Wim Delvoye: Rorschach / Galerie Perrotin, Paris
Rorschach, Belgian artist Wim Delvoye’s third solo show at Galerie Perrotin, opened in Paris on May 12, 2012. The show highlights the détournement and beautification of everyday objects and religious icons. Wim Delvoye’s work is provocative and at times unsettling. He has used live animals, sacred forms and banal objects within a controversial artistic process that aims at forcing the viewer to reconsider what is aesthetically pleasing and what is morally aceptable. In his solo exhbitiion at Galerie Perrotin, Delovoye appropriates the archecture of Gothic Cathedrals and the forms of religious sculptures, producing intricate manipulations of these well known forms. The show runs until June 16, 2012.
Wim Delvoye: Rorschach / Galerie Perrotin, Paris. Opening reception, May 12, 2012. Video by Daniel Barney.
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May 21, 2012 | Entry filed under: art, no comment, Paris, VernissageTV | No Comments »
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7th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
The Berlin Biennale was founded in order to promote contemporary art in Berlin. In 1998 the first Berlin Biennale took place. Since 2004, KW Institute for Contemporary Art has been the supporting organization of the Berlin Biennale.
The 7th Berlin Biennale, curated by the Polish artist Artur Żmijewski has its focus on social and political issues. Żmijewski is particularly interested in the power of art and its relation to politics.
The Berlin Biennale is organized by KW Institute for Contemporary Art and funded by the Kulturstiftung des Bundes (German Federal Cultural Foundation). The 7th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art in Berlin / Germany runs until July 1, 2012.
7th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, opening reception, April 26, 2012. Video by Astrid Gleichmann.
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Président Vertut: Grey Matters / TMproject, Geneva
TMprojects in Geneva, Switzerland shows a new body of work by the artist Président Vertut. The show is called Grey Matters, which is a project that started in 2010 on the occasion of the Geneva City Arts Council’s Grants exhibition at Contemporary Art Centre. With this project, Président Vertut’s character enters into politics: “Through a series of drawings, paintings, and a video installation, the artist conceives the visual identity of a party defined as the extreme center, the Middle Party, which color is a very specific medium gray named Global Average Grey. The Middle Party syncretizes all the contradictions of political action in its current mode of operation. It is not opposed to limit the flexibility of politicians, nor to the soft consensus, or the unlikely idea of a social liberalism that allows strictly individual happiness. It comes to terms with it and, worse, promotes it, even by the use coercive methods.”
The centerpiece of the exhibition is an installation titled Euroscope Méditerranée, a very angry sculpture project consistent of a coin-operated telescope (Euroscope), which was turned into a sniper rifle pointing on a video screen depicting the mediterranean sea, looking out for immigrants.
Président Vertut was born 1978 in Bourg-en-Bresse, France. He lives and works in Geneva, Switzerland. In 2008 he graduated from the Geneva University of Art and Design (HEAD). He received the City of Geneva Arts Council Grant in 2011 and 2007, and the Quartier des Bains Art Prize in 2011. Président Vertut’s exhibition at TMproject runs until June 23, 2012.
Président Vertut: Grey Matters / TMproject, Geneva. Opening reception (Nuit des Bains), May 3, 2012.
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A. Laurie Palmer: Still, yet, else, further, again / Solo exhibition at Threewalls, Chicago
In this video, VernissageTV attends the opening of Chicago-based artist A. Laurie Palmer at Threewalls in Chicago. The exhibition is called Still, yet, else, further, again and refers to synonyms found on the Internet for “more”. The centerpiece of the exhibition is an immersive sculptural installation in the main gallery, titled Hole. Hole is built up from stacked circular layers of cut and joined re-used lumber. Visitors can choose to be lifted up and into the hole, by a counter-weight hoist system. The exhibition runs until June 16, 2012.
Threewalls was founded in 2003 to provide greater support and visibility for the visual arts community in Chicago. The founders wanted to encourage a greater awareness of Chicago’s art scene by inviting emerging professional artists to Chicago.
A. Laurie Palmer: Still, yet, else, further, again / Solo exhibition at Threewalls, Chicago. Opening reception, May 4, 2012. Video by Francisco Cordero-Oceguera.
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Niels Trannois: Above Sea Level Kind of Things / Galerie Chez Valentin, Paris
Galerie Chez Valentin innaugurated the exhibition Above sea level kind of things by artist Niels Trannois on April 26, 2012 in Paris. Trannois engages with numerous mediums, shapes and textures developing a perception that floats within a dialogue of memory and mental sensation. The show runs until June 2, 2012.
Niels Trannois: Above Sea Level Kind of Things / Galerie Chez Valentin, Paris. Opening reception, April 26, 2012. Video by Daniel Barney.
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