An immaterial gallery for immaterial artworks

In its dictionary sense, the word “immaterial” means spiritual, unimportant or irrelevant, but in the arts it has assumed another role. According to Galerie, an immaterial artwork is a work that cannot be reduced to a physical object or to the documentation of an action. In the past fifteen years, Krõõt Juurak has developed a series of practices and performances that do not necessarily take place in a black or white box, in neither a theatre nor a gallery, at certain time or space, but rather come to existence as performative conditions through certain other triggers. Similar to the way an “accident-prone” person is likely to get into an accident, these performances may or may not be seen or experienced. There are no guarantees and the more you document the less happens.

In TQW Explore, Krõõt Juurak and Galerie, in collaboration with invited guests, will attempt to present some unpresentable artworks, works between practice and (immaterial) performance, practice presentations and present practices. Through five themed chapters, the visitors are invited on an exploration of different kinds of moods, conversations, workshops, conflicts, guided tours, rumours and dances.

Daily Guided Tours / Presentations:

Tue, 11 June, 17.00: Animal Day

Animal Day is about attempting to see the world through other perspectives and including pets as our colleagues from a different species. There will be a sleeping workshop taught by Linus, the dog, and a guided tour by Galerie, Krõõt Juurak and Alex Bailey through excerpts of AUTODOMESTICATION (2008), Performances for Pets (2014), Animal Jokes (for Animals) (2014), and Animal Show (2015).

Wed, 12 June, 17.00: Family Day

Family Day is an exploration into the co-domestication of families, a child-inclusive shared work space. The audience will be guided through excerpts of CODOMESTICATION (2019) and a distracted discussion about utopian families and parenting together with Krõõt Juurak, Alex Bailey, Albert Juurak and Adriano Wilfert.

Thu, 13 June, 17.00: Audience Day

Audience Day focuses on the audience, the visitor and the participant, and on performances involving participation and not. Excerpts from Scripted Smalltalk (2008), Scripted Meeting (2007), Cleaning Performance (2008), Various Moods (2018), Presentation (2012), Internal Conflict (2014), The Place of the Grave (2013), Sleeping Performance (2008).

Fri, 14 June, 17.00: Bad Mood Day

Bad Mood Day is a day of minimal performances (performative conditions) of various moods, conflicts, rumours and other misinformation. Excerpts from Bad Mood (2013), Scripted Smalltalk (2008), Scripted Meeting (2007), Cleaning Performance (2008), Various Moods (2018), Presentation (2012), Internal Conflict (2014), The Place of the Grave (2013), Sleeping Performance (2008) as well as minimal protest, procrastination as an integral part of practice and various ways of saying no.

Sat, 15 June, 15.00: Party Day

Party Day brings together all of the above mentioned practices including drinks and karaoke. Excerpts from Grand Opening (Galerie, 2017), Artist Talk (2019), Cleaning Performance (2008), Various Moods (2018), Internal Conflict (2014).