SONAE//SERRALVES PROJECT 2014: Nairy Baghramian
from 19 JUN 2014 to 14 DEC 2014
This year's edition of the Sonae Project addresses the history of the sculptures in Serralves Park and introduces the work by leading international contemporary artists. The artist, Nairy Baghramian, who lives and works in Berlin, has been invited to join the project in 2014 and will have the challenge of creating a new work for the exterior of the Serralves Museum. This project will continue over the coming years: each year a new artist will be invited to think and create works for Serralves’ outdoor spaces.
The finished work, "Cold Shoulder", will comprise four large-scale sculptural elements in a form inspired by the tailoring element of the shoulder pad. The shoulder pad is associated, among other things, with the fashion of power dressing adopted by women in the workplace. Made from an iron armature and covered with epoxy-resin, fabric and sanded fibreglass, the sculptures are the result of an intense process of construction, modeling and finishing hand-crafted by the artist.
The four finished sculptures in tones of violet, pink and flesh-tones will be presented respectively in a group of three that stand, lean and rest across the lawn of the Pátio das Betulas, with the largest element standing vertically in front of the Serralves Villa on the central parterre. It is worth noting that Baghramian´s reference to the monument using a
vernacular of the popular culture of women´s fashion, her use of scale and colour, bear a conscious relationship to the work of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen, whose iconic Plantoir has become synonymous with Serralves.
In its occupation of these visible sites of Serralves, Cold Shoulder by Nairy Baghramian brings a major sculptural work in dynamic dialogue with the architecture of the museum and park and their site within Serralves Park.
Curators: Suzanne Cotter and Marta Moreira de Almeida
Production: Serralves FoundationSponsor: SONAE Related Activities OPENING
19 JUN (THU), 18:30-22:00, FREE ENTRANCE
On this day, at 18:30 (Library), there will be a talk with the artist Nairy Baghramian.
TALK WITH THE ARTIST
19 JUN (THU), 18:30, Library
Conversation between Nairy Baghramian, André Rottmann (Researcher at Freie Universität Berlin) and Suzanne Cotter (Director of the Serralves Museum)
Access: Free Ticket Acquisition Capacity: 50 people COURSE WITH GABRIELA VAZ PINHEIRO
13, 20 AND 27 SEP (SAT), 15H00–18H00, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
Nairy Baghramian: sculpture as an aesthetic tool and the displacement of meanings
With Gabriela Vaz Pinheiro (Head of the Art and Architecture Programme of Guimarães 2012 European Capital of Culture and lecturer at the Fine Arts Faculty of the University of Porto)
More information here. GUIDED TOURS BY MUSEUM EDUCATION STAFF
22 JUN (SUN), 12H00–13H00, PARK
By Pedro Cachapuz
27 JUL (FRI), 12H00–13H00, PARK
By Rita Martins
07 SEP (SUN), 12H00–13H00, PARK
By Pedro Cachapuz
More information here
Guided tours on the last weekend of the exhibition:
13 DEC (SAT), 11h00-12h00
By Pedro Cachapuz
More information here
14 DEC (SUN), 11h00-12h00
By Rita MartinsMore information here
ARTIST TALKS, OUTSIDE SERRALVES
Porto: 11 Mar 2014, 16h00, Universidade do PortoAula Magna, Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do PortoMore information here
Évora: 07 Oct 2014, 15h00, Universidade de ÉvoraBiblioteca do Colégio dos Leões More information here
Lisboa: 08 Oct 2014, 17h30, Universidade de LisboaConference "Nairy Baghramian: Cold Shoulder", Grande Auditório - FBAULModeration: Ângela FerreiraMore information here
Coimbra: 10 Oct 2014, 14h30, Universidade de CoimbraClaustro do Colégio das Artes da Universidade de Coimbra, Sala 3Conversa integrada no ciclo de conferências "As Artes do Colégio"More information here Nairy Baghramian Catalogue Previous Editions of Sonae//Serralves Project Nairy Baghramian was born in 1971 in Isfahan, Iran. The artist has lived and worked in Berlin since 1985. In May 2014 the artist presented a new outdoor sculpture commissioned for the Art Institute of Chicago. Her works have been featured in internationally acclaimed solo and group shows, including: ‘RETAINER’, Sculpture Center, Long Island City, New York (2013); ‘Class Reunion’, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver (2012); ‘Affairen. Ein semiotisches Haus, das nie gebaut wurde’, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen (2008); ‘The Walker’s Day Off’, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden (2008); and ‘Es ist ausser Haus’, Basel Kunsthalle (2006). Baghramian also participated in a joint exhibition with Phyllida Barlow at the Serpentine Gallery in London (2010); in ‘Illuminations’ for the 54th Venice Biennale, (2011); in Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art (2011); in ‘Temporary Stedelijk 2’, Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (2011); in the 5th Berlin Biennale (2008); and in Skulptur Projekte Münster (2007). In 2012 Baghramian received the Hector Kunstpreis award for an artist publication and exhibition at Mannheim Kunsthalle.In 2014, Nairy has been awarded the prestigious Arnold Bode Prize 2014 from the city of Kassel (of "documenta"). Published on the occasion of Nairy Baghramian’s (1971, Isfahan, Iran) new outdoor sculptural work for the Sonae/Serralves Commission, this fully illustrated book draws upon the artist’s interest in the ways sculpture functions in the public domain. Featuring a text by curator Suzanne Cotter, Director of the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, this publication also includes a selected visual history of works installed in the unique context of the Museum and Park. Patrícia Dauder - Sonae//Serralves Project 2012
07 DEC 2012 - 17 MAR 2013
Sonae//Serralves Project 2012: Patrícia Dauder and Carlos Bunga
08 DEC 2012 - 03 MAR 2013
Sonae//Serralves Project 2011: Charlotte Moth and !Von Calhau!
19 NOV 2011 - 22 DEC 2011
The finished work, "Cold Shoulder", will comprise four large-scale sculptural elements in a form inspired by the tailoring element of the shoulder pad. The shoulder pad is associated, among other things, with the fashion of power dressing adopted by women in the workplace. Made from an iron armature and covered with epoxy-resin, fabric and sanded fibreglass, the sculptures are the result of an intense process of construction, modeling and finishing hand-crafted by the artist.
The four finished sculptures in tones of violet, pink and flesh-tones will be presented respectively in a group of three that stand, lean and rest across the lawn of the Pátio das Betulas, with the largest element standing vertically in front of the Serralves Villa on the central parterre. It is worth noting that Baghramian´s reference to the monument using a
vernacular of the popular culture of women´s fashion, her use of scale and colour, bear a conscious relationship to the work of Claes Oldenburg and Coosje Van Bruggen, whose iconic Plantoir has become synonymous with Serralves.
In its occupation of these visible sites of Serralves, Cold Shoulder by Nairy Baghramian brings a major sculptural work in dynamic dialogue with the architecture of the museum and park and their site within Serralves Park.
Curators: Suzanne Cotter and Marta Moreira de Almeida
Production: Serralves FoundationSponsor: SONAE Related Activities OPENING
19 JUN (THU), 18:30-22:00, FREE ENTRANCE
On this day, at 18:30 (Library), there will be a talk with the artist Nairy Baghramian.
TALK WITH THE ARTIST
19 JUN (THU), 18:30, Library
Conversation between Nairy Baghramian, André Rottmann (Researcher at Freie Universität Berlin) and Suzanne Cotter (Director of the Serralves Museum)
Access: Free Ticket Acquisition Capacity: 50 people COURSE WITH GABRIELA VAZ PINHEIRO
13, 20 AND 27 SEP (SAT), 15H00–18H00, MULTIPURPOSE ROOM
Nairy Baghramian: sculpture as an aesthetic tool and the displacement of meanings
With Gabriela Vaz Pinheiro (Head of the Art and Architecture Programme of Guimarães 2012 European Capital of Culture and lecturer at the Fine Arts Faculty of the University of Porto)
More information here. GUIDED TOURS BY MUSEUM EDUCATION STAFF
22 JUN (SUN), 12H00–13H00, PARK
By Pedro Cachapuz
27 JUL (FRI), 12H00–13H00, PARK
By Rita Martins
07 SEP (SUN), 12H00–13H00, PARK
By Pedro Cachapuz
More information here
Guided tours on the last weekend of the exhibition:
13 DEC (SAT), 11h00-12h00
By Pedro Cachapuz
More information here
14 DEC (SUN), 11h00-12h00
By Rita MartinsMore information here
ARTIST TALKS, OUTSIDE SERRALVES
Porto: 11 Mar 2014, 16h00, Universidade do PortoAula Magna, Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do PortoMore information here
Évora: 07 Oct 2014, 15h00, Universidade de ÉvoraBiblioteca do Colégio dos Leões More information here
Lisboa: 08 Oct 2014, 17h30, Universidade de LisboaConference "Nairy Baghramian: Cold Shoulder", Grande Auditório - FBAULModeration: Ângela FerreiraMore information here
Coimbra: 10 Oct 2014, 14h30, Universidade de CoimbraClaustro do Colégio das Artes da Universidade de Coimbra, Sala 3Conversa integrada no ciclo de conferências "As Artes do Colégio"More information here Nairy Baghramian Catalogue Previous Editions of Sonae//Serralves Project Nairy Baghramian was born in 1971 in Isfahan, Iran. The artist has lived and worked in Berlin since 1985. In May 2014 the artist presented a new outdoor sculpture commissioned for the Art Institute of Chicago. Her works have been featured in internationally acclaimed solo and group shows, including: ‘RETAINER’, Sculpture Center, Long Island City, New York (2013); ‘Class Reunion’, Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver (2012); ‘Affairen. Ein semiotisches Haus, das nie gebaut wurde’, Neuer Aachener Kunstverein, Aachen (2008); ‘The Walker’s Day Off’, Staatliche Kunsthalle, Baden-Baden (2008); and ‘Es ist ausser Haus’, Basel Kunsthalle (2006). Baghramian also participated in a joint exhibition with Phyllida Barlow at the Serpentine Gallery in London (2010); in ‘Illuminations’ for the 54th Venice Biennale, (2011); in Glasgow International Festival of Visual Art (2011); in ‘Temporary Stedelijk 2’, Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (2011); in the 5th Berlin Biennale (2008); and in Skulptur Projekte Münster (2007). In 2012 Baghramian received the Hector Kunstpreis award for an artist publication and exhibition at Mannheim Kunsthalle.In 2014, Nairy has been awarded the prestigious Arnold Bode Prize 2014 from the city of Kassel (of "documenta"). Published on the occasion of Nairy Baghramian’s (1971, Isfahan, Iran) new outdoor sculptural work for the Sonae/Serralves Commission, this fully illustrated book draws upon the artist’s interest in the ways sculpture functions in the public domain. Featuring a text by curator Suzanne Cotter, Director of the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, this publication also includes a selected visual history of works installed in the unique context of the Museum and Park. Patrícia Dauder - Sonae//Serralves Project 2012
07 DEC 2012 - 17 MAR 2013
Sonae//Serralves Project 2012: Patrícia Dauder and Carlos Bunga
08 DEC 2012 - 03 MAR 2013
Sonae//Serralves Project 2011: Charlotte Moth and !Von Calhau!
19 NOV 2011 - 22 DEC 2011
