Guy Brett Discusses Hélio Oiticica's 1969 Whitechapel Exhibition
On 19 September, critic Guy Brett joined Whitechapel Gallery archive curator Nayia Yiakoumaki for a conversation about the 1969 exhibition 'Hélio Oiticica: Whitechapel Experience', which transformed the gallery into a 'total environment' of sensory encounters. The talk is part of Afterall's Exhibition Histories series, which analyzes exhibitions through curators' personal accounts. The event was held in collaboration with the Whitechapel Gallery and is part of the Exhibition Histories research project developed by Afterall with the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, the Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, and the Van Abbemuseum. A video of the conversation is available online.
Key facts
- Guy Brett and Nayia Yiakoumaki discussed the 1969 exhibition 'Hélio Oiticica: Whitechapel Experience'.
- The exhibition conceived the gallery as a 'total environment' offering sensorial encounters.
- The talk took place on 19 September.
- It is the third in Afterall's Exhibition Histories series.
- The series is a collaboration with the Whitechapel Gallery.
- The Exhibition Histories project involves Afterall, Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, Center for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, and Van Abbemuseum.
- A video of the talk is available online.
Entities
Artists
- Guy Brett
- Nayia Yiakoumaki
- Hélio Oiticica
Institutions
- Afterall
- Whitechapel Gallery
- Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
- Center for Curatorial Studies, Bard College
- Van Abbemuseum
- Koenig Books
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Vienna
- Austria
- Annandale-on-Hudson
- United States
- Eindhoven
- Netherlands