Da sempre interessato alla creazione come attivita' di ricerca, e in particolare agli studi del matematico ungherese Imre Lakatos, l'artista presenta in mostra gli sviluppi della sua ricerca su quello che egli definisce 'geometria culturale'. In mostra sculture, video, disegni e l'installazione 'Host'.
For his second solo show with Pianissimo Gallery, artist Tobias Collier presents his latest body of work in sculpture, video and drawing installation under the title ‘Host’.
Pursuing his interest in art production as a research practice, and in particular influenced by the methodology outlined by Hungarian mathematician Imre Lakatos, this exhibition sees Collier developing the system of what he calls ‘cultural geometry’. One central tenet of this theory is the ‘principle of mediocrity’, that is, the insistence in homogeneity or lack of elevated hierarchical position in the particular area of cultural terrain that one may inhabit.
As such, Collier’s work constantly refers to the cosmic, or rather meta-galactic, whilst manifesting in the everyday. ‘Host’ sees Collier investigate ideas as diverse as understanding the cosmic scale, conscious thought, evolution and the parasite-host relationship through the quotidian vehicles of chart drawing, puzzle solving, origami and other more everyday activities.
Collier lives and works in London and has regularly worked internationally including presenting his talk ‘The Principle of Mediocrity (Towards a Geometry of Culture)’ at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, London, as well as exhibiting in the ‘Muslim Mulliqi Prize’, at the National Gallery of Kosovo, Pristina, Kosovo, ‘Traces du Sacré’, at the Centre George Pompidou, Paris, France and ‘The Bearable Lightness of Being - The Metaphor of Space 2’, as part of the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2010. Collier was also the Delfina Foundation International Resident Artist in Damascus, Syria in 2009.
Opening 16th September 2010, 7 pm
Pianissimo Contemporary Art
Via Ventura 5 I Milano
Orario: Mar - Sab: 14-19
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