I Put a Spell on You at SCAD Museum of Art

I Put a Spell On You, curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, exhibition view at SCAD Museum of Art
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Artists chose different strategies to formally credit the collaborative aspect of their practice. Bianca Kennedy and Felix Krauss who are a couple in their private lives, have both maintained their independent artist practices while factually collaborating on their projects in one way or another.

I Put a Spell On You, curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, exhibition view at SCAD Museum of Art

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Artists also collaborated to form larger artistic collectives. Hesam Rahmanian and the two brothers Rokni and Ramin Haerizadeh began their artistic collaboration while in exile in Dubai, after having left their native country Iran.

Ramin Haerizadeh, Rokni Haerizadeh, Hesam Rahmanian, Painting in Drag, 2012-19

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Featured artists Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca have worked as a collaborative duo since 2013. Their video installation "Swinguerra" immerses viewers in highly charged and flawlessly performed routines by dance groups on the outskirts of Recife, Brazil. An affirmation of self-expression, "Swinguerra" offers positive representation of Black, queer, transgender, and non-binary individuals and demonstrates the potential of pop culture to unify and empower as well as to stimulate social change.

Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca, "Swinguerra," still, 2K video: color, sound, 2019. Courtesy of the artists and Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel, São Paulo/Rio de Janeiro.

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Curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, exhibition view at SCAD Museum of Art

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Elmgreen & Dragset's Work

Elmgreen & Dragset, Gay Marriage, 2010. Porcelain urinals, taps, stainless-steel tubbing.

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“Tides” by Eva & Adele

I Put a Spell On You, curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, exhibition view at SCAD Museum of Art

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Eva & Adele's work

I Put a Spell On You, curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, exhibition view at SCAD Museum of Art

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Eva & Adele's work

I Put a Spell On You, curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, exhibition view at SCAD Museum of Art

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Curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, exhibition view at SCAD Museum of Art

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GCC is a collective composed of members, all of which have strong ties to the Arabian Gulf region, but are based in different cities around the world.

I Put a Spell On You, curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, exhibition view at SCAD Museum of Art

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Curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, exhibition view at SCAD Museum of Art

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Curated by Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, exhibition view at SCAD Museum of Art

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The group exhibition I Put a Spell on You explores a diverse range of models that artists have adopted to create artworks collaboratively.

Contrary to how they are commonly acknowledged, the singular, solitary genius — some form of collaboration is inherent to every artwork, even if the viewer is not made aware of this creative exchange. Organised by guest curators Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath, who are themselves a collaborative curatorial duo, I Put a Spell On You surveys 11 distinct models of collective practice, highlighting the complex, co-authored process of artistic production.

The exhibition includes work by Eva & Adele, Harry Shunk, and János Kender, Elmgreen & Dragset, Kahlil Joseph, Hesham Rahmanian and Rokni and Ramin Haerizadeh, GCC, Bárbara Wagner and Benjamin de Burca, Nadia Kaabi-Linke, Bianca Kennedy and Felix Krauss and Reena Spaulings.

The exhibition borrows its title from that of Jalacy “Screamin’Jay” Hawkins 1956 song, an instant hit that inspired an extensive number of future renditions including the one by Alice Smith, which is featured in Kahlil Joseph’s 2017 film Black Mary that is included in the exhibition.

The exhibition aims to stress the importance of learning from one another and to highlight the strength that lies in collaborative support.

The exhibition will be on view at SCAD Museum of Art from Oct. 1 2020 – Jan. 31 2021.

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