Dogma
dal 27/6/2012 al 9/8/2012
Segnalato da
Allora/Calzadilla
Nina Beier
Sebastian Black
Angela Bulloch
Olaf Breuning
Valentin Carron
Lara Favaretto
Claire Fontaine
Jack Goldstein
Richard Hamilton
Martin Kippenberger
Dustin Pittman
Dieter Roth
Jim Shaw
Andreas Slominski
Haim Steinbach
Mungo Thomson
Rosmarie Trockel
William Wegman
Christopher Wool
Gianni Jetzer
27/6/2012
Dogma
Metro Pictures, New York
During the sultry dog days of summer, an exhibition that brings together works by a group of contemporary artists who look beyond the cuddly cuteness of dogs to focus on the idiosyncratic, interconnected fates of man and his best friend.
During the sultry dog days of summer Metro Pictures presents “Dogma,” a group exhibition organized by Swiss Institute director Gianni Jetzer. Bringing together works by a diverse group of contemporary artists, “Dogma” looks at the inextricable relationship tens of thousands of years of domestication have forged between mankind and dogs.
The origin of the term dog days can be traced back to the ancient Romans, who attributed the heat of summer to Sirius, the brightest star in the night’s sky, which they referred to as the Dog Star due to its position in the constellation Canis Major (Large Dog). Dog days were long believed to be maddening and wicked times that turned food and wine sour and pushed man to hysteria. The sweltering days of July and August then are the perfect time to exhibit works that look beyond the cuddly cuteness of dogs to focus on the idiosyncratic, interconnected fates of man and his best friend.
“Dogma” includes works by: Allora/Calzadilla, Nina Beier, Sebastian Black, Angela Bulloch, Olaf Breuning, Valentin Carron, Lara Favaretto, Claire Fontaine, Jack Goldstein, Richard Hamilton, Martin Kippenberger, Dustin Pittman, Dieter Roth, Jim Shaw, Andreas Slominski, Haim Steinbach, Mungo Thomson, Rosmarie Trockel, William Wegman and Christopher Wool.
Nina Beier presents Tragedy, a performance in which a live dog plays dead as it lies on a Persian rug. Tragedy, occurs at intervals throughout the duration of the exhibition.
Image: Nina Beier Tragedy, 2011. Persian rug, dog, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Laura Bartlett Gallery, London
For more information please contact Alexander Ferrando at alexander@metropictures.com or 212 2067100
Opening Reception: June 28, 6 – 8 pm
Metro Pictures
519 West 24th Street New York NY 10011
Gallery hours: Mondy – Friday, 10 am – 6 pm