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  Presentation by Elpida Karaba at the First International Conference 'Critical Cartography of Art and Visuality in the Global Age'

  10 April, 2013

  On 26th and 27th April 2013 Outset Greece will support the presentation of 'Art of resistance: Archiving the crisis, claiming the future', a paper by curator and art theorist Elpida Karaba at the First International Conference Critical Cartography of Art and Visuality in the Global Age.  

  The conference is co-organised by The Art, Globalization, Interculturality Research Group (AGI) and the University of Barcelona, Department of Art History. The conference will be hosted by the University of Barcelona and the Museum of Contemporary Art (MACBA). The conference aims to engage with the complexities of the new status of art and visuality in contemporary art practice in the context of 'globalization'. Focusing on the paradigms of identity, alterity, memory, locality and interculturality, as well as on new ways of understanding the political, ecological, technological, economical and scientific dimensions of the current age, the conference seeks to locate the topos from which each of these paradigms forges links between theoretical concepts and innovative work methodologies. 

  http://artglobalizationinterculturality.com/

   
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  Lecture Series at the Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens, supported by Outset Greece

  3 April, 2013

  Outset Greece is delighted to anounce its support of a lecture series at the Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens, presented by Despoina Zeukili on 4th, 11th and 18th April 2013.

  Although historically the performance is associated with breaking the regularity, with action and intense physicality, with the interaction between the artist and the public, some of the most interesting recent performances presented in major international exhibitions borrow the seemingly dry form of an academic lecture.

  Through the presentation of visual material (including video lecture performances by Greek and foreign artists) this lecture series introduces pioneering contemporary artists in this field and attempts to capture the popular phenomenon of lecture performance, connecting it with the wider circumstances of our times.

  www.cycladic.gr
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  Massimiliano Gioni, director of the 55th Venice Biennale, presents his curatorial framework at the ICA, London

  18 March, 2013

  Massimiliano Gioni, director of the 55th Venice Biennale, introduced the curatorial framework of this year’s international exhibition, 'The Encyclopedic Palace' at the ICA, London. The presentation was followed by an in conversation with Ute Meta Bauer, Dean of Fine Arts at the Royal College of Art.

  Massimiliano Gioni is the Associate Director of the New Museum in New York and the Artistic Director of the Trussardi Foundation in Milan. He is currently the director of the 55th Venice Biennale. Ute Meta Bauer is a curator and currently Dean of Fine Art, Royal College of Art.

  The evening takes place in the context of the International Production Fund (IPF), which was launched by Outset in May 2012 and brings together private organisations and individuals to support the production of new works at the world's major exhibitions for subsequent donation to public collections. IPF partners supporting the Venice Biennale are Outset England, the Demergon Daskalopoulos Foundation for Culture and Development, Outset NL, Outset USA and the Maurice Marciano Family Foundation. Sotheby's are the IPF host for 2012-13.

  See a video of Massimiliano Gioni's talk here
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  Outset Scotland supports the Collective Gallery's Fundraising Auction on Thursday 14th March

  11 March, 2013

  In the summer of 2013, the Collective Gallery will take over the former City Observatory on top of Calton Hill in central Edinburgh, transforming it into a world-class contemporary art space consisting of two galleries and a range of indoor and outdoor event spaces. Since its inception in 1984, Collective has been fundamental to the vitality of culture in Scotland, bringing new contemporary art to a wide audience through an ambitious programme of exhibitions, commissions, participatory and off-site projects as well as first encounters with international artists. Outset Scotland is proud to be supporting the inaugural commissions for this new space: a series of three artists’ audio works, entitled 'Observers' Walks', enabling listeners to re-experience this extraordinary location through the perspectives of others.  

  Outset Scotland is also delighted to be supporting Collective's wider fundraising efforts. Over 60 artists have donated works to this special auction - from Turner Prize winners Martin Boyce and Jeremy Deller and international artists Spencer Finch and Hans Schabus, to rising stars such as Alex Dordoy and Rachel Adams.  Full details and catalogue can be found at http://auction.collectivegallery.net. Online and phone bidding will be available. The proceeds from this auction will help to transform the main City Observatory building into a gallery dedicated to young Scotland-based artists. Cocktails will be served on the night and speakers include Kate Gray, Director of Collective, Malcolm Fraser, Architect and Master Planner on the project, and Charles Esche, Director of Vanabbe Museum, Eindhoven, and Edinburgh resident.

   
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  Tomas Saraceno to give sixth Royal College of Art/Outset Visual Cultures Lecture on 12th March 2013

  6 March, 2013

  The sixth lecture in this series at the RCA supported by the Outset Contemporary Art Fund is titled '14 Billions' by contemporary artists Tomas Saraceno.

  Tomas Saraceno is an Argentinian-born artist now based in in Frankfurt am Main. An artist trained as an architect, Saraceno is rethinking the way we live in relation to one another and how we might re-organise the built environment and the cities we live in. In recent years Saraceno has experimented with suspended environments that are constructed from multiple helium-filled transparent balloons. One of his ongoing projects Air-Port-City envisions networks of habitable platforms that float in the air creating an aerial city, which is in constant physical transformation. Saraceno has exhibited internationally at Maison Hermes, Tokyo; Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, St. Louis, MO; Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin, Germany; BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK etc.

  The lecture is free to the public and will take place from 6.30 - 8.00pm in the RCA Lecture Theatre, Dyson Building, 1 Hester Road, London SW11 4AS
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  Sissel Tolaas to give fifth Royal College of Art/Outset Visual Cultures Lecture on 19th February 2013

  13 February, 2013

  The fifth lecture in this series at the RCA supported by the Outset Contemporary Art Fund is titled 'Smell is Information: City Smellscapes' by contemporary artists Sissel Tolaas. Sissel Tolaas is born Norway and based in Berlin. She studied mathematics, chemical science, languages, and visual arts. Tolaas is working actively and concentrated on the topic of SMELL / SMELL & LANGUAGE - COMMUNICATON since 1990, within different sciences, fields of art /design and other disciplines.  She has worked and is working with numerous companies and institutions, and active participation in international colloquiums, conferences and networking. Her projects and research have been presented in several institutions including Documenta 13; MOMA New York; MOMA San Francisco etc.

  The lecture is free to the public and will take place from 6.30 - 8.00pm in the RCA Lecture Theatre, Dyson Building, 1 Hester Road, London SW11 4AS

   
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  Elmgreen and Dragset to give fourth Royal College of Art/Outset Visual Cultures Lecture on 15th January 2013

  10 January, 2013

  The fourth lecture in this series at the RCA supported by the Outset Contemporary Art Fund is titled 'Staging Space' by contemporary artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset. Drawing from disciplines as institutional critique, performance and architecture, in their sculptures and installations they reconfigure the familiar and prompt a re-thinking of the status quo. For the RCA/Outset lecture, Elmgreen & Dragset will introduce their next major exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum where they plan to turn the former Textile galleries into the fully furnished apartment of a fictional architect. Everyday objects and ephemera will intertwine with museum exhibits creating an immersive environment with a loosely structured narrative. 

  The lecture is free to the public and will take place from 6.30 - 8.00pm in the RCA Lecture Theatre, Dyson Building, 1 Hester Road, London SW11 4AS

   
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  10th OFT Anniversary Umbrella Now Available

  12 December, 2012

  Two umbrella designs featuring Duro Olowu's signature fabrics have been especially commissioned to celebrate and acknowledge the 10th Anniversary of the Outset / Frieze Art Fair Fund to benefit the Tate Collection, which organised and funded by Outset Contemporary Art Fund with support from Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts. 

  Duro is currently one of the most sought-after designers working internationally. His design are inspired by his Jamaican-Nigerian heritage and London upbringing and are a favorite of celebrities such as Michelle Obama and Uma Thurman. 

  The colorful designs are printed on a high-quality, durable canvas and make the umbrella a perfect autumn accessory.

  Prices:
  Colour pattern design: £85 
  Black and White design: £65 

  Postage and packaging per umbrella: £9.95 

  For purchases and enquiries please contact Adam Knights at
  adam@outset.org.uk
  +44 20 8960 2052 
  +44 7912 581 385
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  Turner Prize nominee Willie Doherty to give third Royal College of Art/Outset Visual Cultures Lecture on 4th December 2012

  28 November, 2012

  On 4th December 2012 Willie Doherty, renowned Irish photographer, video artist and installation artist, who has twice been nominated for the Turner Prize, will speak at the RCA/Outset Visual Cultures Lecture Series. Often rooted in the politics and geographical landscape of Northern Ireland and contesting the journalistic medium, his works undermine the boundaries between perception and memory, truth and fiction. For the lecture series, Doherty will provide an insight into his latest video work, Secretion (2012) shown at dOCUMENTA (13). Secretion follows the artists’ interest in the relationship between landscape and memory and in working in locations that are contaminated with untold stories; some forgotten, some half remembered. 

  The lecture is free to the public and will take place from 6.30 - 8.00pm in the RCA Lecture Theatre, Dyson Building, 1 Hester Road, London SW11 4AS
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  'House of Voltaire' sets up shop in Mayfair, supported by Outset

  15 November, 2012

  Contemporary art space, Studio Voltaire will open its celebrated temporary shop, 'House of Voltaire', in Mayfair from 21 November – 15 December 2012.
  On sale will be a wide range of original art works and editions, with the proceeds of which will raise much needed funds for Studio Voltaire’s renowned gallery and education programmes. The shop will sell works by both established and emerging artists, many of whom have been previously supported by Studio Voltaire.  A wide range of works will be available including limited edition prints, unique works and a series of specially commissioned home wares, clothing and accessories.  With prices ranging from £1 to £20,000, there will be something for everyone at House of Voltaire.
  Key support has also been provided by Outset Contemporary Art Fund, with whom Studio Voltaire have collaborated previously. 

  http://www.studiovoltaire.org/houseofvoltaire/
  James Franco to shopkeep for House of Voltaire
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  Zarina Bhimji's 'Yellow Patch' on view at De Appel Arts Centre, Netherlands

  14 November, 2012

  This winter de Appel Arts Centre presents a solo project by British artist Zarina Bhimji, whose latest, Outset-supported film 'Yellow Patch', has its Dutch premiere in de Appel Arts Centre. The exhibition by Zarina Bhimji develops in two phases: from 16 November 2012 to 3 February De Appel premieres Bhimji's new production 'Yellow Patch', from 5 February to 31 March de Appel showcases the installation 'Waiting' (2007).

  The exhibition in de Appel Arts Centre is supported by Outset Netherlands.

  http://www.deappel.nl
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  Yinka Shonibare MBE to give inaugural Royal College of Art/Outset Visual Cultures Lecture

  18 October, 2012

  The Royal College of Art School of Fine Art is to launch a new public talk series, organised by Professor Ute Meta Bauer, Dean of the School of Fine Art,with an inaugural lecture given by Yinka Shonibare MBE. The RCA/Outset Visual Cultures Lecture Series at RCA Battersea is organised with the support of the Outset Contemporary Art Fund and will run throughout the academic year 2012/2013. Under the title "Current Modes of Artistic Production", invited artists will investigate existing structures, conditions and economies that contribute to the production, circulation and reception of their work through in-depth focus on a specific project.

  Click here to see video 
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  10th Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection

  11 October, 2012

  We are delighted to announce the following works were selected as part of the tenth Outset / Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection:

  Hideko Fukushima, (1927-1997) 'Ko 8', 1963, oil on canvas
  Nicholas Hlobo (born 19755), 'Balindile I', 2012, inner rube tube, ribbons, canvas, hosepipe, steel
  Caragh Thuring (born 1972), 'Arthur Kennedy', 2012, oil and graphite on linen
  Jack Whitten (born 1939), 'Epsilon Group II', 1977, oil on canvas

  The 2012 guest curators we Mami Kataoka, Chief Curator of Mori Art Museum, Tokyo, and Franklin Sirmans, Chief Curator of Contemporary Art, LACMA  

  OFT was supported for the fifth year by Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts

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  Yael Bartana, 'The Missing Negatives of the Sonnenfeld Collection' (2008)

  31 August, 2012

  Outset NL has initiated the shared acquisition by Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam and Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven of 'The Missing Negatives of the Sonnenfeld Collection' (2008) by Israeli-Dutch artist Yael Bartana. "We feel honored to be able to support the acquisition of this beautiful work by Yael Bartana with the Stedelijk Museum and the Van Abbemuseum. It is a unique co-operation between a private fund and two public institutions of contemporary art, from which both public collections will benefit. Yael Bartana's photographic work fits in the collection of both museums, and we are delighted to support such a talented artist through this acquisition in joint ownership" states Gwen Neumann, director of Outset NL. 
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  Outset-supported projects by Kristina Buch, Susan Hiller and Goshka Macuga on view at dOCUMENTA (13)

  7 June, 2012

  The following Outset-supported projects will be on view at dOCUMENTA (13) until 16th September 2012 in Kassel, Germany:

  Kristina Buch: 'The Lover'
  Susan Hiller: 'Die Gedanken Sind Frei' (Thoughts are Free)
  Goshka Macuga: 'Of what is, that it is; of what is not, that is not' 

  http://d13.documenta.de/

   
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  Yael Bartana, Tel Aviv Museum of Art

  24 May, 2012

  Yael Bartana's '...and Europe will be stunned', Tel Aviv Museum of Art
  Opening on Saturday, 26th May 2012

  On 26th May 2012 the film trilogy '…and Europe will be stunned' by the Israeli Dutch artist Yael Bartana will open at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. 

  Video artist Yael Bartana's Polish film trilogy deals with the Jewish Renaissance Movement in Poland, demanding the return of 3,300,000 Jews to Poland. The films Mary Koszmary (Nightmare, 2007), Mur I Wieza (Wall and Tower, 2009) and Zamach (Assassination, 2011) were chosen to represent Poland at the 54th Venice Biennale.

  http://www.tamuseum.com/about-the-exhibition/yael-bartana
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  Shezad Dawood, Modern Art Oxford

  4 April, 2012

  Shezad Dawood, Modern Art Oxford, 5th April - 10th June 2012

  Shezad Dawood is presenting a major solo show at Modern Art Oxford this April. Referencing his frequent use of, and meditations on, light, time and montage the exhibition features Dawood's most recent film and installation work, including the first UK presentation of 'New Dream Machine Project' (2011), and a gallery installation of 'Trailer' (2011), supported by the Outset Associates. 

  www.modernartoxford.org.uk
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  Yael Bartana, Van Abbemuseum

  27 March, 2012

  Yael Bartana's '...and Europe will be stunned', Van Abbemuseum: 25th March - 26th August 2012

  On 24th March 2012 the solo exhibition '…and Europe will be stunned' by the Israeli Dutch artist Yael Bartana opened at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven. The exhibition comprises a trilogy of videos centred on the Jewish Renaissance Movement in Poland (JRMiP) that calls for the return of 3.3 million Jews to Poland. The video installation, which premiered at the Polish national pavilion as part of the 54th Venice Biennale in 2011, consists of three films: 'Mary Koszmary' (2007, collection Van Abbemuseum), 'Mur I wieża' (2009, collection Van Abbemuseum) and 'Zamach' (2011). This last video has been donated by Outset jointly to the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw and the Van Abbemuseum.

  www.vanabbemuseum.nl
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  Christina Mackie, Chisenhale Gallery

  6 February, 2012

  Christina Mackie, Chisenhale Gallery: 20th January - 11th March 2012

  Chisenhale Gallery presents a solo exhibition by Christina Mackie, comprising a number of new works across sculpture, video, photography and drawing. Mackie has titled the exhibition Painting the Weights, a term used to label the process of establishing the physical make-up of an object within the field of digital animation.

  chisenhalegallery.org.uk
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  The Forgetting of Proper Names, Calvert 22

  24 January, 2012

  The Forgetting of Proper Names, Calvert 22: 25th January - 18th March 2012

  A new exhibition at Calvert 22 with works from Wojciech Bąkowski, Anna Molska and Agnieszka Polska, supported by Outset will open on 24 January.

  calvert22.org
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  Zarina Bhimji, Whitechapel Galley

  19 January, 2012

  Zarin Bhimji, Whitechapel Gallery: 19th January - 9th March 2012

  'Yellow Patch', a new film by Zarina Bhimji, supported by Outset, will premiere as part of the artist's exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery, London

  whitechapelgallery.com
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  'Survivor', Barbican

  12 January, 2012

  'Survivor', a collaboration between Hofesh Shechter Company and artist Anthony Gormley, supported by Outset, has its world premiere at the Barbican

  12th - 14th January 2012

  barbican.org.uk
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  With best wishes from the outset

  3 January, 2012

  We would like to thank everyone for their engagement with Outset Contemporary Art Fund.
  
  We wish you a very happy New Year and look forward to another exciting year of cultural pursuits. Thank you in advance for supporting us in supporting new art.

  Outset_Christmas_Card_2011
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  UNDANCE, Sadler's Wells

  1 December, 2011

  UNDANCE: Sadler's Wells, 1st - 3rd December
  A collaboration between composer Mark Anthony Turnage, choreographer Wayne McGreogr and artist Mark Wallinger. supported by Outset in partnership with Northern Trust

  sadlerswell.com

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  Nathalie Djurberg and Haroon Mirza at Camden Arts Centre

  30 October, 2011

  A World of Glass and Haroon Mirza: I saw square triangle sine open at Camden Arts Centre. Two new exhibitions open at Camden Arts Centre, supported by Outset.

  camdenartscentre.org

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  Emma Hart awarded Jerwood/Film and Video Umbrella Award

  26 October, 2011

  Emma Hart, whose current exhibition ‘To Do’ at Matt’s Gallery, London is supported by Outset, has been awarded the Jerwood/Film and Video Umbrella Award. Four artists, Ed Atkins, Emma Hart, Naheed Raza and Corin Sworn, have each been awarded a £4,000 bursary to develop pre-production proposals for significant new works, which will be exhibited in a group exhibition as part of the JVA programme at Jerwood Space, London from 14 March – 22 April 2012.

  tomorrowneverknows.org.uk
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  The Peripatetic School: Itinerant drawing from Latin America

  25 October, 2011

  The Peripatetic School: Itinerant drawing from Latin America, curated by Tanya Barson, opens at the Drawing Room, London. Includes work by Brigida Baltar, Jose Tony Cruz, Andre Komatsu, Mateo Lopez, Jorge Macchi, Gilda Mantilla and Raimond Chaves, Nicolas Paris, Ishmael Randall Weeks. The exhibition is supported by Outset.

  drawingroom.org.uk

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  9th Outset/Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection

  13 October, 2011

  We are delighted to announce the following works were selected as part of the ninth Outset / Frieze Art Fair Fund to Benefit the Tate Collection:
  
  Helena Almeida, (b. 1934) 'Drawing (with pigment)' 1995-1999 Ink, in 38 parts
  Melanie Smith (b. 1965) in collaboration with Rafael Ortega, 'Xilitla', 2010, Single channel video, 24 min 40 sec looped
  Alina Szapocznikow (1926 - 1973), 'Tumour', 1969, Polyester, resin, gauze and black and white photograph: self portrait of Alina Szapocznikow

  The 2011 guest curators we José Roca, Curator of Mercosul Biennial 2011 and Adam Szymczyk, Director of the Kunsthalle Basel,
  
  OFT was supported for the fourth year by Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts

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  Frances Stark at the ICA, London

  10 October, 2011

  A conversation between two online avatars on a dating website, which develops into a masturbatory love affair between a woman and a younger man, is the subject of Frances Stark’s My Best Thing, an animated single-channel video. The exhibition is supported by Outset.

  ica.org.uk
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  Emma Hart, 'To Do' at Matt's Gallery

  4 October, 2011

  In a new piece for Matt’s Gallery Emma Hart calls on the potential for a camera to precipitate an event, and not simply record it. Developing previous live works into a sculptural video installation that performs itself, Hart requests the audience to do likewise: to step up, instead of hanging back in contemplation.

  'To Do' is supported by Outset patrons

  mattsgallery.org

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  James Richards at Chisenhale Gallery, London

  23 September, 2011

  Chisenhale Gallery presents a solo exhibition by James Richards comprising a series of newly commissioned video works set within an ambient display structure tailored to the gallery space and an accompanying programme of events devised by the artist.

  Outset is Chisenhale Gallery's Exhibition partner for 2011.

  chisenhale.org.uk