Willem De Rooij - Intolerance
dal 26/1/2011 al 26/1/2011
Segnalato da
26/1/2011
Willem De Rooij - Intolerance
Daad Galerie, Berlin
Book launch of Intolerance, with Willem de Rooij & a performance by Eike Wittrock 'Feathers and Dance'
Following the exhibition 'Intolerance' at the Neue Nationalgalerie Berlin (from 18 September 2010 to 2 January 2011) - a visual investigation of the triangular relationship between early global trade, conflict, and the attraction of opposites represented in the form of a large-format collage of original artworks - Willem de Rooij and the daadgalerie present the three-volume publication Intolerance. De Rooij's installation in the Neue Nationalgalerie brought the naturalistic depictions of birds of the Dutch genre painter Melchior d'Hondecoeter into a spatial relationship with Hawaiian feathered objects from the 18th/19th century - presenting in total some 29 works from 21 public collections in Europe. The accompanying publication, edited by Willem de Rooij and Benjamin Meyer-Krahmer for the Staatlichen Museen zu Berlin, consists of three volumes, which are dedicated to the different aspects of the project. Additionally, there will be a performance-lecture by the dramaturge and theatre studies scholar Eike Wittrock examining the use of feathers within the development of aesthetics, economics, and colonial history in theater and performative contexts, such as dance, ballet, and Hollywood films.