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Judith Bernstein Zoom Talk The Brooklyn Rail, Brooklyn NY 31 July 2020, 1 p.m. Eastern / 10 a.m. Pacific Artist Judith Bernstein will discuss her body of work with painter, EJ Hauser. We’ll conclude with a poetry reading from Kyle Dacuyan. Photo credit: Katherine McMahon
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Sylvie Fleury: Evelyne Axell: Body Double
Sylvie Fleury Group show with Special Participation of Sylvie Fleury Muzeum Susch, Susch 01 August - 06 December 2020 Curated by Anke Kempkes and Krzysztof Kościuczuk Muzeum Susch presents Body Double, a retrospective exhibition of the Belgian Pop-Surrealist Evelyne Axell (1935-1972). With her original feminist approach in the 1960s Axell became one of the pioneers of Pop Art in Europe. Her distinct body of work is populated by an all-female universe, transcending the established iconography of Pop Art at the time and reclaiming the discourse of women’s sexuality. As a special contribution, the exhibition features the prominent installation Marcel et Robert (2009) by Swiss artist Sylvie Fleury, entering into a cross-generational iconographic dialogue with Axell’s work. The rotating disk forming the base of Fleury’s work is designed as a giant Pop-coloured target mirroring the concentric composition in Axell’s painting The Wall of Sound (1966). Image: Sylvie Fleury André et Robert (mint pearl and aubergine), 2019 Mini skirt and mannequin legs 110 x 40 x 55 cm 43 1/4 x 15 3/4 x 21 5/8 in Photo credit: Flavio Karrer
Simone Fattal: Fix Your Gaze On Saturn’s Rings
Simone Fattal Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen 14 May - 16 August 2020 The exhibition features a large number of works from the 1970s until today, presented in a characteristic non-chronologic installation in which a myriad of narrative threads and layers appear through the juxtapositions of works in different media and formal idioms and on different scales. Fattal is mostly known for her work in clay, and her ceramic figures are glazed in luminous colours or shades of sand and brown. The many long-legged figures, assorted vessels or architectural ruins relate to her interest in mythology and archaeology, as well as her efforts to chart deeply human themes such as the ravages of war and recovery. Simone Fattal Fix Your Gaze On Saturn’s Rings Installation view Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, 2020 Photo credits: Thor Brødreskift
Pamela Rosenkranz: Alles echt!
Pamela Rosenkranz Group show Kunstmuseum Luzern 29 February - 22 November 2020 Das Thema der Imitation und Kopie ist so alt, wie die Kunst selbst. Von der Antike bis ins 19. Jahrhundert strebte die Kunst eine möglichst genaue Imitation der äusseren Natur an. Seit der Moderne macht sich die Kunst immer mehr selbst zum Thema. Kunst als Referenz oder Zitat ist seit Marcel Duchamps berühmtem Readymade eine künstlerische Strategie. Im Akkord arbeiten Meisterfälscher für reiche Sammlerinnen und Auftraggeber, die doch lieber einen kopierten «Leonardo Da Vinci» zu Hause hängen haben, als ein Original einer weniger bekannten Künstlerin. Denn 70 Jahre nach dem Tod des Urhebers ist das Erstellen einer Kopie legal. Übrigens verfügt auch das Kunstmuseum Luzern über die wohl meist kopierte Ikone der Kunstgeschichte überhaupt: eine hauseigene Mona Lisa. Diesen Phänomenen der Imitation, Nachahmung, Kopie und Wiederholung soll im Kontext der Sammlungspräsentation nachgespürt werden. Zusätzliche Leihgaben ergänzen und vertiefen die Auslegeordnung. Image: Pamela Rosenkranz Alien Blue Window, 2018 Lighttex, LED, anodized frame, remote control 100 x 30 cm (39 3/8 x 11 3/4 in) Photo credits: Stefan Altenburger
Urban Zellweger: After Bob Ross - Beauty Is Everywhere
Urban Zellweger Group Show Museum im Bellpark, Kriens 10 June - 19 July 2020 / 20 July - 16 August by appointment Die Ausstellung «After Bob Ross – Beauty Is Everywhere» behandelt die Themen Auftragsmalerei, Kopie, Appropriation und Schönheit. In den späten 1970er Jahren wurde Bob Ross mit seinen halbstündigen Mallektionen zu einer Berühmtheit des Fernsehzeitalters. Für das aktuelle Projekt haben wir Künstler*innen unterschiedlicher Generationen um eine Auseinandersetzung mit dem Phänomen Bob Ross gebeten. Obwohl wir diesmal nicht den kunstspezifischen Problemen folgen, die die Künstler*innen in ihrem je eigenen Werk thematisieren, wirft die Ausstellung Fragen auf, die an den zeitgenössischen Kunstdiskurs anknüpfen. Fragen nach der Autorschaft, dem Wert von Kunst, der Rolle der Kunst als Unterhaltung, der Rollenverteilung im Kunstbetrieb zwischen Produzierenden, Ausstellungsmacher*innen und Museen. Die Frage nach der Kunst als therapeutischer oder eskapistischer Massnahme, insbesondere in Krisenzeiten. Image: Museum im Bellpark Kriens
Pamela Rosenkranz: Sommer des Zögerns / Summer of Suspense
Pamela Rosenkranz Group show Kunsthalle Zürich, Zürich 16 June - 23 August 2020 Der «Sommer des Zögerns» ist – wie die letzten Tage und Wochen – ein Experiment in komischer Gemeinsamkeit. Über sieben Wochen bauen 42 Künstler*innen aus Zürich eine Ausstellung auf, die sich fortlaufend verändert und zusammenfügt. Drei Mal wöchentlich, immer dienstags, donnerstags und samstags, treffen zwei Künstler*innen in der Kunsthalle ein, installieren ihre Werke oder präsentieren eine Performance. An diesen Tagen stossen wir immer um 18 Uhr darauf an, für alle, die Lust haben vorbeizukommen. Ab dem 12. Juli bis 30. August sind alle 42 Arbeiten zu sehen, bevor der Spätsommer beginnt und womöglich ein neues Lebensgefühl. Image: Dan Solbach
Ida Ekblad - A Collection in the Making. Art - Architecture - Design
Ida Ekblad Group show The National Museum, Oslo 19 June - 11 October 2020 Fragile porcelain figurines, impasto paintings, feather-light hats, paint-spattered spray cans, drawings of long-lost but splendid buildings, and a teak radio. These are some of the objects that joined the National Museum’s collection last year. Image: National Museum
Ida Ekblad, Markus Oehlen, Ser Serpas: Sculpture Garden Biennial
Ida Ekblad, Markus Oehlen, Ser Serpas Group show Geneva Biennale, Geneva 02 July - 30 September 2020 In 2020, the Biennial will present some thirty artworks, most of them produced specifically for the exhibition. Sculpture Garden will take place in three magnificent public spaces particularly popular during the summer: Parc des Eaux-Vives, Parc La Grange and Quai Gustave-Ador. Several events, such as after-work cocktails, conferences bringing together personalities from the art world, and evenings of performance will regularly animate the proceedings. The official opening cocktail will take place on 4 September at the Hôtel-Restaurant du Parc des Eaux-Vives. Image: Markus Oehlen Das Pferd, 1994 / 2018 Bronze and acrylic 220 x 220 x 80 cm (86 5/8 x 86 5/8 x 31 1/2 in)
Xanti Schawinsky - Schall und Rauch: Die wilden Zwanziger
Xanti Schawinsky Group Show Kunsthaus Zürich, Zürich 03 July - 11 October 2020 The 1920-ties were times of departure and relapse. In the wake of WWI and the subsequent Spanish flu - a pandemic similar to the current COVID-19 crisis - people’s thirst for a good life grew stronger and stronger. The longing for innovations and renewal were as strong as never before or after in the 20th Century. Image: Xanti Schawinsky Klassische Architektur III, 1928/29 Oil and gouache on canvas 61 x 42 cm (24 1/16 x 16 8/16 in)
Pamela Rosenkranz: More, More, More
Pamela Rosenkranz Group show TANK Shanghai, Shanghai Opening: 04 July 2020 Artists: Ad Minoliti, Cecilia Bengolea, Ghislaine Leung, Hao Liang, Irena Haiduk, Jenna Sutela, Jesse Darling, Laure Prouvost, Claudia Comte, Mire Lee, Dora Budor, Pamela Rosenkranz, Cheng Xinyi, Allison Janae Hamilton, Victoria Sin, Art Labor, Brook Hsu, Huang He, Chelsea Culprit, Cecilia Vicuña, Tan Jing, Sophia Al-Maria, Devin Kenny (AKA Devin KKenny, AKA dkyk), Zhao Yao, Mountain River Jump!, Lisa Naftolin with Alex McLeod, and Wong Kit Yi Curated by Passing Fancy (X Zhu-Nowell and Frederick Cruz Nowell with the support of Elise Armani). Image: Pamela Rosenkranz Being There Installation view Louisiana MOMA, 2017 Photo credit: Anders Sune Berg Photo credit: Thor Brødreskift
Ser Serpas: Untitled, 2020
Ser Serpas Group show Punta della Dogana, Venice 11 July - 13 December 2020 Punta della Dogana presents the exhibition ‘Untitled, 2020’, conceived and curated by Caroline Bourgeois, Muna El Fituri and the artist Thomas Houseago. Five years after ‘Slip of the Tongue’, conceived by Danh Vo and Caroline Bourgeois and presented at Punta della Dogana in 2015, this is the second time that an artist of the Pinault Collection has been invited to present his personal view of the collection. Conceived especially for the spaces of Punta della Dogana, ‘Untitled, 2020’ is organised into themes and presents the works of more than 60 artists held by the Pinault Collection, international museums and private collections. Accompanied by a wealth of references and quotes and ranging from the twentieth century through to the present day, the works set up a dialogue that triggers emotional, sensory, visual and tactile connections. Covering a broad range of expressive media, from sculpture to video, and painting to photography, the works on view revolve around the recreation of Thomas Houseago’s studio in Tadao Ando’s cube room, in the heart of Punta della Dogana. In this space, the artist makes available to visitors his library and the sources of his inspiration through a site-specific installation. Image: Ser Serpas Untitled, 2019 Oil on canvas 32 x 37 cm (12 5/8 x 14 5/8 in)
Vivian Suter: Bonzo's Dream
Vivian Suter Bonzo's Dream Brücke-Museum, Berlin 13 September 2020 - 14 February 2021 Mit der Einladung der argentinisch-schweizerischen Künstlerin Vivian Suter (geb. 1949 in Buenos Aires, lebt und arbeitet in Panajachel, Guatemala) tritt die Sammlung des Brücke-Museums zum ersten Mal in den direkten Dialog mit einer zeitgenössischen Position. In einem raumgreifenden Arrangement stellt Suter ihre freihängenden Leinwände den Gemälden, grafischen Werken und kunsthandwerklichen Arbeiten der Künstlergruppe Brücke gegenüber. Diese subjektive, intuitive und erzählerische Auswahl trifft die Künstlerin. Auch eine Reihe von kleinformatigen Collagen der Künstlerin Elisabeth Wild (geb. 1922 in Wien; gest. 2020 in Panajachel, Guatemala), Vivian Suters Mutter, werden zu sehen sein. In der Begegnung der historischen Position der Brücke mit der Ausstellungspräsentation Suters entfaltet sich die künstlerische Auseinandersetzung mit der Natur durch unterschiedliche Mittel und im Kontext eines erweiterten Malereibegriffs. Image: Vivian Suter Photo credit: Flavio Karrer
Pamela Rosenkranz: PUSH THE LIMITS
Pamela Rosenkranz Group show Fondazione Merz, Turin September 2020 Una mostra collettiva con opere di: Rosa Barba,Sophie Calle, Katharina Grosse, Shilpa Gupta, Mona Hatoum, Jenny Holzer, Emily Jacir, Bouchra Khalili, Barbara Kruger, Cinthia Marcelle, Shirin Neshat, Maria Papadimitriou, Pamela Rosenkranz, Chiharu Shiota, Fiona Tan, Carrie Mae Weems, Sue Williamson. Image: Pamela Rosenkranz Amazon Spirits (Green Blood), 2018 Chair, cardboard box, transparent foil, LED projector, Amazon Echo smart speaker, sound Photo credit: Marc Asekhame
Simone Fattal: Artifices Instables: Histoires de céramiques
Simone Fattal Group Show Nouveau Musée National de Monaco - Villa Sauber, Monaco 23 September 2020 - 31 January 2021 Artifices Instables: Histoires de céramiques Image: Simone Fattal Wounded Woman, 2013 Wood kiln fired stoneware 14 × 24 × 8 cm( 5 1/2 × 9 7/16 × 3 1/8) Photo credit: François Fernandez
Ser Serpas: Made in L.A. 2020: a version
Ser Serpas Group Show Hammer Museum and The Huntington, Los Angeles September 2020 The fifth iteration of the Hammer’s acclaimed biennial bridges east and west with complementary presentations at the Hammer and The Huntington. Works by 30 Los Angeles–based artists are presented at both institutions—two versions that make up the whole. The exhibition features new installations, videos, films, sculptures, performances, and paintings, many commissioned specifically for the exhibition. Funded through the generosity of Los Angeles philanthropists and art collectors Jarl and Pamela Mohn, three awards totaling $150,000 will be given to artists in the exhibition: the Mohn Award, the Career Achievement Award—both of which are selected by a professional jury—and the Public Recognition Award, which is determined through votes cast by visitors to the exhibition. Visitors will be able to vote at both exhibition locations. Made in L.A. 2020 is organized by independent curators Myriam Ben Salah and Lauren Mackler, with the Hammer’s Ikechukwu Onyewuenyi, assistant curator of performance. Image: Ser Serpas Moments are hard, 2019 Shelf, isolation foam Dimensions variable Photo credits: Carter Seddon
Simone Fattal
Simone Fattal Solo show Palais Idéal du Facteur Cheval, Hauterives September 2020 Image: Simone Fattal Kouros, 2006 Glazed Stoenware 48.5 x 15 x 7 cm (19 1/8 x 5 7/8 x 2 3/4 in)
Pamela Rosenkranz: WE HYBRIDS!
Pamela Rosenkranz Group show Istituto Svizzero, Roma 16 October 2020 - 31 January 2021 The group exhibition brings together six young artists from Switzerland who address the idea of hybridism through different media and narrative models. Pamela Rosenkranz (*1979/Altdorf, lives and works in Zurich and Steinhausen) shows three new paintings from the series “Sexual Power”, for which she consumes the synthetically produced substance Viagra while painting and mutates into a hybrid-like being by mixing her own human abilities with an artificially produced substance. Image: Pamela Rosenkranz Sexual Power (Viagra Painting, Feeling Green), 2020 Acrylic on aluminium 210 x 150 cm ( 82 5/8 x 59 1/8 in ) Photo credits: Flavio Karrer
Simone Fattal
Simone Fattal Group show Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris, Paris January 2021 Image: Simone Fattal The Garden, 2015 Glazed stoneware 24.5 x 51 x 24 cm (9 5/8 x 20 1/8 x 9 1/2 in) Photo credit: Thor Brødreskift
Vivian Suter
Vivian Suter Museo Reina Sofia, Madrid 23 May - 03 October 2021 The artist Vivian Suter (Buenos Aires, 1949) will be the protagonist at the Palacio de Velázquez in Retiro Park at the end of 2020. In 1983, she took up permanent residence in the heart of the Guatemalan jungle, and there, from her studio in Panajachel, her work evolved toward an increasingly close exchange with the natural environment, rendered on vivid and colorful canvases that relinquish the frame. Image: Vivian Suter, Nisyros (Vivian’s bed), 2016–17 Various materials Installation view Glass Pavilions on Kurt-Schumacher-Strasse, Kassel, Documenta 14 Photo credits: Fred Dott
Vivian Suter / Elisabeth Wild : 2021
Vivian Suter and Elisabeth Wild Art on the Underground, London June 2021 In 2020 Art on the Underground will present major site-specific commissions by Lucy McKenzie, Vivian Suter, and Helen Johnson alongside two Pocket Tube map covers by Elisabeth Wild and Phyllida Barlow. 2020 marks Art on the Underground’s 20th anniversary, a key milestone celebrating its history of working with prominent contemporary artists as a leading commissioner of public art. Vivian Suter will create her first public commission in the UK comprised of over 120 new paintings at Stratford station. For the spring pocket Tube map, Elisabeth Wild will create a new collage inspired by London Underground architecture in colours that recall the luscious landscape of her home in Guatemala. Image: Vivian Suter Portrait Photo credits: Flavio Karrer
Vivian Suter
Vivian Suter Vleeshal Center for Contemporary Art, Middelburg (NL) September 2021 Image: Vivian Suter Untitled, 2019 Acrylic on canvas 235 x 179 cm (92/1/2 x 70 1/2 in) Photo credits: Flavio Karrer
