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23/9/2011

Two exhibitions

Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall, Stockholm

COSIMA VON BONIN, PER KIRKEBY and TAL R
Curated by David Neuman

Premiere of Museum Magasin 3: Starting in fall 2011, Magasin 3 will dedicate two galleries to annual exhibitions featuring works from the permanent collection. These presentations will provide the opportunity for recollections and reflections upon artists that Magasin 3 has followed over the years.

The first gallery presents a group of works, including an exciting new acquisition, by Cosima von Bonin, a Cologne-based artist. In her imagery, we encounter creatures and objects that seem to have escaped from a kindergarten. Larger than life they sit perfectly poised as if at the beach or on the ocean floor upending all preconceptions. Although Cosima von Bonin has been included in group shows at Magasin 3, this is the first solo presentation of her works.

The second gallery is a meeting between two celebrated Danish artists: Per Kirkeby and Tal R. Both have previously been featured in solo exhibitions at Magasin 3, yet this new context places their paintings and sculptures side-by-side—an encounter that lends itself to visual rapture and existential analysis.

Museum Magasin 3 exhibitions are created by the curators at Magasin 3. These first presentations are curated by museum director David Neuman assisted by Bronwyn Griffith, Assistant Curator of Collection Research.

Premiere of Museum Magasin 3: Starting in fall 2011, Magasin 3 will dedicate two galleries to annual exhibitions featuring works from the permanent collection. These presentations will provide the opportunity for recollections and reflections upon artists that Magasin 3 has followed over the years.

The first gallery presents a group of works by Cosima von Bonin, a Cologne-based artist. In her imagery, we encounter creatures and objects that seem to have escaped from a kindergarten. Larger than life they sit perfectly poised as if at the beach or on the ocean floor upending all preconceptions. Although Cosima von Bonin has been included in group shows at Magasin 3, this is the first solo presentation of her works, and includes an exciting new acquisition.

The second gallery is a meeting between two celebrated Danish artists: Per Kirkeby and Tal R. Both have previously been featured in solo exhibitions at Magasin 3, yet this new context places their paintings and sculptures side-by-side—an encounter that lends itself to visual rapture and existential analysis.

Museum Magasin 3 exhibitions are created by the curators at Magasin 3. These first presentations are curated by museum director David Neuman assisted by Bronwyn Griffith, Assistant Curator of Collection Research.

The exhibition is open during fall season 2011 and spring season 2012 as follows: September 24 until December 11, January 12 until June 10.

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Marijke van Warmerdam
"Virvel"
Curated by Tessa Praun

During fall 2011 Magasin 3 presents a selection of film works by the Dutch artist Marijke van Warmerdam. In absence of any clear beginning or end, seemingly insignificant events are expanded into poetic abstractions. Swirling air is what connects all three films, which are independent works.

Tessa Praun, the exhibition curator, explains:
For the exhibition at Magasin 3 the chosen films, which are all silent, have been digitalized and will be shown on digital projectors for the first time. The mechanical hum of the traditional film projector is absent, making the visual experience in the room become even more intense.

During fall 2011 Magasin 3 presents a selection of film works by the Dutch artist Marijke van Warmerdam. In absence of any clear beginning or end, seemingly insignificant events are expanded into poetic abstractions. Leaves carried by the wind, milk dripping into a glass of water, a bunch of flowers vibrating in a bicycle basket or white jet trails across the sky—the meditative simplicity of the films bestows upon the viewer a moment of stillness and titillating wonder based in the everyday.

Swirling air is what connects all three films, which are independent works. Blondine (1995) is a study of a woman drying her long hair. The hair drier blows her locks in circular motions. Wave (2006) documents a mule swinging its tail in a circular motion surrounded by a field of grain swaying rhythmically in the wind. In Wind (2010) leaves and litter blow through an industrial zone. The movement of the camera as it follows bits of plastic, feathers and dry leaves emphasizes the passage of the wind through an otherwise deserted area. The absence of any real action gives a sense of timelessness that is a welcome contrast to the hectic pace of everyday life.

Tessa Praun, the exhibition curator, explains:

“For the exhibition at Magasin 3 the chosen films, which are all silent, have been digitalized and will be shown on digital projectors for the first time. The mechanical hum of the traditional film projector is absent making the visual experience in the room become even more intense.”

Marijke van Warmerdam (b. 1959) lives and works in Amsterdam. Since the early 1990s she has worked primarily in 16mm and 35mm film. She has exhibited at the Venice Biennial, Wiener Secession, Stedelijk Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, and will be featured in a retrospective exhibition at Museum Boijmans van Beuningen in Rotterdam later this year.

The exhibition was realised with the financial support of the Mondriaan Foundation, Amsterdam.

Press contact:
Tove Schalin Ph +46 8 54568040 Cell +46 702708635 schalin@magasin3.com

Image: Per Kirkeby, "Herbst-Anastasis III", 1997

Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall
Frihamnsgatan 28 - Stockholm
hours: Thursday 11–7 pm, Friday–Sunday 11–5 pm

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