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‘I am NOT tino sehgal’ - Open Call for Artists

Deadline: 30/04/2016

City: London  |  Region: London  |  Country: United Kingdom  |  Charlotte Call

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Nahmad Projects is pleased to present its first exhibition: 'I am NOT tino sehgal'. A concept by Francesco Bonami

This is an open call for artists to participate in ‘I am NOT tino sehgal’, the first exhibition organised by Nahmad Projects, a newly established contemporary art space in Mayfair, London. Conceived by Francesco Bonami, this project will pay homage to the artistic practice of the German artist Tino Sehgal. However, the artist is not involved in any aspect of the show. Through his constructed situations, Sehgal has dematerialised art, undermining the very assumptions of what art is. In a world dominated by an endless distribution of images and information, can art refuse this destiny, as Sehgal seems to suggest? Can art merely exist in the eye of the beholder, and in his memory? ‘I am NOT tino sehgal’ addresses the possibility of the end of contemporary art and it opens up a discussion on what will be next. Further, it questions the roles, and the need, of artists in our society while posing interesting questions to the viewer and to the art world in general. We do not dispute or refute Sehgal’s assumption, but we would also like to investigate how his premise can sustain originality and identity.

We would like you to participate in this project! We encourage you to send us a script of maximum 500 words describing a performance you would like to realise at the gallery. Your performance should be inspired by Tino Sehgal’s practice, but it must be your own original work. The show will run for 30 days, starting on June the 9th. Bonami and Nahmad Projects will be selecting around 30 scripts. Each of the chosen performances will run individually and continuously for a full day. The performances will carry the same title “I am NOT tino sehgal”, plus your own name and a subtitle chosen by you.

We will be accepting scripts from April 4th to April 30th. The chosen artists will each be awarded a refundable bursary of £1000 to contribute to the expenses of the project. Please note that the bursary must be repaid if any of conditions below are not met.

The conditions for the application are as follows:

  • You must be aged between 20 and 35.

  • The performances should be human based, but the presence of basic furniture will be allowed.

  • You will need to demonstrate that you are an artist by providing your CV.

  • The performances should be inspired by Tino Sehgal’s artistic practice, but they must be original. Further, the performances should not be damaging to the reputation, or be derogatory to, Tino Sehgal by any means.

  • You can apply for both individual and group performances.

  • The scripts and performances must be legal under English and any other applicable law and decent. They must not be derogatory to any person or legal entity and must not incite racial, religious, sexual discrimination.

  • Interaction with the public is accepted and welcomed, but it can be only verbal.

  • The script should be presented in English.

  • The performances have to follow the script presented in the application process.

  • Each performer will need to provide an acceptable document of identication (e.g. passport, driving licence), sign a license for the use of your script and a disclaimer in which you take full responsibility for the acts or damages caused by your own performance and agree to refund the bursary if you are found to be in breach of these conditions.

  • Nahmad Projects shall retain the right at any time to terminate any performance, even when the performance has commenced, or refuse to allow any further performance or to exclude any performer, if in the opinion of Nahmad Projects and at its absolute discretion, the performer has or may breach any of these requirements, or for any other reason.

A catalogue written by Francesco Bonami will be published including all scripts accepted for this project.

Please note that this project was not created by Tino Sehgal and that the artist is not involved in any aspect of it. Nahmad Projects will not accept any derogatory speech or denigratory acts towards Sehgal’s reputation or any other person or legal entity.

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