The Last Session circles around the theme of Endism, which refers to the belief that the world is about to end. In this exhibition the focus is particularly on the state of mind of that science. This can be illustrated anthropologically, ethically, sociologically, individually and collectively on the basis of art works, texts, cinema, elements from popular culture and critical essays.
Artists: Tomas Adolfs, Stephan Balleux, Paulien Barbas, Delphine Bedel, Staffan Björk, Young Hae Chang Heavy Industries, Fia Cielen, Christine Clinckx, Martha Colburn, Orpheu de Jong, Dear Reader, Hadassah Emmerich, Experimental Jetset, Fienden, Andrea Galvani, Tony Garifalakis, Joris Ghekiere, ioulex (Julia Koteliansky & Alexander Kerr), Gert Jan Kocken, Matthias Kreutzer, Alexandra Leykauf, Jen Liu, Liesbeth Marit, Kalle Mattsson, Oskar Nilsson, Rafael Roozendaal, Kalle Runeson, Etta Säfve, Steve Schepens, Jens Schildt, Seher Shah, Helmut Stallaert, Tarja Szaraniec, Monica Tormell, Dennis Tyfus, Philippe Vandenberg, Chad VanGaalen, Filip Vervaet, Anne Wenzel, Fabio Wuytack.
The Session is a collective of eight international designers and artists, all graduates of the Rietveld Academie in Amsterdam that makes a thematic, interdisciplinary fanzine since September 2007. This special edition around the theme Endism is not only a publication, but also takes the form of an exhibition and a release party with cinema, bands and performances among other events.
Flemish-American curator Jan Van Woensel (who works in New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles) is editor and curator. Dozens of Flemish, Dutch and international artists, designers, performers, film makers and authors contribute to it.
The Session does not work with a standard form or a recurrent basic theme, but produces on the basis of a regular process. Per session, one of the eight artists and designers determine the theme. This person is then also responsible for the editing, the design and production. This time Jan Van Woensel fulfils this role.
PROGRAMME
THE LAST SESSION
19.09–18.10.09
Opening Friday 18.09.09 at 18:00
Free entrance
Release party: exhibition, cinema, bands & performances. Release of the publication The Last Session. Bands: The 1982, Adolf Butler, Moon & Sun and Jenniferever. DJ set’s by Experimental Jetset and FNNNNN, Friday 18.09 & Saturday 19.09.09 from 20:00–01:00, free entrance.
Lecture: “Curating With the Apocalypse in Mind” by Jan Van Woensel, Saturday 19.09.09 from 16:00–18:00, free entrance.
Finissage: Last Night on Earth, Saturday 17.10.09 from 21:00–03:00, entrance 5 EUR.
The Session is: Jens Schildt, Staffan Björk, Monica Tormell, Tomas Adolfs, Tarja Szaraniec, Matthias Kreutzer, Kalle Mattsson and Orpheu De Jong.
Editor/curator: Jan Van Woensel.
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