Ghada Amer
Assum Vivid Astro Focus
Vanessa Beecroft
Pierre Bismuth
Aline Bouvy
John Gillis
Slater Bradley
Susan Burner
Jota Castro
Peter Coffin
Jeremy Deller
Jen DeNike
Alberto di Fabio
Luke Fowler
Anna Fusco
Thomas Glassford
Nicola Gobbetto
Delia Gonzalez
Gavin Russom
Kevin Francis Gray
Matt Greene
Antony Gormley
Annika von Hansswolff
Thomas Hirschhorn
Evan Holloway
James Hopkins
Mustafa Hulusi
Marine Hugonier
John Isaacs
Rashid Johnson
Kika Karadi
Terence Koh
Wolfgang Laib
Jim Lambie
Gonzalo Lebrija
Justin Lowe
Paul McCarthy
Barry McGee
Birgit Megerle
Jonathan Monk
Paulina Olowska
Seb Patane
Jaume Pitarch
Marc Quinn
Tobias Rehberger
Ugo Rondinone
Rosy Rox
Thomas Ruff
Markus Schinwald
Steven Shearer
Simon Starling
Cheney Thompson
Eugenio Tibaldi
Ike' Ude'
Piotr Uklanski
Francesco Vezzolli
Gillian Wearing
Jordan Wolfson
Selected works from the Ernesto Esposito Collection. This enormous collection, spearhead of contemporary art, offers both a serious and seductive commentary on the social, artistic, political and formal scenario, from the fall of the twin towers to our days, was made available for this exhibition. On display more than 800 artworks: several ambiences and installations combine with audiovisual pieces, paintings and photographs. Among the artists: Ghada Amer, Assum Vivid Astro Focus, Vanessa Beecroft, Pierre Bismuth, Aline Bouvy y John Gillis, Slater Bradley, Susan Burner, Jota Castro.
Ernesto Esposito's collection is one of the largest and
most important in Europe.
After Italy and Switzerland, this is the third year the
Ernesto Esposito Collection exhibits some of their works.
Gravity will be held in Museo Artium (Spain) from 31 january
to 18 may 2008.
More than 800 artworks by contemporary artists, chosen
according to the collector's own criteria and interests
have become an image of the contemporary art scene. This
enormous collection, spearhead of contemporary art, offers
both a serious and seductive commentary on the social,
artistic, political and formal scenario, from the fall of
the twin towers to our days, was made available for this
exhibition.
The term "gravity" referred to in the title is used
ambivalently. It alludes to the tension created between two
large forces. On the one hand, banality, fostered by a
market economy that needs to encourage craving, and a
transcendental loss of innocence on the other, keep mankind
in a state of suspension. The exhibition deals with the
recovery of micro-utopias, with the superimposition of
shining icons of good and evil and the balance between real
and hypocritical tragedy. This represents an intelligent
artistic landscape but will lead inevitably to a melancholic
aftertaste among some spectators.
Several ambiences and installations combine with audiovisual
pieces, paintings and photographs.
The format and aesthetics of a fashion magazine will give
the exhibition the appearance of a catalogue, with
photographs of the pieces selected and the criteria for
their selection. The publication contains an interview.
Show will display works by Ghada Amer, Assum Vivid Astro
Focus, Vanessa Beecroft, Pierre Bismuth, Aline Bouvy y John
Gillis, Slater Bradley, Susan Burner, Jota Castro, Peter
Coffin, Jeremy Deller, Jen DeNike, Alberto di Fabio, Luke
Fowler, Anna Fusco, Thomas Glassford, Nicola Gobbetto, Delia
Gonzalez & Gavin Russom, Kevin Francis Gray, Matt Greene,
Antony Gormley, Annika von Hansswolff, Thomas Hirschhorn, Evan Holloway, James Hopkins, Mustafa Hulusi, Marine Hugonier, John Isaacs, Rashid Johnson, Kika Karadi, Terence
Koh, Wolfgang Laib, Jim Lambie, Gonzalo Lebrija, Justin Lowe, Paul McCarthy, Barry McGee, Birgit Megerle, Jonathan Monk, Paulina Olowska, Seb Patane, Jaume Pitarch, Marc
Quinn, Tobias Rehberger, Ugo Rondinone, Rosy Rox, Thomas
Ruff, Markus Schinwald, Steven Shearer, Simon, Simon
Starling, Cheney Thompson, Eugenio Tibaldi, Iké Udé,
Piotr Uklanski, Francesco Vezzolli, Gillian Wearing and
Jordan Wolfson.
Eduardo DORREGO
Retail & Communications Manager
Ernesto Esposito Shoes
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