Pierre Huyghe
dal 8/9/2011 al 21/10/2011
Segnalato da
8/9/2011
Pierre Huyghe
Esther Schipper, Berlin
Influants. The exhibition is composed of entirely new works and presents the viewer with a situation that prompts reflection on the nature of encounters and influences between visitor and resident.
Esther Schipper is pleased to announce the second solo exhibition by French artist Pierre Huyghe at the gallery.
Influants is composed of entirely new works and presents the viewer with a situation that prompts reflection on the nature of encounters and influences between visitor and resident. A colony of 10,000 ants (camponotus ligniperdus), house spiders (tegenaria atrica), an announcer and a live flu virus will co-inhabit the gallery space.
Pierre Huyghe, born in Paris, was educated at the École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. He has had numerous international solo exhibitions at such venues as: Tate Modern, London (2006), Castello de Rivoli, Turin (2004), Guggenheim Museum, New York (2003), Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (2000) and Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (2006, 1998). His most recent solo exhibition, La saison des fêtes, was presented at the Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid (2010).
Huyghe’s work has appeared in many group exhibitions, such as: Biennale of Sydney (2008), Whitney Biennial (2006), Venice Biennale (2003, 1999), documenta 11 (2002) and Manifesta 2 (1998). He was a recipient of a DAAD Artist in Residence grant in Berlin (1999–2000) and received a Special Award from the jury of the Venice Biennale in 2001, where he represented France, as well as the Hugo Boss Prize in 2002. He lives and works in New York and Paris.
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Opening: Friday, 9 September, 6 - 9pm
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