Allora and Calzadilla
dal 29/4/2004 al 29/5/2004
Segnalato da
29/4/2004
Allora and Calzadilla
Lisson Gallery, London
Unstable Atmospheres. For this exhibition Allora and Calzadilla have produced an exciting and ambitious body of new work that explores the notion of 'Unstable Atmospheres¹ from the social and philosophical resonance of this phrase, utilising light, temperature and sound.
Unstable Atmospheres
Lisson New Space is pleased to announce the first solo exhibition of Allora and Calzadilla in the UK, previewing at 29 Bell Street on 30 April from 6-9pm.
Jennifer Allora (b. 1974, USA) and Guillermo Calzadilla (b.1971, Cuba) have been working together since 1995. They live and work in Puerto Rico, a hybrid Caribbean culture with a colonial legacy that continues to flourish in the present day under the fragile auspices of the United States. Despite its tropical location and the abundant natural beauty of the surrounding region, Puerto Rico is an island where heavy industry, commerce and space exploration takes precedence. It is this fertile and unusual diversity that informs the subject matter and approach behind Allora and Calzadilla¹s varied body of work.
Cyclones, chalk cylinders, colour chromatics, computer codes, cosmic communications, colonial crimes, civil disobedience and capturing sunlight have all featured in their work. Their inventive use of materials and strong sense of aesthetic, encompass art historical references and create a new artistic vocabulary within a psychological, political and social context.
For this exhibition Allora and Calzadilla have produced an exciting and ambitious body of new work that explores the notion of 'Unstable Atmospheres¹ from the social and philosophical resonance of this phrase, utilising light, temperature and sound.
Allora and Calzadilla¹s recent exhibitions include 'Ailleurs/Ici' Musee d¹Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris; 'Common Wealth¹ Tate Modern, London; 'Puerto Rican Light' The America¹s Society, NY; XXIV Sao Paolo Biennale, Brazil; PS1 Contemporary Art Centre, NY. Forthcoming solo exhibitions include ICA, Boston; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (both July 2004)
For more information please contact Rory Logsdail on 020 7724 2739 or Lynne Gentle on 020 7535 0818.
Image: Backfire, 2004, photograph, 16 x 20 inches
1st May  29th May 2004
Preview: Friday 30 April, 6-9pm
Opening hours: Mon - Fri 10-6, Sat 11-5
Lisson New Space, 29 Bell Street, London, NW1 5DA
T: 00 44 (0)20 7724 2739 F: 00 44 (0)20 7724 7124