Lawrence Weiner
Liam Gillick
Piero Manzoni
Cornelia Parker
Eija-Liisa Ahtila
Andy Warhol
Martin Creed
Fred Sandback
Olafur Eliasson
Carl Andre
Lygia Clark
Peter Fischli
David Weiss
Jeff Koons
Manfred Pernice
Charles Ray
Edward Ruscha
Kurt Schwitters
Narcisse Tordoir
Rosemarie Trockel
Chris Marker
Janet Cardiff
Chantal Akerman
Gillian Wearing
Ghada Amer
Daniel Buren
Janet Cardiff
Martin Creed
Ceal Floyer
Eberhard Havekost
Susan Hiller
Koo Jeong-A
Cildo Meireles
Vik Muniz
Rivane Neuenschwander
Tino Sehgal
Luc Tuymans
Gillian Wearing
For Artists' Favourites over forty of the foremost internationally active artists have been invited to select one of their favourite works of art made between 1947, the year the ICA was established, and the present day
'A hugely entertaining show' Daily Telegraph 'A rewarding glimpse into the minds of well-known artists' Time Out
An Exhibition in Two Acts
Act I: Until 23 July, 2004
Act II: 30 July - 5 Sept, 2004
For Artists' Favourites over forty of the foremost internationally active artists have been invited to select one of their favourite works of art made between 1947, the year the ICA was established, and the present day. Presented in two parts Artists' Favourites hands over the reins to the artists, asking which artworks they consider important and influential, which have affected their own practice, and which pieces they would like to see displayed. The exhibition emerges out of artists' active confrontation with art's history, setting up a multifarious frame of reference between past and present. In order to open up a discussion on the matter of how we - artists, curators, specialised critics and the general public - judge art and which criteria we use to do so. Each artist has been asked to elaborate on the reasons for their choice in form of a written statement. These statements are presented alongside the artworks and form another level of the exhibition that uncovers the web of relationships, references and affinities between the selecting artists and their selections
With a different set of artists making selections, Act II of Artists' Favourites represents an equally diverse and surprising range of art works as in Act I.
This time around the exhibition includes works such as Blown Away Under Certain Circumstances (1986) by Lawrence Weiner, selected by Liam Gillick; Piero Manzoni's Fiato d'Artista (Artist's Breath) (1960), selected by Cornelia Parker; Gary Hill's video installation Wall Piece (2000), selected by Eija-Liisa Ahtila; Vesuvius (1985) by Andy Warhol, selected by Martin Creed and Untitled (Corner Construction) (1970/2004), by Fred Sandback, selected by Olafur Eliasson. Also featured are works by the following artists: Carl Andre, Lygia Clark, Peter Fischli & David Weiss, Jeff Koons, Manfred Pernice, Charles Ray, Edward Ruscha, Kurt Schwitters, Narcisse Tordoir, Rosemarie Trockel, and others. In addition Artists' Favourites will present two films in Cinema 2: Chris Marker's La Jetee (1969), selected by Janet Cardiff and Chantal Akerman's D'Est (1993), selected by Gillian Wearing.The selecting artists for Act II are: Art & Language, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Ghada Amer, Daniel Buren, Janet Cardiff, Martin Creed, Olafur Eliasson, Ceal Floyer, Liam Gillick, Eberhard Havekost, Susan Hiller, Koo Jeong-A, Cildo Meireles, Vik Muniz, Rivane Neuenschwander, Cornelia Parker, Tino Sehgal, Luc Tuymans and Gillian Wearing.
Image: Liam Gillick, Installation at Tate Britain 2002
Exhibitions:
Dates between Fri 30 Jul - Sun 05 Sep 2004.
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Artists' Favourites Film Screenings:
Cinema 2: 1 Aug 1pm, 14, 28 Aug 3.30pm
Chris Marker's La Jetee, France, 1962, 29 min, selected by Janet Cardiff
Cinema 2: 7 Aug 1.30pm, 21 Aug 2pm
Chantal Akerman's D'Est,, Belgium, 1993, 107 min, selected by Gillian Wearing
Cinema 2: 14 Aug 2pm
Eduardo Clark's The World of Lygia Clark, Brazil, 1978, 27 min / Mario Carneiro's Memory of the Body, Brazil, 1984, 28 min
All free with ICA Day Membership
Gallery Talks
Tues 3 Aug, 7pm
Rachel Withers on Artists' Favourites
Rachel Withers, Senior Lecturer at Wimbledon School of Art, freelance critic and frequent contributor to Artforum International, will respond to the work in the show, teasing out some of the issues raised by the curator’s concept.
Wed 11 Aug, 7pm
Ossian Ward on Artists' Favourites
Ossian Ward, freelance art writer and former editor of ArtReview, will discuss the dematerialization of the art object in relation to the exhibition.
Tues 17 Aug, 7pm
Brian Jungen on Artists' Favourites
Artist Brian Jungen, who selected Birch Bark Bitings, 2001-2003, by Pat Bruderer and Bernice Beatty as part of Act 1, will give some insights into his practice and his favourites.
Wed 25 Aug, 7pm
Marcus Verhagen on Artists' Favourites
Marcus Verhagen, art critic and historian, will talk about the concepts behind the exhibition, introducing a selection of artists and discussing the reasons for their choices.
All free with ICA Day Membership
Upper Gallery
Venue(s) : Cinema 2.
Concourse Gallery, Lower Gallery, Upper Gallery.
Fri 30 Jul - Sun 29 Aug 12:00 Concourse Gallery
12:00 Lower Gallery
12:00 Upper Gallery
Mon 30 Aug 12:00 Concourse Gallery
12:00 Lower Gallery
Tue 31 Aug - Sun 05 Sep 12:00 Concourse Gallery
12:00 Lower Gallery
12:00 Upper Gallery
Full Price : Free with Day Membership.
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