Alfredo Jaar
May 1, 2011, 2011
Two LCD monitors and two framed prints
Full installation: 210 x 28 inches / 533.4 x 71.1 cm
Edition of 3
Alfredo Jaar is a Chilean-born artist, architect, and filmmaker based in New York. He uses photographs, film, installation and new media to examine the complex socio-political issues of contemporary societies. Jaar’s work has been shown extensively around the world in numerous international exhibitions and biennals. In 2010-11, his work was included in the Liverpool Biennial, the Sharjah Biennial, and ARS 11; he had solo exhibitions at National Superieure des Beaux Arts, Paris, and the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam. Jaar’s newest installation, May 1, 2011 (2011), challenges the viewer to contemplate both what is known about the mission against Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda exemplified by the widely disseminated press image of President Obama and other top government officials in the small office adjoining the Situation Room during the covert mission, and what is unknown, represented by the artist as a blank screen. May 1, 2011 furthers Jaar’s ongoing investigation of misrepresentations and omissions made in the mainstream news media and the limits and ethics of representation.
Alfredo Jaar
Spheres of Influence (02), 1990
Lightbox with color transparencies
38 x 182 x 12,6 cm
Edition of 2
Courtesy Lia Rumma Gallery Milan-Naples