{"id":9186,"date":"2016-08-08T11:30:13","date_gmt":"2016-08-08T11:30:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=9186"},"modified":"2016-08-08T15:07:45","modified_gmt":"2016-08-08T15:07:45","slug":"first-ever-artists-in-residence-program-announced-for-rio-olympic-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/first-ever-artists-in-residence-program-announced-for-rio-olympic-games\/","title":{"rendered":"First-Ever Artists-in-Residence Program Announced for Rio Olympic Games"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Founder of the modern Olympic Games\u2122, Pierre de Coubertin, once cited the \u201cblending of sports with culture and education\u201d as one of the fundamental principles of the Games\u2019 past and future success. Finally, a strategy to implement this crucial idea will take form during the Rio Games.\u00a0 The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday\u00a0announced a first-ever artists-in-residence program, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro during this year\u2019s festivities, from August 5-21, 2016.<\/p>\n
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Throughout the Games, an artist, a writer, and a Vine editor will give their interpretation of the Olympic Games\u2122 by connecting with audiences, athletes, the Rio community and, through social media, the global population.<\/p>\n
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This year\u2019s Artists-in-Residence include:<\/p>\n
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JR:<\/strong><\/p>\n This contemporary French artist is best known for his large-scale black and white image installations. His installations in Rio will focus on the people and energy of the event. The work will be two-fold:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n — \u201cGiants\u201d<\/strong> will install giant photos of lesser-known athletes-in-motion on ultra-large scaffolds, disrupting the environment and forcing people to discuss the works, questioning their presence and meaning. Adding art to the street is intended to alter the viewer\u2019s experience with the city.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n — #IOPRio2016<\/strong> adapts the artist\u2019s international participatory project \u201cInside Out.\u201d Participants will take a photo in a specially-built photo booth truck, stationed at various spots throughout the city. Large-format posters are instantly printed, and the subjects are invited to paste their poster in the surrounding urban space. Every action is recorded and published in a gallery online<\/a>. The trucks are strategically located in an attempt to capture people from every aspect of the Games, showcasing the diversity of the city and its inhabitants: the \u201cpeople on the sidelines\u201d who make the event possible, backstage during the opening ceremony, the visitors and the athletes.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n