Whitechapel Gallery

Giorgio Andreotta Calo, Jalal Toufic, Huang Xiaopeng

28 Jan - 17 Apr 2011

GIORGIO ANDREOTTA CALO, JALAL TOUFIC, HUANG XIAOPENG

28 January-17 April 2011
Zilkha Auditorium

Artists from around the world show moving image work at the Gallery. Italian artist Giorgio Andreotta Calò, uses documentation to explore urban history and change. The performance of the Shiite ritual Ashura is captured by Lebanese writer and artist Jalal Toufic, while Chinese artist Huang Xiaopeng analyses the politics in the relationship between language and technology.

The exhibition is part of the international touring programme Art in the Auditorium, which showcases some of the most exciting artists working with film, video and animation. Giorgio Andreotta Calò is selected by GAMeC, Bergamo; Jalal Toufic by Beirut Art Center, Beirut; and Huang Xiaopeng by Para/Site Art Space, Hong Kong.
 

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