Jodie Carey
dal 15/7/2013 al 26/7/2013
Segnalato da
15/7/2013
Jodie Carey
Tieranatomisches Theater, Berlin
Shroud. Her extensive installation references the culturally significant history of the space as well as its characteristic architecture. For this work's material, Carey choses bone ashes that is produced by hand and that is carefully applied in the shape of the Anatomical Theatre's layout.
Neue Berliner Räume is pleased to announce the installation Shroud by Bristish artist Jodie Carey at the Anatomical Theatre. The installation is presented in collaboration with Rolando Anselmi Gallery and Hermann von Helmholtz-Zentrum für Kulturtechnik (Humboldt University of Berlin).
Specifically conceived for the Anatomical Theatre, the extensive installation references the culturally significant history of the space as well as its characteristic architecture. For the installation's material, Carey choses bone ashes that is produced by hand and that is carefully applied in the shape of the Anatomical Theatre's layout. In doing so, Carey maps the space anew along the lines of her work and offers a complex reading both of her artistic practice and of the historically charged atmosphere of the theatre.
The Anatomical Theatre is one of the most significant historical buildings of Berlin: Designed by the architect of the Brandenburg Gate Carl Gotthard Langhans by order of King Frederick William II, the theatre was built in 1789/90. The elaborately tiered lecture hall with its painted dome is the central space of the building which remains one of the outstanding examples of classicism in Berlin. Located on the historic campus between Invalidenstraße and Friedrichstraße, the Anatomical Theatre is the oldest surviving academic building in Berlin and as such occupies a meaningful place in the city's cultural landscape. Opened as a part of the Royal Veterinary School, the institution was later integrated into the Humboldt University and has thus served as an important space for academic discourse and research over the course of two centuries. Shroud will be the first presentation of contemporary art in the history of the Anatomical Theatre.
Jodie Carey (b.1981) studied at Goldsmith’s College, London (2002-5) and the Royal College of Art (2005-7). She has since exhibited widely. Recent solo exhibitions include Postfuhramt Mitte/Neue Berliner Räume, Berlin (2013), The New Art Gallery, Walsall (2012), Pump House Gallery, London (2011), Art Forum, Berlin (2009) and Towner Contemporary Art Museum, Eastbourne (2009). Carey's work is currently on view at the Saatchi Gallery as part of the group exhibition Paper. Shroud is an accompanying project for her solo exhibition Immemorial at Rolando Anselmi Gallery.
in collaboration with
Hermann von Helmholtz-Zentrum für Kulturtechnik
Galerie Rolando Anselmi
Neue Berliner Räume is a curatorial initiative with a strong focus on collaborative projects and the presentation of emerging positions. Acknowledging the changed circumstances of contemporary cultural production, Neue Berliner Räume assumes a nomadic position and continuously explores new spatial contexts to stage its projects.
Neue Berliner Räume was founded in 2011.
Image: Shroud, 2013. Bone ash. Site-specific installation at the Veterinary Anatomical Theatre, Berlin 2013. Photo: Riccardo Malberti.
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Tieranatomisches Theater der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Veterinary Anatomical Theatre)
Philippstraße 12/13, Haus 3
(entrance Philippstraße / Hannoversche Straße) 10115 Berlin
U Oranienburger Tor
S Oranienburger Straße
Hours: Tuesday–Saturday 2–6pm
Free entry