[spectre] Fwd: Zenomap: new work from Scotland for the Venice Biennale

[Chris Byrne]

Zenomap, a presentation of new work from Scotland for the Venice Biennale

Exhibition: Palazzo Giustinian-Lolin / Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi San 
Vidal 2893, Venice

13 June 2 November 2003, 10 am 6 pm Tuesday Sunday, closed on Monday

Claire Barclay, Jim Lambie and Simon Starling have been chosen to 
represent Scotland in the exhibition that is part of Zenomap, a 
presentation of new work from Scotland for this years Venice 
Biennale. The exhibition will show works specially commissioned from 
the three artists in a magnificent venue comprising five majestic 
rooms in the seventeenth-century Palazzo Giustinian-Lolin, 
overlooking the Grand Canal near the Accademia bridge.

Screenings and events: Palestra and playground behind Belle Arti 
Hotel, Rio Terr Antonio Foscarini, Dorsoduro 12, 13, 14 June 
Alongside the main exhibition a screening and events programme will 
run in a more contemporary venue (a school gym), a few minutes' walk 
away from the exhibition venue, in Dorsoduro in the opening week of 
the Biennale. This programme of live events, performances and 
screenings will include newly commissioned work from a wide range of 
artists including Dave Allen, Katy Dove, Graham Fagen, Luke Fowler, 
Rob Kennedy, Torsten Lauschmann, Rosalind Nashashibi, Stephen 
Sutcliffe, Joanne Tatham and Tom OSullivan.

Commissions for publications / web / audio: New work is also 
commissioned to accompany the Zenomap project in the form of posters, 
flyers, t-shirts, audio and web based work. They will be distributed 
during the opening week in Venice and available for viewing / 
listening via the website or in the publication that will come out 
later in the year. Amongst these contributions will be new work by 
Beagles and Ramsay, David Blyth, Kate Davis, Colin Kirkpatrick 
(Cowboy Puck), Michael Mallet, Dan Norton, Gary Rough, David Sherry, 
David Shrigley, Ian Stephen, Lucy Skaer and Hanneline Visnes.

Zenomap is curated by Francis McKee and Kay Pallister.

Zenomap is initiated, supported and promoted by the Scottish Arts 
Council and the British Council. The project is part of the Extra 50 
group of exhibitions of this years Venice Biennale.

For further information on artists, venues, locations and times of 
screenings and events please see 
<http://www.zenomap.org>http://www.zenomap.org

Journalists please contact giselle.dye at pagodapr.com, +44 131 447 
8999. For all other information about Zenomap, please contact the 
project office on +44 141 332 7037, or on info at zenomap.org.