Yawning, 1975
Video, 00:02:20 min.
©image: M HKA
Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp (Inv. no. S0434_2).
Most of Hovsepian’s films are recordings of simple, ordinary, seemingly meaningless human actions. Yawning, for instance, shows Hovsepian sitting on a chair, yawning for minutes on end. His approach is raw, direct and often humorous. As such, some of the actions verge on the absurd or are presented in an exaggerated way. By focusing on the basic actions of daily life, the artist searches for an estranged identity beyond the sphere of social or political life.
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Artist
> Hamlet Hovsepian.
Exhibitions & Ensembles
> Exhibition: The Melancholy of Resistance. Centre of Contemporary Art Znaki Czasu, Torun, 06 November 2010 - 03 January 2011.
> Exhibition: LATT: Europe at Large #4 Koka Ramishvili & Hamlet Hovsepian. M HKA, Antwerpen, 26 March 2010 - 09 May 2010.
> Exhibition: The collection XXVII – East of 4°24'. M HKA, Antwerp, 03 March 2011 - 21 August 2011.
> Exhibition: EXTRA MUROS: DE INTERNATIONALE - Museum of Affects. Moderna Galerija, Ljubljana, 26 November 2011 - 29 January 2012.
> Exhibition: The collection XXXIII – The Collection as a Character. M HKA, Antwerpen, 07 June 2013 - 22 September 2013.
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> Exhibition: Kunstwerk van de maand 2015. M HKA(FE), Antwerpen, 01 January 2015 - 31 December 2015.
> Ensemble: EUROPE AT LARGE.
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> Ensemble: M HKA_DEFAULT_WORKS.
> Ensemble: NUCLEUS.
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> Ensemble: Earth Art, Air Art.
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