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«Radical Sources» at Krone Couronne

Group Show, September 2 until October 8, 2022

Artists

Augustin Rebetez, Claire Fontaine, Dorota Gawęda & Egle Kulbokaite, Hunter Longe, Jan van Oordt, Jeanne Jacob, Laurent Güdel, Lou Masduraud, Sadie Plant

Institution

Krone Couronne

Location

Biel/Bienne

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Website

kronecouronne.ch

Exhibition View Group Show «Radical Sources» at Krone Couronne, Biel, 2022 / Photo: Michal Florence Schorro / Courtesy: the artists and Krone Coronne

Exhibition Description

There is a stream that follows the Arc of Jura through St-Imier down to the heart of Biel/Bienne, bringing with it the echoes of a politically engaged culture. Bordering France, the Jura region has hosted libertarian spirits and anarchist watchmakers, as well as the first International anti-authoritarian congress in St-Imier 150 years ago. What roots underground to emerge in a desire for greater mutuality? – “Is there something in the waters of the river la Suze, or in the air of St-Imier?” asks author Sadie Plant in a letter exchange with artist Jan van Oordt. According to French philosopher Catherine Malabou, the question of the political role of art can be traced to the debate between Jean-François Lyotard and Jacques Rancière, who, starting by opposing argumentation, eventually agree that art can be defined as "an anarchist device”. The collective exhibition RADICAL SOURCES takes its source from the history of anarchism in the Jura region and looks at artist practices that crystallize socio-political issues and reflect upon alternatives to current societal structures.

Video Programme

In addition to the exhibition, a video program proposed by Nicolas Raufaste is presented in the attic floor of KRONE COURONNE. A selection of works by five artists gathered around punk attitude, hydrofeminism, injustice, alternative living, and self-criticism.

Artistic Exploration

Dorota Gawęda and Eglé Kulbokaité, founders of Young Girl Reading Group, have evolved their practice into performances where reading becomes a physical and oral gesture. Their interest in creating a multisensory collective experience is evident in their collaboration with International Flavors and Fragrances Inc. to produce a synthetic molecular replica of a scent from a performance. This exhibition blurs dichotomies through sculptural objects, video, scent, and sound, exploring the fluidity of bodies and distributed networks of corporate agency. The porosity of objects, words, sounds, and scent in the exhibition is part of an investigation into understanding bodies as fluid cartographies. The works embody themes of texts read in performances and resist the capitalist imposition of universal exchangeability.

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Exhibition View Group Show «Radical Sources» at Krone Couronne, Biel, 2022 / Photo: Michal Florence Schorro / Courtesy: the artists and Krone Coronne

Exhibition View Group Show «Radical Sources; view on Lou Masduraud, Petrifying basin (kisses with the nymphs), 2022» at Krone Couronne, Biel, 2022 / Photo: Michal Florence Schorro / Courtesy: the artists and Krone Coronne

Exhibition View Group Show «Radical Sources; view on Lou Masduraud, Petrifying basin (kisses with the nymphs), 2022 (Detail)» at Krone Couronne, Biel, 2022 / Photo: Michal Florence Schorro / Courtesy: the artists and Krone Coronne

Exhibition View Group Show «Radical Sources» at Krone Couronne, Biel, 2022 / Photo: Michal Florence Schorro / Courtesy: the artists and Krone Coronne

Exhibition View Group Show «Radical Sources; view on Claire Fontaine, Untitled (Someone is getting rich), 2012» at Krone Couronne, Biel, 2022 / Photo: Michal Florence Schorro / Courtesy: the artists and Krone Coronne

Exhibition View Group Show «Radical Sources» at Krone Couronne, Biel, 2022 / Photo: Michal Florence Schorro / Courtesy: the artists and Krone Coronne