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13/5/2003

Two exhibitions

Lisson Gallery, London

Anish Kapoor, Painting, 52-54 Bell Street
Marijke van Warmerdam, Promise, 29 Bell Street

Lisson Gallery is pleased to present exhibitions of new work by Anish Kapoor and Marijke van Warmerdam, both opening May 14th.

Further to his ongoing concerns with human presence and perception, in Painting, Kapoor investigates the ephemeral nature of sight, and examines the role of the psyche in our interpretation of visual stimuli. Employing a broad spectrum of materials including powder pigment, light and amorphous reflective surfaces, he challenges the eye while engaging the viewer on a spiritual level. Demanding that we question our ability to distinguish between what we are shown, what we think we see, and what information the brain believes it has been given to process, he seems to question whether 'seeing' is actually 'believing'. As with all of his work, the viewer is an intrinsic component of his sculptural exploration.

Although his work is perceived as solely abstract, Kapoor's practice is nonetheless centered very much on the human spirit. Expanding upon Minimalist concerns with the body, his work relies on the viewer's individual associations to transform his spaces and it is their experiences that ultimately bring the work to life.

Anish Kapoor lives and works in London. This will be his first UK exhibition since the highly acclaimed Marsyas was commissioned for the Turbine Hall, as part of the Unilever Series for Tate Modern, in October 2002.

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The works in Promise relate to Marijke van Warmerdam's continued interest in the passing of time and the recurring states and actions that exist within it. In the film, photography and sculpture presented in this new body of work, van Warmerdam employs repetition and the film loop to superimpose the present with an anticipated future and an imagined past.

The films Weather forecast and Green deal metaphorically with the issue of time passing. In the panoramic film loop Weather forecast, a bathtub acts as a gauge for constantly changing weather conditions. In Green we are presented with a cropped playground scene of children making and destroying sand cakes in real time. Meanwhile, a single leaf in the foreground performs it's own cycle of the seasons, turning from yellow to green and back again to yellow. In Now, Soon, and Coming up soon van Warmerdam has photographed the various stages of bud, full bloom and fallen blossom against the backdrop of a sheet of white card.

Once again, through use of an artificial framework to isolate parts, van Warmerdam sharpens our perception, challenging us to actively examine what we see, reconsider it, and notice qualities that are not immediately apparent, discovering that which is interesting, strange, beautiful and unique.

Marijke van Warmerdam lives and works in Amsterdam, Holland.

The work Weather forecast has been produced by the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead. Lisson Gallery is grateful for the support of the Mondriaan Foundation in the presentation of the work of Marijke van Warmerdam.

Gallery Opening Times: Monday to Friday 10 - 6, Saturday 12-5

Lisson Gallery, 52-54 & 29 Bell Street, London, NW1 5DA
T: 00 44 (0)20 7724 2739
F: 00 44 (0)20 7724 7124

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