Art | 38 | Basel | Statements
June 12th – June 17th
Preview: June 11th 13.00 – 19.00
Art Statements
Booth A14 / Hall 1.0
Messe Basel
4021 Basel
Switzerland
Herald St
2 Herald Street
London E2 6JT
T +44 (0) 20 7168 2566
F +44 (0) 20 7613 0009
mail@heraldst.com
One of my favorits…
PERUGI artecontemporanea
via Giordano Bruno 24 b
35124 Padova ITALY
PH. and F.: +39 049 8809.507
perugiartecontemp@libero.it
monday – saturday 3.00 – 8.00 pm – mornings and holidays by
appointment
DAVID BENEDEK, SNOWBOARD CHAMPION UND VISUELLER PERFORMER.
DAVID BENEDEK IST SHOOTINGSTAR DES SNOWBOARD-FREESTYLES, MITBEGRÜNDER DER FILMPRODUKTIONSFIRMEN ROBOT FOOD UND BLANK PAPER STUDIOS, ART DIRECTOR UND VIDEO CUTTER.
AUF SEINEM BLOG BERICHTET ER UNS JEDE WOCHE VON SEINEN GLOBALEN TRIPS ALS KREATIVER UND SNOWBOARDPROFI.
BLOGZITAT NACH EINEM SNOWBOARDSTURZ:
„… UND MIT NIX CHECKEN MEINE ICH DAS ERNST: KEINE AHNUNG WO MAN IST, WAS PASSIERT IST ETC. NACHDEM ICH ALLE SO LANGE MIT DENSELBEN FRAGEN GENERVT HABE, WURDE MIR EINFACH EIN ZETTEL ZUGESTECKT AUF DEM DIE ANTWORTEN GESCHRIEBEN STANDEN. DIE SITUATION IST ZIEMLICH AMÜSANT WENN AUCH ABGEFAHREN, MAN STELLE SICH VOR:
MAN HAT KOPFWEH, IST VERWIRRT UND FRAGT WAS PASSIERT IST (UND FÜR EINEN SELBST JA ZUM ERSTEN MAL)- UND VERBLÜFFENDER WEISE BEFINDEN SICH DIE ANTWORTEN ZU ALLEN FRAGEN SCHON AUF EINEM ZETTEL IN DER EIGENEN TASCHE. DANN IST MAN EIGENTLICH NOCH VERWIRRTER, WIE DAS DENN MÖGLICH SEI.
AUF DEM ZETTEL STAND:
– DU HAST “DOUBLE BS RODEO” VERSUCHT UND BIST AUF DEN KOPF GEFLOGEN
– WIR SIND IN FRANKREICH ZUM FILMEN
– DU BIST MIT DEINER FREUNDIN SEIT 3 JAHREN ZUSAMMEN…“
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—– Works with street art, paintings, drawings and graphics —-
HuskMitNavn has marked his name both in Denmark and internationally by his controversial, humorous and political street art. His characteristic figures and comments are spread all over Europe and covers a wide area from graffiti in public space, illustrations for international magazines and newspapers into established settings as galleries and building adornnments.
By humorous reflections upon everyday life and politics, the art from HuskMitNavn involves society discourses. In a very personal style he comments on absurdities by stolid comments that give ‘food for thought’. Subjects like nationality or integration gets a completely new meaning.
Backjumps-The live issue part 3
Big group show at Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien in
Berlin.
I’m painting a 50 meter long mural. 22.6-19.8.
Check out the web page for more details.
Take-away Summer 07
Group show at Charlotte Fogh Contemporary.
Klostergade 32, Århus Denmark. 29.6-25.8.
New paintings and prints.
My web page has been updated. Photos of my solo show
at A.L.I.C.E. Gallery in Brussels and more.
Just to let everyone know, this going to be a landmark event… We aren’t
taking any shorts when it comes to Shepard’s NYC return. Get ready, cause
this exhibition is not to be missed!
JONATHAN LeVINE GALLERY presents
E PLURIBUS VENOM
NEW WORKS BY SHEPARD FAIREY
A SOLO EXHIBITION
Main Gallery Opening Reception
Saturday, June 23rd from 5-9 pm
Exhibition is on view from June 23rd to July 21st
Jonathan LeVine Gallery
529 West 20th Street, 9th Floor
New York, NY 10011
Phone: (212) 243 3822
Dumbo Installation Space Reception presented by JUXTAPOZ and SWINDLE
Thursday, June 21st from 7-11pm
Installation Space is on view until July 6th
81 Front Street (at the corner of Washington St)
Dumbo (Brooklyn), NY 11201
Music provided by COSMO BAKER, 10 FINGERS, SHEPARD FAIREY and more…
Drinks Provided by DEWARS
RSVP REQUIRED, for more info please visit
The title “E Pluribus Venom” which translates “Out of many, poison” is
derived from “E Pluribus Unum” (out of many, one) an early motto adopted by
the U.S. Government which appears on U.S. coins and dollar bills. In the
opinion of artist Shepard Fairey, many becoming one, or a loss of power and
influence of the individual in favor of homogeny is a symptom of a society
in decline. “E Pluribus Venom” could be interpreted as saying both that
there is poison in the American system, and that many individuals are
motivated by venom and anger toward this system. “E Pluribus Venom” is
comprised of artworks designed to question the symbols and methods of the
American machine and American dream and also celebrate those who oppose
blind nationalism and war. Some of Fairey’s works use currency motifs or a
Norman Rockwell aesthetic to employ the graphic language of the subjects
they critique. Other works use a blend of Art Nouveau, hippie, and
revolutionary propaganda styles to celebrate
subjects advocating peace. The art addresses monolithic institutional power
and authority and the role of counter culture and independent individuals to
question the dominant paradigm. Shepard Fairey’s new body of work contains
politically-charged paint, screen print, stencil, and collage mixed media
pieces which use metaphor, humor, and seductive decorative elements to
deliver provocative but beautiful results. These works blur the perceived
barriers between propaganda and escapist decoration, political
responsibility and humor with the intent of stimulating both viscerally and intellectually.
generous support provided by:
Dear friend of V1 Gallery,
we hope to see you at Volta in Basel next week. We will be showing
new works by:
Richard Colman, Peter Funch, Nina Jan Beier & Marie Jan Lund, Troels
Carlsen, Todd James & Kasper Sonne.
Our booth (NF6) is located on the ground floor.
We look forward to seeing you.
Jesper Elg & Peter Funch
V1 Gallery
Absalonsgade 21.B
1658 Copenhagen V.
Denmark
www.v1gallery.com
elg@v1gallery.com
Basel numbers:
(+ 45) 268 281 66
(+ 45) 273 173 11
YVES NETZHAMMER
“The subjectivation of repetition / Die Subjektivierung der Wiederholung” Project A
@ La Biennale di Venezia
Swiss Pavillion at the Giardini
10.06.-21.11.2007
&
“The subjectivation of repetition / Die Subjektivierung der Wiederholung” Project B
at the Karlskirche Kassel (Karlsplatz)
supporting program of Documenta XII
Curated by Dr. Andreas Mertin
17.06.-23.09.2007
Opening reception: 17.06. at 4 p.m.
We would be pleased to welcome you at these venues!
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Messen / fairs:
LOOP Barcelona 31.05.-02.06.2007
ART FORUM Berlin, 29.09.-03.10.2007
Galerie | Anita Beckers | Frankfurt
Frankenallee 74
D-60327 Frankfurt / Main
Tel (0)69-73 9009 67
Fax (0)69-73 9009 68
info@galerie-beckers.de
Mogadishni Artist:
FIE NORSKER in GÖTEBORGS KONSTHALL (Sweeden)
ABOUT FIE NORSKER (DK)
The Danish artist Fie Norsker works with a lot of different genres in her art; painting, drawing and ceramic. Norsker operates in a fairytale universe where ghosts, animals, muscle-men and strange creatures are present.
The drawings are very detailed and show the artist’s occupation with the human body but also with the landscape in which she often incorporates animals or big letters. The body depicted in some of her drawings is that of the exaggerated and grotesque bodybuilder which allows the artist to unfold an interest in lines and curves. The bodybuilder with his man-made and moulded body stands posing in a deserted, rough landscape – a juxtaposition which is full of contrast. The landscape seems to have a life of its own which in the drawings often is depicted with a grotesque sense of humour and fantasy. Piles of excrements are often part of the depicted landscapes in which the viewer gets a glimpse into a strange underworld. A place where nothing is as it seems…
The works in ceramics by Norsker are somewhat childish and almost naïve in their appearance. Small clumsy figures, often with no hands or feet stand helpless as the glaze drips down their body. The figures are full of humour as the artist plays with the material and the expressions. At first glimpse the figures seem sweet and innocent but they also have a serious side to them. For instance one of her ghost figures has a shot hole as mouth.
Clearly more serious aspects are present in the oil-paintings by Norsker – both via the topics and titles. The paintings often depict urban landscapes e.g. a factory alone in a rainbow-coloured almost psychedelic landscape. Other paintings are kept in darker colours and she zooms in on details of an abstract fantasy landscape. As opposed to the drawings with all their fine details the paintings are quite rough and simple. The oil is applied in wide strokes across the canvas and the surface is often built up by different colour-planes.
A series of red drawings on paper seem to combine the strategies of both her other drawings and her paintings. The red drawings have her typical detailing and also her painterly strategy of planes – but they also have an almost “graffiti attitude”. Different statements like “fucked up” and “angry anger” are scattered across brick walls or letters constructing small landscapes. These works seem to have a strong desire to communicate a message to the viewer – in this case the message is spelt out in capital letters revolving despair and anger.
Constructing different settings for her art Norsker has both the playful and the serious side present in her works. Even though some of her works seem to have a somewhat naïve appearance they are also full of energy. Even though a gender specific style always is debatable one tends to call her works “boyish” as her style is very rough and unpolished. Even her ceramics play on a kind of ugliness – a rebellion against the fine material perhaps. Instead of making her landscapes traditionally beautiful she fills them with excrement and strange figures. The “trash” look of her works gives a rebellious energy and reason disappears into a “hole in the ground”.
MOGADISHNI CPH
Carl Jacobsensvej 16 opg. 6 3.sal
2500 Valby/Copenhagen
Denmark
MOGADISHNI AAR
Katrinebjergvej 113
8200 Århus N
Denmark
Tel 0045 32543535
Fax 0045 32543545
mail@mogadishni.com
Opening at Vilma Gold on Wednesday 6th June, 6 – 8.30pm, 2007:
Nick Byrne
Seven Metals Seven Planets Seven Days of the
Week
7th June – 8th July 2007
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Michaela Eichwald
7th June – 8th July 2007
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VILMA GOLD
6 Minerva Street
London
E2 9EH
0044 (0)20 7729 9888
0044 (0)20 7729 9898
mail@vilmagold.com