Hito Steyerl
Curator: Xin Wang
Opening: Jul 18, 2015, 3–6pm
Dates: Jul 18–Aug 30, 2015
Address: BANK 1/F, 59 Xianggang Lu, Shanghai, China
Opening Hours: Tuesdays to Sundays, 10:30 am – 6:30 pm
Media contact: Quentin (quentin@mabsociety.com +86 185 2130 1361)
Introduction
“…Some would like to claim me as a native of earth, but in fact, even though I cover this planet, I am not from here. Nor are you. I run through your veins. Your eyes. Your touchscreens and portfolios. I am gushing through your heart, plumbing and wires. I am liquidity incorporated.”
This new work looks at a financial advisor called Jacob Wood who lost his job during the last financial crisis, and who then embarked on a career in mixed martial arts. As with the majority of Steyerl’s films, these works extend from research conducted through interviews and the accumulation of found visual material, and move between forensic documentary and dream-like montage. The work was first exhibited in Steyerl’s major retrospective at Institute of Contemporary Arts, London in 2014 and was on view at the Artists Space in New York. BANK will present the solo project in July 2015.
Hito Steyerl (b. 1966 ), a Berlin-based artist, is one of the most critically acclaimed artists working in the field of video today. She completed her film studies in Munich and Tokyo, and earned her PhD at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna. Steyerl’s work focuses on contemporary issues such as feminism and militarisation, as well as the mass proliferation and dissemination of images and knowledge brought on by digital technologies. She has participated in a number of leading exhibitions, such as Documenta, Manifesta, as well as biennials in Venice, Taipei, Istanbul and Gwangju.
