THIS IS NOT AN EXIT
MAC MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, A CORUÑA
MAR 1 – SEP 16, 2018

„THIS IS NOT AN EXIT“ FEATURED OVER 30 RECENT WORKS, INCLUDING PAINTINGS, FILM, AND INSTALLATIONS THAT EXPLORED THE INTERSECTION OF COMMUNICATION, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND MODERN LIFE.
THE SHOW WAS NOTED FOR INCORPORATING THE WORLD OF PARKOUR INTO THE MUSEUM SPACE, ALONGSIDE A „SELF(IE)“ SERIES THAT EXPLORED CONTEMPORARY ATTITUDES THROUGH PORTRAITS, AND A SERIES BASED ON VIRAL YOUTUBE VIDEOS.

CURATED BY CARMEN FERNÁNDEZ RIVERA

IMAGES IN SITU AND WORKS © XOÁN PIÑON, WHITE DOG STUDIO

THE SCULPTURAL PART OF THE INSTALLATION WAS FOCUSED ON THE STRIKING FORMAL SIMILARITY BETWEEN PARKOUR TRAINING BOXES AND TRADITIONAL PEDESTALS IN MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES. PLINTHS IN VARIOUS SIZES AND SHAPES FROM THE MUSEUM’S OWN STORAGE WERE USED TO CREATE A SCULPTURAL ENVIRONMENT. DURING THE OPENING A PERFORMANCE TOOK PLACE, INVOLVING LOCAL PARKOUR RUNNERS. AS PART OF THIS PERFORMANCE THE RUNNERS, WHEN JUMPING ON TOP OF THE PEDESTALS, FROZE AND TURNED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS INTO LIVING SCULPTURES.