Tobias Rehberger
dal 6/4/2006 al 2/5/2006
Segnalato da
6/4/2006
Tobias Rehberger
Haunch of Venison Yard, London
In this exhibition the artist explores notions of worth and systems of value. He appropriates both cheap plywood and natural materials such as gold and platinum, as well as design classics ncluding a Ducati Supersport motorbike and Maserati cars and transforms them, re-presenting them as art objects.
Tobias Rehberger (born Germany, in 1966) is one of the most prominent artists
of his generation. He has exhibited throughout Europe to widespread critical
acclaim, including recent major shows at Reina Sofia, Madrid (2005) and the
Whitechapel Art Gallery, London (2004). Seven Naked Hermann Hesse Fans
and other Gems is his first exhibition at Haunch of Venison.
Rehberger produces futuristic environments that play with light, space,
furniture, signage and clothing, inspired by design classics and modernist art
history. Sociable, interactive, utopian and playful, his work thrives on chance
connections, unexpected encounters and the gaps between communication
and understanding.
In this exhibition Rehberger explores notions of worth and systems of value.
He appropriates both cheap plywood and natural materials such as gold and
platinum, as well as design classics including a Ducati Supersport motorbike
and Maserati cars, and transforms them, re-presenting them as art objects.
Rehberger is interested in the conflict between function and aesthetic value,
and here the objects lose their functionality but gain a new status as artworks.
Together a New Phantasy, a mural in the exhibition, presents a series of naked
figures, including Hermann Hesse. Hesse wrote about the struggle between art
and society, and in Narziss und Goldmund (1930) he questioned the relative
merits and rewards of business and art. By exposing Hesse and his fans as
naked, Rehberger questions the value of artworks, and whether they can offer
enlightenment as Hesse suggests. Rehberger also frequently incorporates an
element of interaction into his exhibitions, and the Haunch of Venison staff will
model individual works.
Tobias Rehberger was a student of Martin Kippenberger, and had his first solo
exhibition in 1992. He has since exhibited in museums worldwide, and his work
is included in many important international collections. Get a New Liver 2006, a
major commission, was recently opened at Tate Liverpool. Rehberger is
currently working on a film project for the Prada Foundation, Milan.
Opening: 7th April 2006
Haunch of Venison
6 Haunch of Venison Yard - London
Hours: from 10 to 19