Lothar Hempel
dal 19/9/2002 al 3/11/2002
Segnalato da
19/9/2002
Lothar Hempel
ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
Propaganda. the first major UK exhibition of work by the young German artist Lothar Hempel. Hempel will create new work specifically for the ICA galleries comprising a three room sculptural installation and a film which will be presented on five monitors displayed throughout the exhibition spaces.
Propaganda
'A psychologically charged
environment...Hempel delights in
contradiction...' Frieze Magazine
The ICA presents the first major UK exhibition of work
by the young German artist Lothar Hempel. Based in
Cologne and gaining an increasing reputation in the
international art-world, Hempel will create new work
specifically for the ICA galleries comprising a three
room sculptural installation and a film which will be
presented on five monitors displayed throughout the
exhibition spaces.
In the lower gallery, Strike, a medieval style house
without walls, provides a theatrical, dramatically lit
environment for the cut out characters and puppets
within. Under a street lamp just outside the house is a
deserted canteen, where the aroma of recently
consumed coffee fills the air.
In the upper galleries, the second installation Frost
consists of a single cubic metal framework. The open
sided construction is filled with two-dimensional
figures representing a scene from a duel. This cubic
presentation resembles a tableau or still life.
Also in the upper galleries, Jubilation, takes the form of
a miniature stage set, based on the surface of a flat
planet and reminiscent of a slowly rotating record
player.
The installations can be viewed as one connected
composition, a parallel universe, or a place for spiritual
and moral reconsideration.
Fri 20 Sep - Sun 03 Nov
12:00
Lower Gallery
12:00
Upper Gallery
Full Price : £1.50.
Venue(s) : Upper Gallery.
Lower Gallery.
ICA
InstituteofContemporaryArts
12 Carlton House Terrace
London