JANUARY 13 VIDEO HIGHLIGHT : LARS LAUMANN /

Posted by on 7 January 2010 / 0 Comments

This Wednesday, January 13, MOCA will highlight Norwegian artist Lars Laumann’s video, Shut up Child, this ain’t Bingo, in the exhibition The Reach of Realism, with a special screening time at 7:30 pm so you can watch it from start to finish.  The video is shot in a loose documentary style and follows Laumann’s friend and fellow Norwegian artist Kjersti Andvig, who had been working on a collaborative art project with a death row inmate named Carlton Turner.  For several months, Andvig moved to Texas where Turner was incarcerated and Laumann captured what unfolded between Andvig, Turner, and the woman with whom Andvig was staying.  Without giving the work completely away for those who will attend Wednesday’s screening, Shut up Child, this ain’t Bingo provides a compelling examination into the precarious lines between art, fantasy, and reality.  If you’ve already seen the video or plan to view it on Wednesday, please comment with thoughts and questions about this work.