Peter Fischli and David Weiss
dal 14/5/2007 al 27/7/2007
Segnalato da
Monika Spruth Philomene Magers
14/5/2007
Peter Fischli and David Weiss
Monika Spruth Philomene Magers, Munich
Equilibres. In their work, the artists employ a wide variety of artistic means of expression, ranging from film, photography and artists' books to sculptures and multimedia installations. They adapt everyday objects and situations which they place in an artistic context.
Peter Fischli and David Weiss
Monika Spruth and Philomene Magers are pleased to present the photographic
series Equilibres by Peter Fischli and David Weiss at their Munich Gallery.
In their work, the artists employ a wide variety of artistic means of expression,
ranging from film, photography and artists' books to sculptures and multimedia
installations. They adapt everyday objects and situations which they place – not
without humour or irony – in an artistic context, thus raising philosophical and
theoretical questions regarding the explanation of the world.
The photographs Equilibres were created in the years 1984/86. It is a series of 82
black-and-white and colour photographs showing assemblages of everyday objects. The
attention is drawn to an dizzying construction, with gravity seemingly working in
reverse, creating a state of suspension which cancels the weight and the value of
the individual components. This is also summarized in the subheading of the
Equilibres of Peter Fischli and David Weiss: ist das
Gleichgewicht, kurz bevor's zusammenbricht. (Balance is most beautiful
just before it collapses.)
Precarious and often on the verge of collapse, the photographs with their suggestive
titles are reminiscent of thought experiments and evoke the familiar Surrealist
image of the chance encounter of a sewing machine and an umbrella on a
dissection table (Lautréamont). The titles alternately function as
accurate summaries of the sculptural situation, as in the case of the
SCHLUMMERSCHLINGE (SLUMBER SNARE) or as anecdotic descriptions. In their new
Equilibres artists' book, Peter Fischli and David Weiss have often assigned
different titles to one and the same motif.
A smaller selection was presented for the first time in 1985 in the exhibition
STILLER NACHMITTAG (QUIET AFTERNOON) Monika Spruth and Philomene Magers,
Cologne, at the Kunsthalle Basel and at the Groningen Museum, accompanied by the
artists' book of the same title.
Peter Fischli (b. 1952) and David Weiss (b. 1946) live and work in Zurich. They
became internationally known through their film DER LAUF DER DINGE (THE WAY THINGS
GO) which was shown at the DOCUMENTA in Kassel in 1987. Peter Fischli and David
Weiss have represented Switzerland in numerous international exhibitions such as the
Venice Biennale and were awarded the Golden Lion in 2003. Their retrospective
FLOWERS QUESTIONS was first shown at the Tate Modern in London in Autumn 2006
and travelled afterwards to the Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, the
Kunsthalle Zurich and the Deichtorhallen Hamburg.
Opening: Tuesday, 15th May 2007, 7-9pm
Monika Spruth Philomene Magers Munich
Schellingstr. 48 - Munich
Opening hours: Tuesday - Friday 11am - 2pm and 3pm - 6pm, Saturday: 11am - 2pm and by appointment