Lavoro in Movimento: Video Art Explores Labor at MAST Bologna
The exhibition "Lavoro in movimento," curated by Urs Stahel, showcases video art from 14 international artists at Bologna's Fondazione MAST. Opening in 2017 to coincide with both Arte Fiera and Art City, the display includes notable works by creators such as Yuri Ancarani, Gaëlle Boucand, and Chen Chieh-Jen. The featured installations explore the intricate social, economic, and environmental dimensions of labor, blending themes of beauty and absurdity. For example, Pieter Hugo's "Permanent Error" depicts a waste site in Ghana, while Willie Doherty's "Empty" captures a vacant office in Ireland, all within the ample gallery space of MAST.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Lavoro in movimento' curated by Urs Stahel at Fondazione MAST, Bologna
- Opened concurrently with Arte Fiera and Art City in 2017
- Features 14 artists: Yuri Ancarani, Gaëlle Boucand, Chen Chieh-Jen, Willie Doherty, Harun Farocki and Antje Ehmann, Pieter Hugo, Alì Kazma, Eva Leihof, Armin Linke, Gabriela Löffel, Ad Nuis, Julika Rudelius, Thomas Vroege
- Pieter Hugo's 'Permanent Error' depicts technology waste dump in Agbogloshie, Ghana
- Gaëlle Boucand's 'JJA' is a 50-minute video about a businessman's economic story
- Willie Doherty's 'Empty' shows an abandoned office building in Ireland
- Works explore economic, social, environmental impacts of labor
- MAST's multi-level spaces accommodate video installations and projections
Entities
Artists
- Urs Stahel
- Yuri Ancarani
- Gaëlle Boucand
- Chen Chieh-Jen
- Willie Doherty
- Harun Farocki
- Antje Ehmann
- Pieter Hugo
- Alì Kazma
- Eva Leihof
- Armin Linke
- Gabriela Löffel
- Ad Nuis
- Julika Rudelius
- Thomas Vroege
- Alessandra Quattordio
Institutions
- Fondazione MAST
- Arte Fiera
- Art City
- Priska Pasquer Gallery
- Irish Museum of Modern Art
Locations
- Bologna
- Italy
- Agbogloshie
- Ghana
- Dublin
- Ireland
- Colonia
- Germany