Olga Kisseleva
OPENING
Thursday, May 9, 6–8PM, free admission
EXHIBITION
May 9 to June 13, 2013
Tuesday to Friday from 10AM to 5PM, free admission
@ STUDIO XX – 4001, Berri (corner Duluth) space 201
Curators: Natacha Clitandre and Mariève K. Desjardins
Curators Natacha Clitandre and Mariève K. Desjardins are pleased to present, in collaboration with Studio XX, the North American premiere of Double Life, a video installation by Olga Kisseleva, from May 9 to June 13, 2013. A series of activities – discussion and workshop – will complement the exhibition as a means to explore some of the issues raised by the work, and several Montreal artists will also have the opportunity to contribute to the project by producing new content.
Double Life is a video installation made up of several diptypchs focusing on the various ways in which artists have to reconcile (or not) working a necessary “day job” alongside their art practice. By portraying artists in various spheres of their lives, sometimes very different and rarely viewed at the same time, Kisseleva raises questions about the contribution of the artist, and the recognition of their work in a society that values efficiency, production and profit. The artist’s stories reflect the often alienating situation that occurs when living a double life.
Opening May 9, 2013, 6-8PM, in the presence of the artist.
The curators and the artist are grateful to Conseil des arts et des lettres du Quebec and Consulat general de France à Quebec for their support. They also want to thank Studio XX.