The ethical and aesthetic value of the relationships between genres and gender, the notion of learnscapes, the urgency of self-expression and an ageless anthropological manifesto are key themes of #Gucci Creative Director Alessandro Michele’s meditations on society, which are reflected in the mission and ambitions of the alternative spaces featured in the new exhibition ‘No Space Just A Place’. To add to the dialogue, curator Myriam Ben Salah asked a selection of local and international artists to exhibit their works, in the form of immersive installations inspired by the near future or by fantastic mythologies. Kang Seung Lee’s wallpaper installation
‘Covers (QueerArch)’ (pictured in image 1 and) centers on QueerArch’s archival collection to present an alternative view of the queer community and its history in South Korea during the past four decades, honoring personal narratives that have been marginalized by mainstream history. Martine Syms’ video installation ‘Notes on Gesture’ (image 3) is a reflection on the
way gesture, body language and actual language are shaped by cultural forces and allow to perform identity—implying that the latter is a construct and opening up possibilities for alternative identities. Cécile B. Evans’ installation ‘What The Heart Wants’ (seen in images 4 and 5) explores the person-to-machine exchanges that have come to define the contemporary
human condition. Amidst the paradoxes of a future-turned-now, a negotiation emerges about who or what constitutes a person and how systems shape the terms of what it means to be “human”. Held at the Daelim Museum in Seoul—a location part of the Gucci Places network— the exhibit will run until July 12, 2020. Take a virtual tour of the exhibition with a special 360 video
available on.gucci.com/_NoSpaceJustAPlace360.
