His new work, XSEED 4000, is an interactive animation. Its constructed environment is inspired by the tallest projected building in the world (not yet completed). The building was designed to be built on water in the Tokyo bay at a height of 4000 metres, consisting of a 6000 m wide steel construction and 800 floors.
XSEED 4000
We are proud to present Tobias Bernstrup's first solo show at the gallery.
Tobias Bernstrup, b.1970, lives and works in New York. He graduated from the
Royal Academy in Stockholm 1998 and his work has recently been seen in solo
exhibitions at Cosmic Galerie, Paris (2004), Museum für Gegenwartskunst
Basel (2003), Palais de Tokyo, Paris and Färgfabriken, Stockholm (2002) and
the Lyon Biennial (2001).
His new work, XSEED 4000, is an interactive animation. Its constructed
environment is inspired by the tallest projected building in the world (not
yet completed). The building was designed to be built on water in the Tokyo
bay at a height of 4000 metres, consisting of a 6000 m wide steel
construction and 800 floors. The tower would host over 1 million inhabitants
and create an ecologically functional system with no air pollution. Taisei
Corporation, who made the proposal, estimated a construction period of app.
30 years. Integrated in the landscape like a mountain, its conic shape would
remind one of that of Mount Fuji-Yama.
The player/viewer of the animated game can wander around in this utopian
vision where surveillance, control and perfection echo a state of paranoia.
On March 26, Tobias Bernstrup will do a performance at Moderna Museet,
Stockholm. For more information see Moderna by Night under 'program' at
http://www.modernamuseet.se/
Tobias Bernstrup will also show works at Lydmar, Stockholm, Feb 26 Â March
27. This marks the start of the collaboration between Lydmar and
Andréhn-Schiptjenko as regard the hotel's art programme.
Opening: Thursday Feb 26, 5-8 pm. The exhibition continues until March 27.
Our opening hours are Tues - Fri 11 am-5 pm, Sat 12-5 pm.
For more information and images, please contact the gallery.
Image: XSEED-4000
interactive animation/computer game, 2004.
Next show: Anna Kleberg, April 1, 2004
Andréhn-Schiptjenko
Markvardsgatan 2
S-113 53 Stockholm
Sweden
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