Utopia/ Dystopia: A Palace with Contemporary Views
Now in its third year, 4482 [SASAPARI] is the annual showcase for Korean contemporary artists living
and working in London. In 2010, subtitled Utopia/ Dystopia: A Palace with Contemporary Views,
it presents the latest work from 53 artists in the cavernous Bargehouse building on the South Bank.
and working in London. In 2010, subtitled Utopia/ Dystopia: A Palace with Contemporary Views,
it presents the latest work from 53 artists in the cavernous Bargehouse building on the South Bank.
Not every artist strictly speaks of a distinctive two-fold world view. Dystopian maps have been
superimposed over utopia, but also as utopian constructions where dystopian realities have been absorbed, negated and transcended in order to generate a new utopian synthesis. Yet it would be useful to remind oneself prior to stepping into 4482 [SASAPARI] to see what unfolds before the audience this year, that the word Utopia was coined with an almost certainly intended pun by Thomas More in 1516:
the Greek pun on ‘ou-topos’ meaning no place and ‘eu-topos’ meaning good place.
superimposed over utopia, but also as utopian constructions where dystopian realities have been absorbed, negated and transcended in order to generate a new utopian synthesis. Yet it would be useful to remind oneself prior to stepping into 4482 [SASAPARI] to see what unfolds before the audience this year, that the word Utopia was coined with an almost certainly intended pun by Thomas More in 1516:
the Greek pun on ‘ou-topos’ meaning no place and ‘eu-topos’ meaning good place.
Private View 25 February 2010 6-8 pm
25 – 28 February 2010
Open Daily 11am – 6pm
Bargehouse
Oxo Tower Wharf
Bargehouse Street
South Bank
London
SE1 9PH
U.K
http://www.4482.info/