Press release
Kirkhoff is proud to present Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen’s solo
exhibition ”A Void”. The opening is on Saturday March 10th from 5-10
pm. The exhibition period is March 13th – April 28th.
During the opening from 5-8 pm, Lilibeth Cuenca will re-enact
performances by Piero Manzoni, Yves Klein, Marina Abramovic, Yoko Ono,
Ana Mendieta, and others, followed by her latest performance ”The
Artist’s Song”. The song is also part of her new film ”The Artist’s
Song” which deals with the different positions and genres in art. Her
film will be presented after the performance.
”A Void” investigates the identity of an artist and questions the
authenticity of the art work and the history of art. The performance
art has been very radical in its transgressions and has expanded the
catagories of art. The authenticity of performance art is related to
the here-and-now experience. When the performance is over, it can only
be experienced through documentation far from the original experience.
Even if it is performed again, it will be very different from the
original experience, dependent on the artist, the audience, time and
context.
Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen re-enacts other artists’ performances in her
own way. The point of departure is identical, but the experience will
be completely different. The historical re-enactments will follow each
other without precedent announcement as one long performance. They will
be documented and shown on video after the opening. Traces of the
performances will also be present as drawings and photos.
In the film, ”The Artist’s Song”, the artist sings about (in)famous
works from the history of art which have influenced the concept of art,
just like the performances quoted earlier. The film also deals with an
artist’s dream of fame and immortality as an incentive behind the
works. The film shows the artist at the museum Glyptoteket in
Copenhagen, dressed as a sculpture on a pedestal and surrounded by
classicistic sculptures. Her descriptions of the competetive art scene,
the various positions, the artist’s dreams and ambitions become both
general and personal statements. The film is part of Lilibeth Cuenca
Rasmussen’s work with identity, whether it is nationality, gender,
religion or as in this exhibition – the identity as an artist.
Lilibeth Cuenca Rasmussen (b. 1970 in Manila, lives and works in
Copenhagen) had a solo exhibition in X-Rummet at Statens Museum for
Kunst in 2006, and at Gävle Konstcentrum in Sweden. Furthermore she
participated in the Busan and Rauma Balticum Biennales. She was chosen
as Artist of the Year 2006 in the year book ”Dansk Kunst 06”. In 2007
she will participate in ”Global Feminisms”, Brooklyn Museum in New
York, with performance and video.
