Lisson Gallery invites you to a very special screening of Santiago Sierra's film No, Global Tour.
The project has been in the making for the last two years. No, Global Tour, consists of the manufacture and transportation of two monumental sculptures in the form of the word "NO", being strapped to the back of a flatbed truck and driven across Europe and The United States.
The No, Global Tour has resulted in a feature film that documents the passage of this large NO through various world cities. A monumental sculpture - unchanged both in its form and immediate meaning - that gradually assumes a complex semantic load during a journey full of eventualities accidents and unexpected events.
By subordinating the narrative to minimalist rigours, Santiago Sierra presents in this film an exceptional portrait of an humanity that is able to assert itself everywhere and at all times by forcefully saying: "NO"
NO was filmed on location in the following cities (in the order in which they were visited): Lucca, Berlin, Halle Neustadt, Bernburg, Milano, Lucca, London, Bruxelles, Rotterdam, Maastricht, Dortmund, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Detroit, Buffalo, Hamilton, Toronto, New York, Miami, Madrid, Lourdes, Marseille, Cap Ferrat, Monte Carlo, Genova, Livorno, Washington D.C., Salamanca, Carrara, Nagoya, Katowice, Francia, Rouillé, and Mexico City.
The UK premiere of NO, Global Tour will take place at the Prince Charles Cinema on the evening of Thursday 13 October, 2011 at 8:30pm. The screening is a Frieze VIP event.
Brought to you by Team Gallery, Lisson Gallery, Galería Helga de Alvear & Prometeogallery di Ida Pisani, in association with Artprojx Cinema
Seating is free if you RSVP to reserve space. Beer & popcorn will be served. To reserve a space and for press information, contact toby@jbpelhampr.com
NO, Global Tour will be also be included as part of a major retrospective of Sierra’s work at Lisson Gallery 31 January - 3 March 2012
Location: Prince Charles Cinema, 7 Leicester Place, London, WC2H 7BY
Tel: + 44(0)20 7494 3654
For press information and reservations please contact:
Sophie da Gama Campos and Toby Kidd at JB Pelham PR
Tel: +44(0)20 8969 3959
