Ever since the renaissance, artists have adopted the position of jack-of-all-trades and their work involves more fields than just that of visual art. And yet, thanks to the possibilities of the Internet, it seems that multitasking has become the most important basis for the practice of art without being noticed. Artists are simultaneously performers, singers or designers. They work alternately in collectives, duos and groups. They share their knowledge or work on social network sites such as Facebook, Hyves or MySpace and assign the public an active role in their work.
With Blurrr, TENT posed the question: What consequences does this have for their artistic practice and how will this movement proceed? And how should the exhibition space relate to artists who constantly choose a new form of presentation?
A large-scale educational project for students of secondary and further education accompanied the exhibition.
Blurrr was supported by Rotterdam Festivals, Stichting Bevordering van Volkskracht, DeltaPORT Donatiefonds, Erasmusstichting, Festival Wereld van Witte de With, WORM, Stichting Kunstzinnige Vorming Rotterdam, Studium Generale, Centrum Beeldende Kunst Rotterdam