Leo Gabin
dal 26/4/2012 al 22/6/2012
Segnalato da
26/4/2012
Leo Gabin
Peres Projects, Mitte, Berlin
Whatever is Clever. The artist takes inspiration from the proliferation of user generated media on the internet and the until now undefined space straddling the public and private realms. The exhibition features a new body of work consisting of paintings, collages, sculpture and video works.
On the occasion of Berlin Gallery Weekend 2012 Peres Projects is very proud to present Whatever is Clever,, a solo exhibition by Belgium based Leo Gabin. Leo Gabin (Lieven Deconinck, Gaëtan Begerem and Robin De Vooght) have worked as a collective since the early 2000's in media such as video, painting, drawing and sculpture and have taught as a collective at The Royal Academy of Fine Arts in Ghent where they received their Fine Art degrees.
Leo Gabin take inspiration from the proliferation of user generated media on the internet and the until now undefined space straddling the public and private realms. Themes of sex, violence and celebrity which dominate these users' experiences are filtered though Gabin's collage based aesthetic and confrontational means of production. Gabin captures images from their video mash ups to silkscreen onto their paintings and ultimately incorporate the acetate used to create the silkscreens in their collages and totem like sculptures.
This recyclical use of imagery and media draws on the very function of social media and the ownerless, shared content which it consists of. Created in a singular moment of violent, collaborative exertion, these works shed light on the social media space and our collective identities within it.For their first solo show at the gallery, Leo Gabin will present a new body of work consisting of paintings, collages, sculpture and video works.
For further information or reproductions please contact Margherita Belaief at margherita@peresprojects.com or Nick Koenigsknecht at nick@peresprojects.com or please call us at +49 30 275 950770.
Opening reception: Friday, April 27, from 7pm - 10pm
Peres Projects, Mitte
Grosse Hamburger Strasse 17 - Berlin
Opening hours Tuesday through Saturday, from 11am to 6pm and by appointment.
Opening Hours during Gallery Weekend:
Saturday & Sunday, April 28 & 29, from 11am -6pm