BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.5//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:3611@artinliverpool.com DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20180705T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20180705T193000 DTSTAMP:20180518T140447Z URL:https://www.artinliverpool.com/events/the-serving-library-liverpool-bi ennial-2018-moonlight-and-led-ei-arakawa-and-silke-otto-knapp/ SUMMARY:The Serving Library: The Serving Library: Liverpool Biennial 2018: Moonlight and LED – Ei Arakawa and Silke Otto-Knapp DESCRIPTION:Moonlight and LED – Ei Arakawa and Silke Otto-Knapp\n\nAn exc hange between Ei Arakawa (Fukushima\, Japan) and Silke Otto-Knapp (Los An geles) curated by The Serving Library in partnership with LJMU’s Exhi bition Research Lab for Liverpool Biennial 2018\n\nHow can the past be re- activated by physical presence? Two of this year's Liverpool Biennial arti sts\, a German painter and a Japanese performance artist\, will explore th e relationship between the historical documentation of performance and con temporary hybrid forms – such as painting that depicts performance and p erformance that doubles as installation.\n\nSilke Otto-Knapp (b.1970) is a n artist living and working in Los Angeles\, USA. At the centre of the wor ks of Otto-Knapp is the construct of the stage. Motifs range from choreogr aphed groups of figures\, historical stage sets\, as well as pared down la ndscapes. Otto-Knapp works with watercolour on canvas using a process of r emoval and accumulation of pigment in order to create spaces where the fla tness of the pictorial space intersects with an illusionistic construction of space. Recent exhibitions include Midway Contemporary\, Minneapolis\, USA (2017/18) Regen Projects\, Los Angeles\, USA (2017)\; Mary Boone Galle ry\, New York\, USA (2017)\; greengrassi\, London\, UK (2016)\; and Hammer Museum\, Los Angeles\, USA (2016).\n\nEi Arakawa (b.1977) is an artist cu rrently living in New York. Arakawa works in performance\, sculpture and i nstallation\, often elaborating hybrid and multimedia works which are situ ated within or spun off from live\, choreographed events. His complex perf ormance works are typically collaborative and subvert performative convent ions by breaking the boundaries between audience and performer\, resulting in spontaneous live actions. Sometimes incorporating other artists’ wor ks as source material\, his projects rethink traditional notions of author ship\, subjectivity\, temporal and geographical context\, while also inter rogating the politics of collaboration. Arakawa’s recent experimentation s with the form of ‘musical theater’ involve the staging and choreogra phy of art historical research as well as the production of spectacular ‘paintings’ made with LED lights and digital sound. Recent exhibitions include Skulptur Projekte Münster\, Germany (2017)\; 9th Berlin Biennale \, Germany (2016)\; Museum Brandhorst\, Munich\, Germany (2015)\; and Gwan gju Biennial\, South Korea (2014).\n\nJoin us from 6pm for drinks and conv ersation ahead of a prompt 6.30pm start.\n\nThis event is part of the publ ic programme for Liverpool Biennial 2018\, which includes a series of tal ks by leading thinkers and artists in response to the question Beautiful world\, where are you? ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.artinliverpool.com/wp-content/upload s/2018/05/Halau-Hula-O-Na-Mele-‘Aina-O-Hawai’i-with-Ei-Arakawa-and-Sil ke-Otto-Knapp-2016.-Photo-by-Hammer-Museum-LA.jpg LOCATION:The Serving Library\, Exhibition Research Lab\, Liverpool John Moo res University\, John Lennon Art and Design Building\, 2 Duckinfield Stree t\, Liverpool\, L3 5RD\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom GEO:53.404553;-2.970443 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Exhibition Research Lab\, L iverpool John Moores University\, John Lennon Art and Design Building\, 2 Duckinfield Street\, Liverpool\, L3 5RD\, Liverpool\, United Kingdom;X-APP LE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Serving Library:geo:53.404553,-2.970443 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180325T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR