3-part summer project consists of an Exhibition with 3 installations by AIDS-3D at NIMk, a performance by the DNK ensemble who will do a reenactment of Anthony McCall's 'Landscape of Fire' at the Westergasfabriek and pre-booklaunchparty at 'de openbare verlichting' of the Westergasfabriek.

Opening and event: Friday July 22nd
Presentation July 22 - September 2

Program Friday 22 July:
18.00 – 20.00 : AIDS-3D Exhibition opening: at the NIMk project space
22:00 - 02:00 : AIDS-3D Pre-Book-launch party at Westergasfabriek, DJ Sets by: AIDS-3D, Cracksmurf, Too Young & Masterfader and Visual Accompaniment by Novi

Free entrance

Featuring
A spectacular re-enactment of Anthony McCall's ‘Landscape for Fire’ (1972) by the DNK Ensemble.
Location : manifestation terrain, 10 pm
In 'Landscape for Fire' a series of fires are lit in sequence on an open field. A short, beautiful and dramatic event, the first performances of which took place in England in the 1970s. Performers clad in white ignite a grid of fires to reveal a geometric pattern which illuminates a landscape. In this DNK ensemble reenactment, based on the film exhibited at the Serpentine Gallery in 2007, the ignition of the fires are amplified in the field as matches are thrown and other sonic and pyrotechnic events occur. The performance comes to a close as the fires burn naturally to their end and the site becomes calm after what could be thought of as a ritualistic intervention. Performed by André Avelas, Seamus Cater, Mark Hosking, Martijn Tellinga, Anu Vahtra. www.anthonymccall.com

AIDS 3-D—the Berlin-based American duo mashes technology, theory, high art and daily objects in mixed-media works. The duo, formed by Nik Kosmas (1985) and Daniel Keller (1986), produces sculptures, 2 dimensional works, computer installations and performance based pieces that appear on the internet, in museums, galleries, clubs or shopping windows. Their remarkably diverse artistic practice features jargon used in American PR, which they have appropriated in order to criticize techno-scientific developments. Because of this their works have become satirical reactions to the exaggerated statements of those who advocate transcendental technology and their critics.

www.aids-3d.com

Curated by Koen Nutters and Petra Heck
Book design: John McCusker
Produced in collaboration with Westergasfabriek, AFK, & Niklas Belenius

Presentation at NIMk opening hours:
open: tue – fri 11-17.00
admission: free

www.dnk-amsterdam.com