Astrup Fearnley Museet | Oslo | The Deep West Assembly. Cauleen Smith

15. Juni - 15. September 2024

Das Astrup Fearnley Museet präsentiert eine Einzelausstellung der multidisziplinären Künstlerin und Filmemacherin Cauleen Smith (geb. 1967). Smith ist international bekannt für ihre visionären Arbeiten, die sich auf das experimentelle Kino der 1960er und 1970er Jahre, Science-Fiction-Filme und -Literatur sowie afrodiasporische Erfahrungen und Gedanken stützen. Smith setzt Improvisation, Musikalität und originelle Recherchen für Film, Video, Live-Feed-Projektion und Diaprojektion ein. Die Ausstellung bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über Smiths produktives Schaffen und zeigt erstmals ihren neuesten Film THE DEEP WEST ASSEMBLY (2024), der vom Astrup Fearnley Museet in Auftrag gegeben wurde.

Astrup Fearnley Museet | Oslo | The Deep West Assembly. Cauleen Smith

June 14 - September 15, 2024

Astrup Fearnley Museet presents a solo exhibition of work by multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Cauleen Smith (b. 1967). Internationally known for visionary works that draw on experimental cinema from the 1960s and 1970s, science-fiction films and literature, and Afro-diasporic experience and thought, Smith deploys improvisation, musicality, and original research for film, video,live-feed projection, and slide projection. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of Smith’s prolific output and will premiere her latest film, THE DEEPWEST ASSEMBLY (2024), commissioned by Astrup Fearnley Museet.

Cauleen Smith, Photo: Joshua Franzos
Cauleen Smith, Your past made my future, 2022, cloth, acrylic, satin, paper, sequins, velvet, synthetic suede, and gold anodized aluminium rod, 173 x 137 cm © Courtesy of the artist and Morán Morán
Cauleen Smith, …we must become a menace to our enemies, 2022, cloth, acrylic, satin, paper, sequins, fringe, vel-vet, velour, and gold anodized aluminium rod, 203 x 137 cm © Courtesy of the artist and Morán Morán
Cauleen Smith, sea the sound, 2022 , cloth, acrylic, satin, paper, sequins, velour, velvet, synthetic suede, and gold anodized aluminium rod, 163 x 137 cm © Courtesy of the artist and Morán Morán
Cauleen Smith, My Caldera, 2022, film still, single-channel, digitized 35mm film, and sound, 19 mins 53 sec © Courtesy of the artist and Morán Morán
Cauleen Smith, My Caldera, 2022, film still, single-channel, digitized 35mm film, and sound, 19 mins 53 sec © Courtesy of the artist and Morán Morán
Cauleen Smith, The Deep West Assembly, 2024, film still © Courtesy of the artist
Cauleen Smith The Deep West Assembly, 2024, film still © Courtesy of the artist, Photo: Mar Sudac
Cauleen Smith, Your past made my future, 2022, cloth, acrylic, satin, paper, sequins, velvet, synthetic suede, and gold anodized aluminium rod, 173 x 137 cm © Courtesy of the artist and Morán Morán
Cauleen Smith, …we must become a menace to our enemies, 2022, cloth, acrylic, satin, paper, sequins, fringe, vel-vet, velour, and gold anodized aluminium rod, 203 x 137 cm, © Courtesy of the artist and Morán Morán
Cauleen Smith, sea the sound, 2022 , cloth, acrylic, satin, paper, sequins, velour, velvet, synthetic suede, and gold anodized aluminium rod, 163 x 137 cm © Courtesy of the artist and Morán Morán
Cauleen Smith, My Caldera, 2022, film still, single-channel, digitized 35mm film, and sound, 19 mins 53 sec © Courtesy of the artist and Morán Morán
Cauleen Smith, My Caldera, 2022, film still, single-channel, digitized 35mm film, and sound, 19 mins 53 sec © Courtesy of the artist and Morán Morán
Cauleen Smith, The Deep West Assembly, 2024, film still © Courtesy of the artist
Cauleen Smith The Deep West Assembly, 2024, film still © Courtesy of the artist, Photo: Mar Sudac
Cauleen Smith The Deep West Assembly, 2024, film still © Courtesy of the artist, Photo: Mar Sudac