A DOLL’S HOUSE, at Libreria Isola Libri from Milan

Rosa Barba, Regina José Galindo, Dora Garcia, Klara Lidén, Tracey Moffatt, Pipilotti Rist, Mika Rottenberg, Brigitte Zieger

Curator Fani Zguro

Satellite Project in collaboration with Isola Art Center

Opening January 30, 2012, h 19.00, Libreria Isola Libri, Via Pollaiuolo 5, Milan

Until February 6, 2012

Everything in the play is a mini noir that keeps the storyline in tension, while the true purpose is to retell one more time that classical drama that was born since the beginning of mankind (although Morgan thinks that it developed later). Through this exhibition I am trying to bring back Ibsen's concern, even though the difference is considerable. However, I do believe it will be worth it to try to illustrate Ibsen's play through the works that I have selected (Fani Zguro).

Satellite Project presents "A Doll's House" in collaboration with Isola Art Center in Milan, a group show with the partecipation of Rosa Barba, Regina José Galindo, Dora Garcia, Klara Lidén, Tracey Moffatt, Pipilotti Rist, Mika Rottenberg and Brigitte Zieger. This is the first exhibition of Satellite Project, who consists in a platform based only on group exhibitions in collaboration with other institutions. Satellite Project is part of OFFICE (agency for contemporary art) founded in 2011. "A Doll's House" will be presented at Libreria Isola Libri in Milan for the exhibitions program of Isola Art Center.

Isola Art Center was officially inaugurated in 2005 by provincial government's cultural delegate Daniela Benelli and has hosted various cultural and social projects, such as Love Difference, Osservatorio inOpera, Werkstatt, Stazione Isola, Millepiani, Undo.net, Forum Isola. A joint effort of these associations, with artists such as Tomas Saraceno, has given shape to the innovative project of a Center for art and community life within the neighborhood park. Today, Isola Art Center has held more than 30 exhibitions, 13 special projects and 28 conferences, bringing in Isola over 200 artists from all over the world and lodging them in the inhabitant's homes. Throughout the years the Center has cooperated with academics and students from a wide range of universities; it is presently very well recognized on an international scale, and was recently invited to Geneva's Mamco Museum, Istanbul Biennial and London's Goldsmiths College.

Ros a Barba was born in 1972 in Agrigento. Lives and works in Berlin. After graduate studies at Theatre and Filmscience Erlangen and Academy of Media Arts Cologne, she frequented Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten Amsterdam. She has also exhibited at Jeu de Paume Paris, TATE Modern Level 2 London, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia Madrid, Centre Pompidou Paris, Carlier | Gebauer Berlin, Galeria Gio Marconi Milan, Liverpool Biennale 2010, 52nd and 53rd Venice Biennale, Torino Triennale 2008, Sculpture Center New York, 1st Thessaloniki Biennale of Contemporary Art, Center for Contemporary Art Melbourne, Museum of Fine Arts Taipei, Center of Contemporary Arts Tel Aviv, Project Art Center Dublin, Stedelijk Museum Bureau Amsterdam and Baltic Art Center Visby.

Regina José Galindo was born in 1974 in Guatemala. Lives and works in Gueatemala. In 2011 Galindo wins the the Principe Claus award  and the Grand Prize Award at the 29th Ljubljana Biennial of Graphic Arts.  In 2005 the Golden Lion Award for young artists in the 51 Venice Biennal. She has also exhibited at National Museum of Contemporay Art Bucharest, Kunsthalle Wien, Macro Rome, Migros Museum fur Gegenwartskunst Zurich, Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin, Museum of Modern Art Intanbul, PS1 New York, 17th Biennale of Sydney, 10th Habana Biennale, Moscow Biennale 2007, 3rd Trennial, Valencia Biennale 2007, 3rd Biennale of Tirana and Venice Biennale in 2001, 2005, 2009.

Dora Garcia was born in 1965 in Valladolid. Lives and works in Barcelona. After graduate studies Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca, she frequented Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten Amsterdam. Since 1999 she has created several works on the web (www.doragarcia.net). Garcia has represented Spain at the 54th Venice Biennale. She has also exhibited at Kunsthalle Bern, Galerie Michel Rein Paris, SMAK Gent, MUSAC Leon, Museo Nacional de Arte Reina Sofia Madrid, MACBA Barcelona, Jeu de Paume Paris, Sao Paulo Biennial 2010, Gwangju Biennale 2010, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, 10e Biennale de Lyon, Artists Space New York, 1st Quadrennial for Contemporary Art Copenhagen, Kunsthalle Basel, Sydney Biennial 2008, MUDAM Luxembourg, TATE Modern London and Centre Pompidou Paris.

Klara Lidén was born in 1979 in Stockholm. Lives and works in Berlin. She graduated at the Konstfack – University College of Arts Crafts and Design in Stockholm. In 2010 Lidén received the Blauorange Art Prize dhe in 2011 Special Mention Award of the 54th International Art Exhibition. She has also exhibited at Moderna Museet Stockholm, Serpentine Gallery London, Jeu de Paume Paris, Kunsthalle Fridericianum Kassel, Kunsthalle Zurich, KW – Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin, Kunstverein Bonn, Museum of Modern Art New York, Fundació Antoni Tàpies Barcelona, Akademie der Künste Berlin, Haus der Kulturen der Welt Berlin, The Fifth Nordic Biennial of Contemporary Art Moss, New Museum New York, 16th Biennale of Sydney, Center for Contemporary Art Warschau, 2nd Moscow Bienniale and 4th Berlin Biennale.

Tracey Moffatt was born in 1960 in Brisbane. Lives and works between Noosa and New York. She holds a degree in visual communications from the Queensland College of Art, graduating in 1982. The short film Night Cries was selected for official competion at the 1990 Cannes Film Festival. Her first feature film, Bedevil, was also selected for Cannes in 1993. Moffatt started Piss Bags series (1978), 18 years old. She has also exhibited at Museum of Contemporary Art Sydney, Lothar Albrecht Frankfurt/Main, Singapore Biennale 2011, Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien Berlin, 28th Biennial of Graphic Arts Ljubljana, Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, Liverpool Biennial 2008, MUMOK  Vienna, ZKM Karlsruhe, Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 47th International Art Exhibition Venice Biennale and MoMA PS1 New York.

Pipilotti Rist was born in 1962 in Grabs. Lives and works between Zurich and Sommerset. After studying applied arts, illustration, photography and visual communication in Vienna and Basel, and founding the all-female rock band Les Reines Prochaines. Nominated for the Guggenheim's Hugo Boss Prize NYC in 1998, in 2009 she won the Joan Miró Prize, organized by Fundació Joan Miró Barcelona. She has also exhibited at Hayward Gallery London, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Fundació Joan Miró Barcelona, KIASMA Helsinki, MOMA New York, Centre Pompidou Paris, Reina Sofía Madrid, Venice Biennale 2011, 1999, 2005, 1997, 1993, Biennale of Sydney 2008, 2000, Istanbul Biennial 2007, 1999, 1997, Moscow Biennale 2007, Shanghai Biennale 2002, Berlin Biennial 1998, Biennale de Lyon 1997 and São Paulo Biennial 1994.

Mika Rottenberg was born in 1976 in Buenos Aires. Lives and works in New York. She graduated at Hamidrasha/Bait Berl College of Arts Israel, Bachelor of Fine Arts/School of Visual Arts New York and Master of Fine Arts at Columbia University New York. In 2006 Rottenberg received the Cartier Award in conjunction with the Frieze Art Fair. She has also exhibited at Deutsche Guggenheim Berlin, Whitney Museum of American Art New York, Tate Modern London, Guggenheim Museum New York, PS1 New York, Moscow Biennial 2007, Busan Biennial 2006, De Appel Amsterdam, San Francisco Museum of Contemporary Art, Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery New York, KW - Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin, 54th Venice Biennale, Performa 11 New York, Kunsthalle Dusseldorf, Guggenheim Bilbao and Serpentine Gallery, London.

Brigitte Zieger was born in 1959 in Neuhofen. Lives and works in Paris. After graduate studies at École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, Zieger frequented Cité Internationale des Arts Paris, AFAA New York and Institut Français Thessaloniki. She has also exhibited at CCA Kunsthalle d'Andratx Mallorca, MUDAC Lausanne & Museum of Pully, Centre d'Art Contemporain La Villa du Parc Annemasse, National Museum of Taipei, Contemporary Art Center Bern, Museum of Contemporary Art Yokohama, Centre d'Art Contemporain Altkirch, Centre d'Art Contemporain de Basse Normandie, Swiss Institue Paris, 3rd International Biennal of Contemporary Art Jerusalem, Arnolfini Center of Contemporary Art Bristol, Centre Pompidou Paris, Contemporary Art Center Rhizom Arhus, White Columns New York, and Tate Gallery London.

Supports:

The Promenade Gallery Vlora, Studio Sala Berlin, Libreria Isola Libri Milan