Goethe-Institut Commission – MA Fine Art Alumna Gloria Zein

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“I can’t stop the dancing chicken”

Private view: Sunday 20 May 2012, 12.00 – 20.00.

‘I can’t stop the dancing chicken’ was commissioned specially for the 50th anniversary and reopening of the Goethe-Institut London. It is a temporary installation in three parts consisting of individual works of sculpture, miniatures and a mural, which together form a complex, comprehensive spatial installation addressing the identity of the building and the structure of the Institut. It will be on show until April 2013.

There will also be a number of events:

Film screenings

22 May – 23 June – Includes short works by the artists Fiona Chambers, Marcus Coates and Anita Delaney and by director Helke Sander.

Artist Talk – Gloria Zein will be in conversation with Stephanie Rosenthal, Chief curator at the Hayward Gallery, on 3 July at the Goethe-Institut.

Goethe-Institut London
50 Princes Gate
Exhibition Road
London SW7 2PH

Futher information can be found on the Goethe-Institut website.

Images: Mural  and sculpture: Gloria Zein. Photograph sculpture: Gloria Zein. Photograph stairwell: Richard Bryant.

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