Julian Rosefeldt
Manifesto

Opens on Saturday 27 October 2018, 6 – 9 pm 27 Oct – 6 Jan 2019 Los Angeles

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Hauser & Wirth is proud to announce the West Coast premiere of ‘Manifesto’ (2015), the 13-channel film installation by visual artist Julian Rosefeldt.

‘Manifesto’ pays homage to the moving tradition and literary beauty of artist manifestos, ultimately questioning the role of the artist in society today. ‘Manifesto’ draws on the writings of Futurists, Dadaists, Fluxus artists, Suprematists, Situationists, Dogme 95 and other artist groups, and the musings of individual artists, architects, dancers and filmmakers. Passing the ideas of Claes Oldenburg, Yvonne Rainer, Kazimir Malevich, André Breton, Sturtevant, Sol LeWitt, Jim Jarmusch, and other influencers through his lens, Rosefeldt has edited and reassembled thirteen collages of artists’ manifestos.

Performing this ‘manifesto of manifestos’ as a contemporary call to action, while inhabiting thirteen different personas – among them a school teacher, a puppeteer, a newsreader, a factory worker and a homeless man – Australian actress Cate Blanchett imbues new dramatic life into both famous and lesser known words in unexpected contexts.

Rosefeldt’s work reveals both the performative component and the political significance of these declarations. Often written in youthful rage, they not only express the wish to change the world through art but also reflect the voice of a generation. Exploring the powerful urgency of these historical statements, which were composed with passion and conviction by artists many years ago, ‘Manifesto’ questions whether the words and sentiments have withstood the passage of time. Can they be applied universally? And how have the dynamics between politics, art and life shifted?

Rosefeldt’s ‘Manifesto’ film installation has been shown internationally in numerous solo exhibitions such as Musée d‘art contemporain, Montreal, Canada (2018); Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris, Paris, France (2017); Park Avenue Armory, New York NY (2016); Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart, Berlin, Germany (2016); and ACMI – Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne, Australia (2015). Other solo exhibitions have been exhibited at Nikolaj Kunsthal, Copenhagen, Denmark (2017); Kunsthalle Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland (2017); Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis MO (2016); Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany (2016); and British Film Institute, London, England (2010).

‘Manifesto’ has been co-commissioned by the ACMI – Australian Centre for the Moving Image Melbourne, the Art Gallery of New South Wales Sydney, the Nationalgalerie – Staatliche Museen zu Berlin and the Sprengel Museum Hannover. The work is co-produced by the Burger Collection Hong Kong and the Ruhrtriennale. It was realized thanks to the generous support of the Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg and in cooperation with Bayerischer Rundfunk.

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Events

Sun 28 Oct 2018, 12:00
Family Studio Workshop: Portraits of Our Future Selves
Los Angeles

In Julian Rosefeldt’s 13-channel film installation, ‘Manifesto’ (2015), renowned actress Cate Blanchett portrays 13 different characters performing various artists’ manifestos. For this month’s Family Studio Workshop, participants will engage with the prompt, ‘What do you want to be when you grow up?’ to produce multiple self-portraits…
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Sat 27 Oct 2018, 6:00
Public opening: ‘Julian Rosefeldt. Manifesto’
Los Angeles

Please join us for the public opening of ‘Julian Rosefeldt. Manifesto’ – the West Coast premiere of the 13-channel film installation by visual artist Julian Rosefeldt. In ‘Manifesto’ (2015), actress Cate Blanchett assumes 13 different personas – from a factory worker to a television news anchor to…
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