Exhibition: OSTALGIA the photo book at the Museum Reina Sofia

Exhibition: Books that are photos, photos that are books
Curator: Horacio Fernández
In show: “Ostalgia”, the photo book edited by Fabulatorio, 2013
Collection: Kursala
Dates: 17.12.13 – September 2014
Venue: Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Building Nouvel, Centro de Documentación y Biblioteca, Espacio D, Planta 0

“Books that are photos.. is the first of two shows programmed by Museo Reina Sofía on photobooks. This show features a selection of about 150 photobooks published in Spain from the year 2000 onwards, especially in the last four years. This upcoming proposal is to be followed, in 2014, by the exhibition The Spanish Photobook, 1905-1977, which will delve further into the research carried out by the Museum on photobooks. The exhibition forms part of the program connected to the public presentation of the Library and Documentation Centre’s collection”. For more details, click here.

In 2013, the International Center of Photography New York (ICP) has included “Ostalgia” in the 2013  Top Ten books of photography. 

“I love this book. The cover is that of my favourite notebooks. The paper is soft. The Soviet-era vernacular images are striking and Rota’s architectural images are sublime. Houses of Culture of the Trade Unions, Houses of Culture of the Socialist Pioneers, Congress Centers of the Workers, Lenin Palaces, Circuses and Sports Palaces, Museums, Memorials and Mausoleum, etc.” (Matthew Carson // Associate librarian & Archivist at the ICP)

In show at BAWAG PSK Contemporary in Vienna

Showing “Ostalgia”
Exhibition: Fragile
Venue: Bawag PSK Contemporary, Vienna
Dates: 28th of November – 15th of December 2013
Curated by: Eikon 

Artists in show: Georg Aerni / Irene Andessner / Jordi Bernadó / Stéphane Couturier / Christoph Dahlhausen / Jan De Cock / Peter Dressler / Lorenz Estermann / Thomas Florschuetz / Thomas Freiler / G.R.A.M. / Manfred Grübl / Markus Guschelbauer / Nan Hoover / Hermann Huber / Judith Huemer / Lukas M. Hüller / Helmut & Johanna Kandl / Herwig Kempinger / Anastasia Khoroshilova / Jürgen Klauke / Sigrid Kurz / Marie-Jo Lafontaine / Tatiana Lecomte / Paul Albert Leitner / Marko Lipuš / Edgar Lissel / Ernst Logar / Anja Manfredi / Ángel Marcos / Brian McKee / Sissa Micheli / Mihael Milunović / Julie Monaco / Gerhardt Moswitzer / Walter Niedermayr / Markus Oberndorfer / Ona B. / Roman Pfeffer / Klaus Pichler / Wolfgang Raffesberg / Arnulf Rainer / Aura Rosenberg / Simona Rota / Gregor Sailer / Eva Schlegel / Werner Schrödl / Elfie Semotan / Paul M. Smith / Kamen Stoyanov / Michael Strasser / Jeanne Szilit / Borjana Ventzislavova / Massimo Vitali / Anita Witek / Andrea Witzmann / Erwin Wurm / Robert Zahornicky / Gregor Zivic / Leo Zogmayer

Solo exhibition at the Biennial of Photography Fotonoviembre’13

“Ostalgia” has been selected to  be exhibited in a solo show at the International Biennial of Photography Fotonoviembre 2013

Exhibition: Ostalgia (solo)
Dates: November 8th  2013 to January 4th  2014
Venue: Sala de Arte Contemporáneo – Gobierno de Canarias
Address: C/ José Murphy, 12 Santa Cruz de Tenerife,  M – F   11:00  – 14:00 h and 17:00  – 20:00 h , S  11:00  – 14:00 h

More at these links to the programme of the Biennial and a video brief.

Book MISSBEHAVE

 Missbehave
A book on Big Exit and Ostalgia series by Simona Rota
With a tale by Agustin Fernández Mallo
Edited by Paula V. Alvárez
Published by Vibok Works, Ektas collection, Seville, 2013
Crowdfunded at Book-a

ISBN: 978-84-939058-9-7
Pages: 80
Binding: Hardcover
Size: 15×22 cm (width·height)
Images: Color
Language: English/Spanish

The book includes, along with the photography series, the short story “So it goes with dogs” by Agustin Fernandez Mallo and the texts “Apartment”, “Ostalgia” and “Intâmplare” by Simona Rota, the last being based on the editor’s interview with the artist.The edition consists of a limited edition of 100 numbered copies signed by the author. The book was printed by Artes Gráficas Palermo and bound by Felipe Méndez.

You can buy it here or just find our more details here.

INSTANT VILLAGE in show at ALART’13 MALLORCA

Exhibition: ALART ’13. Art de Nit a Alaró
Series: Instant Village I. Tenerife by Simona Rota
Date: Opening on Friday, 9th of August 2013,  starting at 20:00h. Exhibition until the 16th of August
Venue: Casal San Tugores, tel 0034 971 518757, Alaró, Mallorca
Organized by: Addaya Centre d’Art Contemporani and Casal San Tugores

Click here for the detailed program of ALART ’13

OSTALGIA in show at Les Rencontres d’Arles

The photo book “Ostalgia” (Fabulatorio, 2013) is being exhibited at Les Rencontres d’Arles. After the exhibition, 1 copy of the book will be deposited at the library of Photography Books of Arles, while a 2nd copy will be sent to the library of the International Photography Festival of Valparaiso, Chile.

Dates: 1st of July  – 22nd of September 2013, 10h – 19.30h, free entry
Venue: Parc des Ateliers, Atelier de Chaudronnerie (Grande Halle), Arles, France

 

OSTALGIA. The photo book for Kursala by Fabulatorio

From April to June 2013, the photography series “Ostalgia” has been exhibited at the Kursala room of the University of Cádiz. The exhibition was curated by Jesús Micó and was accompanied by a catalog edited by the an editorial based in Galicia, Spain, called Fabulatorio. 

“Ostalgia”, the photo book can be bought on the Fabulatorio website and here you can find out more about the process of edition.

MISSBEHAVE: Book launch and exhibitions in Seville

On the 5th of July has been opened in Sevillla the double exhibition Missbehave, organized at Lugadero and Un Gato en Bicicleta at the same as the launch of the book with homonym title,  edited by Vibok Work and co financed in Book-a through crowdfunding.

This is a crossed exhibition dedicated to the series Big Exit and Ostalgia, both by Simona Rota. The book and the exhibition Missbehave seeks to bring to light the underground ties between two apparently very different works. Both share the same concern about the possibility of the individual freedom versus quiet environments that affect and limit us. Also the idea that things, objects, buildings, live with us and have their own life. But these are only some of the many connections that intertwine them.
The exhibitions as well as the book can be found at both locations: “Big Exit” along with the book “Missbehave” at Un Gato en Bicicleta (street Regina, 8) from July 5th until September 7th 2013; “Ostalgia” along with the book “Missbehave” at  Lugadero (street Correduría, 5) from July 5th until August 2nd 2013.
The exhibitions are curated by Paula V. Álvarez, also editor of the book “Missbehave”.

Instant Village goes to EME3

Exhibition: Instant Village by Simona Rota (frames and video) within the group show Topias
Venue: The International Festival of Architecture eme3,  Fabra y Coats Fabrica de Creació, Barcelona
Address: C/ de Sant Adriá, 20, Barcelona
Dates of the Festival: 27th of June – 30th of June 2013; dates of the exhibition 29th of June – 30th of July 2013
Catalog: Eme3_Topias (to be released)

During the festival, it’s open everyday from 12h to 23h with tapas and music.
Check the program to find out what and when 😉