Partner organisation: 'The Last Newspaper', New Museum, 3rd, 4th and 5th floors, New York, United States, 6 October 2010–9 January 2011
Photo: Joel Stillman
Documentation Archive | Photo Gallery newspaper | Photo Gallery exhibition
Weekly blog and video:
#1 The Last Post; #2 The Last Gazette; #3 The Last Register; #4 The Last Star-Ledger; #5 The Last Monitor; #6 The Last Observer; #7 The Last Evening Sun; #8 The Last Journal; #9 The Last Times; #10 The Last Express
Talk: ‘Hot Type/Fresh Ink/New Blood’, November 20, 3pm
Talk: ‘Fit to Print?: The Newsroom reinvented’, November 27, 3pm
Exhibition co-curated by Richard Flood, Director of Special Projects and Curator at Large of the New Museum, and Benjamin Godsill, Curatorial Associate.
The Last Newspaper was a hybrid exhibition inspired by the ways artists approach the news and respond to the stories and images that command the headlines. Alongside the exhibition, a number of partner organisations, including Latitudes, used on-site offices to present their research and stage public dialogues, opening up the exhibition galleries as spaces of intellectual production as well as display.
'THE LAST POST' / 'THE LAST GAZETTE' / 'THE LAST REGISTER'... was an evolving-titled 12-page free weekly newspaper and an incremental exhibition catalogue edited during a 10 week editorial residency by Latitudes. Produced from a micro-newsroom placed on the third exhibition floor of the museum, the tabloids were an archive in formation companioning The Last Newspaper’s exhibition, artworks and events, as well as being a platform for critical reflection on the wider agency of art and artists with respect to concerns about how information is produced, managed, recorded, re-ordered, and disseminated.
Each new issue was available for free from the museum galleries each Wednesday (Issue #1: 5 October (exhibition preview); Issue #2: 13 October; Issue #3: 20 October; Issue #4: 27 October; Issue #5: 3 November; Issue #6: 10 November; Issue #7: 17 November; Issue #8: 24 November; Issue #9: 1 December; Issue #10: 8 December), and was distributed exclusively in printed format – although exclusive content was posted on Latitudes’ blog and facebook. Francesc Ruiz contributed a weekly-cartoon strip entitled 'The Woods', while Ester Partegàs & collaborators devised each week's advertising.
The published record, designed by Chad Kloepfer and Joel Stillman, is the surrogate catalogue of The Last Newspaper. Featuring over 100 contributors, including essays and interviews with participating artists, the compilation also brings together articles and special features around an expanded selection of work that addresses the news, the newspaper, and its evolving form and function.
Related links: Recruiting interns; Installation process of ‘The Last Newspaper’ exhibition; Introducing ‘The Last...’ team; Fit to Print: The Newsroom reinvented’ discussion event; At last ‘The Last...’; Night at the (New) Museum; Catalogue now available from New Museum Store; Selection Press Coverage; 'The Last Newspaper' catalogue editions; 'The Last Newspaper' available for purchase and distribution from Motto, Berlin; 'The Last Newspaper' featured in the May issue of Shanghai-based magazine 'Art World Magazine' (29 June 2011).
Organización asociada: 'The Last Newspaper', New Museum, plantas 3, 4 y 5, Nueva York, Estados Unidos, 6 octubre 2010–9 enero 2011
Image: New Museum / Benoit Pailley
Archivo Documentación | Galería fotos: periódicos | Galería fotos: exposición
Blog semanal y videos: #1 The Last Post; #2 The Last Gazette; #3 The Last Register; #4 The Last Star-Ledger; #5 The Last Monitor; #6 The Last Observer; #7 The Last Evening Sun; #8 The Last Journal; #9 The Last Times; #10 The Last Express
Charla: ‘Hot Type/Fresh Ink/New Blood’, Noviembre 20, 3pm
Charla: ‘Fit to Print?: The Newsroom reinvented’, Noviembre 27, 3pm
Comisariado: Richard Flood, Director de proyectos especiales y Comisario at Large del New Museum, y Benjamin Godsill, Comisario Asociado.
The Last Newspaper fue una exposición híbrida que explora el modo en que los artistas responden a las noticias, imágenes y titulares y al tiempo analizará cómo se genera, gestiona, registra, ordena y distribuye la información. Un número de organizaciones asociadas, incluida Latitudes, han sido invitadas a 'desplazar' sus espacios de trabajo al terreno museístico para presentar su trabajo, participar en diálogos públicos, convirtiendo las galerías del museo en espacios de exhibición, producción y discurso.
Durante una residencia editorial de 10 semanas, Latitudes editó un tabloide semanal de 12 páginas realizado ‘en directo’ desde una micro sala de redacción instalada en una sala de exposiciones del New Museum. El proyecto fue una plataforma de reflexión entorno a la producción, organización, transmisión y distribución de información y por otro, se enfocó en los artistas y organizaciones participantes en la exposición, ofreciendo entrevistas y artículos sobre sus proyectos.
Cada miércoles durante 10 semanas se presentó un nuevo número (#1: 6 Octubre; #2: 13 Octubre; #3: 20 Octubre; #4: 27 Octubre; #5: 3 Noviembre; #6: 10 Noviembre; #7: 17 Noviembre; #8: 24 Noviembre; #9: 1 Diciembre; #10: 8 Diciembre), disponible gratuita y exclusivamente en formato impreso – aunque se ofrecían contenidos ‘en exclusiva’ via el blog de Latitudes y facebook. Francesc Ruiz contribuyó una tira cómica semanal titulada 'The Woods', y Ester Partegàs junto con puntuales colaboradores, se encargó del departamento de anuncios.
Los tabloides, diseñado por Chad Kloepfer y Joel Stillman, fue un archivo en formación de la exposición y de sus eventos y cambió de título y color semanalmente. Con un 95% de nuevos contenidos, la compilación final es el catálogo de la exposición The Last Newspaper e incluye más de 100 artículos, textos, páginas de artistas y entrevistas.
Enlaces relacionados: Recruiting interns; Installation process of ‘The Last Newspaper’ exhibition; Introducing ‘The Last...’ team; Fit to Print: The Newsroom reinvented’ discussion event; At last ‘The Last...’; Night at the (New) Museum; Catalogue now available from New Museum Store; Selection Press Coverage; The Last Newspaper' catalogue editions; 'The Last Newspaper' available for purchase and distribution from Motto, Berlin; 'The Last Newspaper' featured in the May issue of Shanghai-based magazine 'Art World Magazine' (29 junio 2011)
