Agnieszka Kurant, Ready Unmade (2008)
Agnieszka Kurant presented a trio of trained parrots that were taught to use an alternative language. Both a reflection on nature behaving unnaturally and a caricature of the zoo-like atmosphere of the art fair and the self-reflexive communication of the art world. Referring to two similar but unrealized projects by other artists, Kurant questioned the notions of copyright and the marketplace.
Agnieszka Kurant (b.1978) is a Polish artist based in Paris and Warsaw.
Recent solo shows and projects include: ‘Theory of Everything’, Museum of Modern Art, science picnic, Warsaw (2008); ‘The Unlimited Truth Company’, Coma, Berlin (2007); ‘Snow Black’, Yvon Lambert, New York (2005), National Museum, Cracow (2007); and ‘Trailer Part 1’, Creative Time,Times Square, New York, collaboration with Charles de Meaux (2006); ‘L’exposition qui n’existe pas’, Mamco, Geneva (2006).
Group shows include: ‘East International’ (2009), Young Artists Biennial, Bucharest, Romania (2008); ‘Manual CC’, CAC Warsaw, Poland (2008); ‘God is Design’, Gallery Fortes Villaça, Sao Paulo, Brazil (2008) and ‘Invisible, Invincible, Curators without Borders’, Berlin, Germany (2007); ‘Code Unknown’, Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2004).
