CULTURAL, ART AND MUSEUM COMPLEX “ART ARSENAL”
and “DAKH” CENTRE OF CONTEMPORARY ART
present
audio-visual-theatre-literature-philosophic art project
dedicated to the bicentenary from
Nikolayi Gogol's birth
“GOGOLFEST”
The idea:
1.
To assemble all significant representatives of contemporary Ukrainian art – despite their artistic ideology on a common thematic and special territory with a purpose of creating the revolutionary developing artistic, public and mass-media resonance: in other words, the preparation of “an evolutionary artistic explosion” which is impossible without an utmost concentration of all artistic and intellectual resources.
2.
Renewal and improving links between generations, which will make foresaid possible, as “without great ones in future, there are no great ones neither in past, nor in present”. Finding and supporting new names.
3.
Another target of the project is finding and working through a new technology of qualitative presentation and ways of development of contemporary Ukrainian art in all its forms (painting, music, theatre etc.), accumulation of experience, establishing of links and creating a base for holding an annual international festival of contemporary arts. “Arsenal” in the meaning of - armoury; arc; arc of fire. The name of Gogol – as well as the name of Goffman – is associated with the philosophy of mysticism and is unique in the universal context biennale of contemporary art in all its volume and spectrum from painting and theatre to philosophy and literature. Thus, the project will involve a great advance in development of contemporary Ukrainian art and will allow showing all the hidden and cumulative in ages potential of unique world outlook which was first shown to the world by Gogol.
MAIN STRATEGIC PURPOSE:
The appearing of such powerful energetic intellectual centre will naturally evoke a resonance with other energetic centres of modern society life: economic, political, scientific, mass-media ones which will lead to the new resonance of separate elites and will bring to formation of real Ukrainian elite without which there will be no Ukraine as the country.
Terms of the project realization:
“Gogolfest” project will be realized in several stages and will develop in time till April, 2009.
The stages of the project development:
I stage – September, 7-14, 2007
II stage – May, 2008
III stage – September, 2008
IV stage – April, 2009 – 200 years anniversary of N. Gogol’s birth.
The 1st International Festival of Arts “Gogolfest”
I stage – September 7-14, 2007
The first stage of “GOGOLFEST” GOGOL PROJECT will take place in “Art Arsenal” (September 7-14, 2007) and will include visual (“GOGOL.PORTRAIT” Project), theatrical (“GOGOL’S DEATH” Performance) and music (concert) programs.
The primordial condition for music, painting, theatre, audio-visual and other possible projects (that will be represented) is their relation to the heart of architectural space of “Art Arsenal”. “Artist should enter the space of Arsenal as viviparous Bosom – do not destroy, but conceive a child of coming art civilization in it”.
Each stage of the project will be accompanied by Gogol`s philosophic-literature-art round-table discussions with outstanding personalities from different areas of artistic and cultural life.
The full texts of round-table discussions will be placed on the Internet. The most interesting and important information will be included in albums, dedicated to different stages of the project. Each stage of the project will be accompanied by audio and DVD production.
“GOGOL. PORTRAIT”
One of the most important part of the first stage of “GOGOL” project is a all-Ukraine art project “GOGOL. PORTRAIT”. In the context of this project the most famous Ukrainian artists will present their portraits of Gogol or works dedicated to his personality in “Art Arsenal”.
“GOGOL. PORTRAIT” is just the first stage of the annual (September, 2007; May, 2008; September, 2008; April, 2009) visual-art program of “GOGOL” project, in the context of which the most famous Ukrainian artists present their works on Gogol-theme.
Each artist will get a nominal zone for personal use in the space of “Arsenal”, where he can present his work (picture, sculpture, installation or other) dedicated to the subject “GOGOL. PORTRAIT”. The nominal zone for personal use can be remained eloquently empty waiting for being filled in (or not) during the next three stages of the project, dedicated to the other Gogol`s themes. The following stages of the project are planned as international ones – Russian, French, Polish, Hungarian, or any other “Gogol” hall can appear at the exhibition. The attraction of qualified western experts and art critics is planned as well.
“GOGOL. PORTRAIT” provides an “Open” program for all interested, but unknown Ukrainian artists, who can take part in it. “GOGOL. PORTRAIT” is directed, on the one hand, to recruite to the project the best Ukrainian artists and on the other hand – to find new names. The works of the “Open” program will be presented at “GOGOL. PORTRAIT” exhibition and will be estimated by an expert jury including the most famous Ukrainian artists, art gallery’s people, artistic critics and spectators. It is the unique opportunity for young artists to take part in such serious exhibition and to present their works to thousands of people. The best participants of the“Open” program can pretend participation in the main program of the next project’s stages.
All works of the main program and the ten best works of the competitive “Open” program (5 works that will be chosen by jury and 5 works that will get most votes of the audience) will form the base of the album which will be released after completing the first stage of “GOGOL” project.
The opening of “GOGOL. PORTRAIT” exhibition will take place on September 7th, 2007. After completing the exhibition – on September 14th, 2007 - an auction is planned.
Conditions for the participation in the main program:
The participants of “GOGOL. PORTRAIT” project must indicate the format of their work (picture, sculpture, installation or other), its supposed placement (on a wall, on a floor, on a ceiling). It must be done till August 20, 2007. All works must be brought to “Art Arsenal” till September 3, 2007.
Conditions for participation in “OPEN” program:
Artists, who wish to participate in the project must register, indicate the format of their work (picture, sculpture, installation, photograph) and its size (dimension). All works must be brought to the exhibition till September 3, 2007.
Initiator, curator and production director of the project – Vladislav Troitskyi
Tel. +380672095764
mail@dax.com.ua
Curator from CCA "DAKH" - Gorban' Iryna
Tel. +380672359406
gogolfest@i.ua