Visitors of the “Behausung” exhibition in Sëlva, Italy, will find a new photo series of mine: “Some things that long time do not exist”. Six photographs, assembled into a diorama-style lightbox and switched by means of a crank, are dealing with the subject of leaving – and leaving something behind. Catalogue in German, Italian and Ladin languages.
A new tape drawing I’ve done in Greifswald reflects the re-enactment of Abu Ghraib in Ukraine. The mural in the tradition of war artists bears the title “Und plötzlich war es wieder da”. It is part of this year’s “conquering places” art laboratory.
A Viennese off-space, basically a shopfront composed of eighteen identical shop windows, is home to my latest media work of art. With “Propaganda”, I’m showing honour and reverence for the city’s great past in shop architecture.
The installation indeed is begging for the attention of passers-by, like any good window-dressing – but purely to bewilder them. Thanks to 5832 LED lamps switched at a speed of 30 cycles per second, I put visitors into a trance-like state, leave them in this state for a minute, and then slowly start to enlighten them as to what this is. The word “PROPAGANDA” appears, in glowing capital letters. And a confession: “LENA LAPSCHINA”. Smoke. Loop.
On view every day through Feb. 28th from dusk to midnight.
Note to conservators: This media installation uses 18 off-the-shelf Cielos Move LED panels, 5 Video Control Units, approx. 100 m of Ethernet wire, and a portion of Zumtobel-proprietary software.
“Propaganda”: 25 metres of shop window present the media installation to passers-by.
Here’s a fleeting glimpse of “Road Show”, a photo series I shot during my recent stay in Vietnam.
The mise en scène queries the endeavours of museums to help visitors more fully engage with the art on view and to offer a range of opportunities for visitors to experience and share ideas about works of art, including through one-on-one discussion with the artist herself.
Saigon (aka Ho Chi Minh City) with its latest style of masks and motor scooters provided an extragalactic backdrop for this photo shoot.
For this year’s “Parallel Vienna”, a side-event associated with the Viennafair, curated by Stefan Bidner, I decided to produce a work which at first glance looks like a hand-painted sponsor wall. 160 cm wide and 230 cm tall, “Wall of Honor” plays with the visitors’ perception of the world. They look at a painting, but they think about brands.
And these are the brands and companies who made the ultimate sacrifice for an artful society: ABSOLUT VODKA, AIKYOU Green Fashion Underwear, all i need, austria kultur int, Austrian Consulate General Los Angeles, austrian cultural forum, АВСТРИЙСКИЙ КУЛЬТУРНЫЙ ФОРУМ МОСКВА, BelVita, BMUKK, brösel keks, CAPITA, Clemens Strobl Weinmanufaktur, dade design concrete works, Duracell, Eastpak, Emporia, forum culturel autrichien, forumul cultural austriac, GASTROBACK, gössl, HEAD, Henkel Excellence is our Passion, JACK WOLFSKIN, JVC The Perfect Experience, Kotanyi, Kultur Niederösterreich, Leutner Bildwerkstatt, LIMAR The Helmet Specialist, LUDWIG REITER, Mautner Markhof, Mozart, MWV, Nespresso, NOKIA Connecting People, Olmeca, Österreich Wein, österreichisches kulturforum, Pro-Ject Audio Systems, RedBull, Roeckl, scentair, Skiny, SKROSS, SodaStream, Sonnentor, Sony Xperia, Stabilo, Stiegl, Stölzle-Oberglas, Szigeti, tesa, Thurn und Taxis, TRUMPF, Villeroy & Boch, VIVOBAREFOOT, Vöslauer, Waldviertler, Wien Energie, Willi Dungl, Wolford.
Dear friends, here’s a sneak preview of what to expect from the exhibition. I’m sharing the official “zufalls-vernissage #3” poster with you!
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When: Thursday, October 10th, 6 p.m. till midnight.
Where: Schleifmühlgasse 12-14, Vienna, Austria.
Why: Bar, grill, and new works by Lena Lapschina.
Don’t miss out. You never know who you might meet.
Lena Lapschina is staging her next “zufallsvernissage” at Schleifmühlgasse 12–14 in Vienna’s vibrant gallery district. Join us for a preview-party on October 10, from 6 p.m. till late!
Grill, wine, vodka. Tea & coffee. Organic juice. Пива нет.
Directions: http://her.is/25XNt
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