Joanne Richardson

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  2011
Disobedience: An Ongoing Archive, MIT, Cambridge, USA, Dec 9, 2011–Feb 3, 2012
An exhibition examining practices of artistic activism that emerged after the fall of the Soviet bloc, curated by Marco Scotini in collaboration with Nomeda & Gediminas Urbonas. Artists include: 16 beaver group, Black Audio Film Collective, Chto delat, Critical Art Ensemble, Marcelo Exposito, Harun Farocki & Andrei Ujica, Institute for Applied Autonomy, Oliver Ressler, Joanne Richardson, Hito Steyerl, Ultra Red.
After the Fall, Tulca Festival of Visual Arts, Galway, Nov 4-Nov 20
Exhibition, screenings and workshops focusing on political art during times of social and economic collapse. Curated by Megs Morley. Participating artists: Filipo Berta, Chto Delat, Vladan Jeremic, Jesse Jones, Kitchen Table Collective, Kristina Norman, Lia Perjovschi, Joanne Richardson/David Rych, Gregory Sholette, Amie Siegel, Dominic Thorpe, WHW Collective.
Pattern & Signs, Jamjuree Gallery, Bangkok / Galerie Nord, Berlin, Jan 25-July 7
Quartiersmanagement project including workshops with high-school students from Menzelschule, Berlin and twin exhibitions in Bangkok and Berlin focusing on the hidden aspects of urban spaces. Participating artists: Alfred Banze, Surachai Ekphalakorn, Christine Falk, Doris Hinzen-Rohrig, Petra Jung, Katharina Koch, Ute Lehnert, Li Lisha, Jerome Ming, Varsha Nair and Joanne Richardson.
 
2010
Drang nach Osten: Parallels toward Postcolonialism, Galeria HIT, Bratislava, Oct 28-Dec 12
An exhibition and symposium organized by Ivan Jurica that investigates the effects of coloniality and postcolonialism in Central/Eastern Europe. Participating artists: Check Instead, Aneta Mona Chisa, Lina Dokuzovic, Marina Gržinić/Aina Šmid, Muzaffer Hasaltay, IRWIN, Ivan Jurica, Marcel Mališ, Michal Moravčík, Remapping Mozart, Joanne Richardson/David Rych, Jaro Varga.
Transient Spaces - The Tourist Syndrome, Kunstraum Bethanien/NGBK, Berlin, Aug 27-Oct 10
Interdisciplinary project on tourism and migration, encompasing field research, workshops and exhibitions. Curated by Marina Sorbello and Antje Weitzel. Artists include: Ursula Biemann, Raphaël Cuomo/Maria Iorio, Daniel Gontz, Sandra Hetzl, Emanuel Licha, Eléonore de Montesquiou, Joanne Richardson/David Rych, Romana Schmalisch, Société Réaliste, Pilvi Takala, Eugenio Tibaldi, Oraib Toukan.
This story is not ready for its footnotes, Ex Elletrofonica, Rome, May 21-Sept 10
Exhibition curated by Camilla Pignatti Morano and Pelin Uran analyzing the discontents of modernity and the political role of art. Participating artists: Giorgio Andreotta-Calo, Rossella Biscotti, Danilo Correale, Jakup Ferri, Ha Za Vu Zu, Sharon Hayes, Ali Kazma, Christelle Lheureux, Joanne Richardson, Pia Ronicke, Asli Sunguu, Nicoline Van Harskamp, Bettina Wind & Alexandra Ferreira.

Romanian Pavilion, Hotshoe Gallery, London, May 15-June 18
An exhibition curated by Simona Nastac (Romanian Cultural Institute) and Marcin Dudek (Hotshoe) brought together five Romanian artists whose work reflects on the impact of Ceausescu's communist regime upon the urban environment and private life. The catalogue included interviews with the artists. Participats: Dan
Acostioaei, Sebastian Moldovan, Joanne Richardson, Mona Vatamanu & Florin Tudor.

I know three colors on earth, Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, April 24-June 13
Exhibition exploring artistic positions from Romania and Hungary that question the concepts of identity, nation, belonging, assimilation and exclusion. Curated by Ágnes Sebestyén and Elke Gruhn. Participating artists: Dragoş Burlacu, Szabolcs KissPál, István László, Ciprian Mureşan, Csaba Nemes, Joanne Richardson, Zsolt Tibor, Mona Vătămanu & Florin Tudor.

Let's Talk About Nationalism! Between Ideology & Identity, Kumu Museum, Tallinn, Feb 5-April 25
Participation in the screening program accompanying an exhibition curated by Rael Artel, which focused on the processes that transform nationalist ideology into national identity. Works by: Eduard Freudmann/Jelena Radić, Jens Haaning, Raul Keller, Csaba Nemes, Danilo Prnjat, Joanna Rajkowska, R.E.P. Group, Joanne Richardson & David Rych, Shlomi Yaffe, Katarina Zdjelar, Artur Zmijewski.
 
2009

Without Borders, Kontekst Galerija / Magacin, Belgrade, Oct 31-Nov 15
A workshop and exhibition organized by h.arta group from Timisoara (Maria Crista, Anca Gyemant and Rodica Tache) in collaboration with Kontekst in Belgrade. The project sought to critically reflect on the fall of the Berlin Wall and the claims for a borderless new Europe. Works by: Tanja Ostojic/David Rych, Joanne Richardson/Nadja Len, Vladan Jeremić/Rena Rädle/Tsaplya/Dmitry Vilensky.

3rd Moscow Biennale, Red October, Moscow, Sept 24-Oct 24
"New Old Cold War" was a special project of the Biennale focusing on post-communist countries. Curated by Yulia Aksenova and Karolina Nowak. Artists included: Vadim Fishkin, IRWIN, Pavel Kopriva, Diana Machulina, Igor Muchin, Deimantas Narkevicius, Boris Orlov, Pavel Pepperstain, Dan Perjovschi, REP Group, Joanne Richardson, Haim Sokol, Mladen Stilinovic, Piotr Wyrzykowski, Arseniy Zhilyaev.

Where To Go? Notes on Transformation after 1989, Rotor, Graz, April 24-June 13
Exhibition mapping the transformations in Europe after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The participating artists were selected by 7 curators: Nemanja Cvijanovic, Cristina David, Hristina Ivanoska, Barbora Klimová, Jacek Malinowski, Dan Mihaltianu, Irena Pivka & Brane Zorman, Renata Poljak, Joanna Rajkowska, Joanne Richardson, Aleksandar Stankoski, Radoslaw Szlaga, Slaven Tolj, Csaba Uglár.

 
2008
Salon of Revolution, HDLU, Zagreb, Oct 4-Oct 30
Exhibition curated by Ivana Bago & Antonia Majaca exploring the role of subversion and resistance at a time when revolution seems to have disappeared. Artists included: Julieta Aranda, Petar Bunic, Kajsa Dahlberg, Claire Fontaine, Patricia Esquivias, Jakup Ferri, Igor Grubic, Nicoline Van Harskamp, Janez Jansa, Ciprian Muresean, Ahmet Ogut, REP, Joanne Richardson, Mona Vatamanu & Florin Tudor.
3rd Bucharest Biennale, CNDB, Bucharest, May 25
Participation in a parallel program of the Biennale, "Are you talking to me," organized by h.arta group and Katharina Morawek. The program focused on knowledge production, gender politics and feminist strategies. Works and presentations by: Lina Dokuzović, Veronika Eberhart/Regina Wuzella, Marina Gržinić, Ivan Jurica, Nita Mocanu, Joanne Richardson, Jasmin Schienegger, Patrick Schabus.
HACK.Fem.EAST, Kunstraum Kreuzberg Bethanien, May 10-June 22
Exhibition curated by Tatiana Bazzichelli and Gaia Novati presenting projects by female artists, activists and hackers in Eastern Europe. Participants included: Andreea Carnu/Joanne Richardson, Anetta Mona Chisa, Valie Djordjevic, Danijela Dugancic, Marina Gržinic, Ana Hoffner, Barbara Huber, Janez Janša, Diana McCarty, Nada Prlja, Lala Rašcic, Boryana Rossa, Zvonka Simcic, Mare Tralla.
 
2007
Social Cooking Romania, NGBK, Berlin, Dec 14, 2007-Jan 27, 2008
Exhibition analyzing the transformation of Romanian society through the prism of food as a metaphor for daily life and its political consequences. Artists included: Matei Bejenaru, Geta Brătescu, Ulrike Ettinger, Constantin Flondor, Ion Grigorescu, Iosif Király, Dan Mihălţianu, Nita Mocanu, Ciprian Mureşan, Vlad Nancă, Ştefan Rusu, subREAL, Joanne Richardson, Patricia Teodorescu.
Spaţiul Public Bucureşti - Public Art Bucharest, Goethe Institute, Bucharest, Oct 1-Oct 30
Exhibition curated by Marius Babias and Sabine Hentzsch. Participation in the month long “Project Space” program organized by h.arta, which included discussions, workshops, screenings and performances with different guests, and focused on the topics of post-communism, feminism, education, and how to challenge the dominant ideologies that inhabit public space.
10th Istanbul Biennale, Istanbul, Sept 8-Nov 4
Participation in “Nightcomers,” a video program of the Biennale that was inspired by the 'Dazibao' of the Chinese Cultural Revolution, when the lower classes were encouraged to make public critiques of elites on the streets. Five curators based in Istanbul selected 150 short videos which were screened in public places from parks to cafes and supermarkets.
U-Turn Quadrennial of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Mar 15-17
Participation in the video programm “Past Continued” curated by Angelika Richter. The program was part of the Quadrennial's conference, "Challenge East-West Art Map," and included works by: Johanna Billing, Olga Cherniysheva, Kai Kaljo, David Maljkovic, Eléonore de Montesquieu, Renata Poljak, Arturas Raila, Joanne Richardson, Alina Rudnitskaya, Kriss Salmanis & Daiga Kruze.