Didier Morelli : Artletics

"Artletics comes from artist and curator Didier Morelli’s fascination with sports, with the myth and desire surrounding the figure of the athlete that he has constructed over the years. Much like the visual arts, which have always been part of his life, play has also been at the forefront of his identity. His research at Artexte led him to focus on finding out how other artists, curators, and writers share this passion, how they embrace the realms of sport and play as a territory to draw from, intervene in, and channel through their practices. In Artletics, Morelli offers an overview of practices by artists who examine the world of sports through a variety of approaches: by showing bodies in action, by discussing performance and competition, by sharing skills, by creating a link to the community, by revisiting memories, by moving from the collective to the individual, or by evoking the clan, group, or family. As the artists in the exhibition show us, sports are ubiquitous in our contemporary society, markers of our individual values and gauges of our collective beliefs. Sport is everywhere—you just have to look for it." -- Publisher's websit

Rad Hourani : Classroom Of Language

"Nativist though they may seem, the writing systems we use to communicate are learned and acquired practices. Through syntax and lexicon, society continues to defer to authority by treating traditionally educated individuals with respect and praise, while overlooking and neglecting those who do not echo a similarly literate proficiency. Rooted in my own experience as a neurodivergent artist, the exhibition Classroom of Language aims to open a dialogue on invisible disabilities and the divisive issues of written language. By reinventing the classroom and the alphabet, I question how linguistics might better facilitate the structures of our synthetic languages, while challenging the norms and binary conceptions contained within language. This body of work also questions the lack of sensorial stimulation in pedagogy and public spaces, shedding light on a discriminatory educational heritage for neurodiverse people. Classroom of Language explores the possibilities of a multidisciplinary approach to language, encouraging each of us to create our own writing systems." -- Publisher's websit