Two exhibitions
dal 14/4/2014 al 14/6/2014
Segnalato da
14/4/2014
Two exhibitions
ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts, London
'The Yes No Quality of Dreams' brings together a selection of paintings by London-based poet and painter David Robilliard: figurative elements with text taken directly from his own poems. 'Tauba Auerbach: The New Ambidextrous Universe' features newly created sculptures and photographs which take as their starting point the scientific principles of symmetry and reflection as a means to hint at an alternate, mirror universe.
David Robilliard: The Yes No Quality of Dreams
The ICA brings together a selection of paintings by London-based poet and painter David Robilliard in the first UK institutional exhibition for over twenty years. These intimate paintings combine figurative elements with text taken directly from Robilliard's own poems. Coded and knowing, his evocative prose alludes to intimate sexual encounters and passing infatuations that ultimately conjure an image of 1980s queer London.
Robilliard moved to London in 1975 and would become close friends with Gilbert & George, momentarily appearing in the film The World of Gilbert & George (1981). Throughout the 1980s Robilliard published books and postcards of his poetry, as well as contributing to publications such as The Fred, Square Peg and The Manipulator. Robilliard was described by Gilbert & George as ‘the new master of the modern person’.
Robilliard’s paintings appeared in numerous gallery exhibitions during his lifetime, as well as exhibiting in venues such as London's Hippodrome and L'Escargot restaurant. In 1993, a major retrospective was held at the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
Exhibition to be accompanied by forthcoming ICA Publication.
Introduction by Gregor Muir (ICA Executive Director), main text by Andrew Wilson (Curator of Modern & Contemporary British Art at Tate Britain).
Supported by the David Robillliard Exhibition Supporters Group including Aurel Scheibler, among others.
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Tauba Auerbach: The New Ambidextrous Universe
The ICA presents the first solo exhibition in the UK by San Francisco-born, New York-based artist Tauba Auerbach, who works in a wide variety of media including sculpture, photography, painting, weaving and book design. Auerbach takes a highly innovative approach to mechanical processes and colour. Her ICA show features newly created sculptures and photographs which take as their starting point the scientific principles of symmetry and reflection as a means to hint at an alternate, mirror universe.
Auerbach’s recent solo exhibitions include Standard, Oslo (2013), Wiels Centre of Contemporary Art, Brussels; Malmö Konsthall, Malmö; and Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen (2011 – 2012). Recent group exhibitions include Ecstatic Alphabets/Heaps of Language, 2012, Museum of Modern Art, New York; The Painting Factory, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Lifelike, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.
Supported by Paula Cooper Gallery, STANDARD (Oslo), Tristan Capital Partners and the Tauba Auerbach Exhibition Supporters Group including Maya & Ramzy Rasamny, among others
Image: David Robilliard, Life Isn't Good It's Excellent, 1987, acrylic on canvas. Courtesy private collection, Frankfurt. © The Estate of David Robilliard. All rights reserved. DACS 2014
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