• No, Global Tour 2011: Presenting an Assertive Humanity

    Date posted: October 3, 2011 Author: jolanta

    Team Gallery, Lisson Gallery, Galería Helga de Alvear & Prometeogallery di Ida Pisani, in association with Artprojx Cinema, present the UK premiere of NO, Global Tour, 2010 by Santiago Sierra. The 120 minute film consists of the manufacture and transportation of two monumental sculptures in the form of the word “NO,” travelling through different territories on a flatbed truck. The NO, GLOBAL TOUR has resulted in a feature film that documents the passage of this large NO through various world cities. A monumental sculpture–unchanged both in its form and immediate meaning–that gradually assumes a complex semantic load during a journey full of eventualities, accidents, and unexpected events.

    “By subordinating the narrative to minimalist rigors, Santiago Sierra presents in this film an exceptional portrait of a humanity that is able to assert itself everywhere and at all times by forcefully saying: NO.”

    Santiago Sierra. NO, Global Tour 2011. Unique c-print. 40 x 70 in. Courtesy of Team Gallery, New York.

    No, Global Tour 2011: Presenting an Assertive Humanity
    Team Gallery

    Team Gallery, Lisson Gallery, Galería Helga de Alvear & Prometeogallery di Ida Pisani, in association with Artprojx Cinema, present the UK premiere of NO, Global Tour, 2010 by Santiago Sierra. The 120 minute film consists of the manufacture and transportation of two monumental sculptures in the form of the word “NO,” travelling through different territories on a flatbed truck. The NO, GLOBAL TOUR has resulted in a feature film that documents the passage of this large NO through various world cities. A monumental sculpture–unchanged both in its form and immediate meaning–that gradually assumes a complex semantic load during a journey full of eventualities, accidents, and unexpected events.

    The film, full of all manner of references, does not aim for surprise but thought. Using the strict black and white that characterizes the artist’s work, and with a soundtrack limited to a careful treatment of incidental sound, the film revitalises the road movie genre through a productive encounter with other languages and disciplines. By subordinating the narrative to minimalist rigors, Santiago Sierra presents in this film an exceptional portrait of a humanity that is able to assert itself everywhere and at all times by forcefully saying: NO. NO was filmed on location in the following cities (in the order in which they were visited): Lucca, Berlin, Halle Neustadt, Bernburg, Milano, London, Bruxelles, Rotterdam, Maastricht, Dortmund, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Buffalo, Hamilton, Toronto, New York, Miami, Madrid, Lourdes, Marseille, Cap Ferrat, Monte Carlo, Genova, Livorno, Washington D.C., Salamanca, Carrara, Nagoya, Katowice, Francia, Rouillé, and Mexico City.

    The UK premiere of NO, Global Tour will take place at the Prince Charles Cinema on the evening of Thursday 13 October, 2011 at 8:30pm. The screening is a FriezeVIP event. Seating is free if you reserve space through the gallery. Beer & popcorn will be served.

    *** This article was published by NY Arts Magazine, 2011. NY Arts Magazine is published by Abraham Lubelski.  Sponsored by Broadway Gallery, NYC and World Art Media.

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