Time & Place
dal 3/10/2008 al 5/1/2009
Segnalato da
Kenneth Anger
John Baldessari
Larry Bell
Billy Al Bengston
Ed Bereal
Wallace Berman
Vija Celmins
Judy Chicago
Llyn Foulkes
Sam Francis
Joe Goode
George Herms
David Hockney
Dennis Hopper
Robert Irwin
Craig Kauffman
Edward Kienholz
Pierre Koenig
John McCracken
Ken Price
Ed Ruscha
Julius Shulman
James Turrell
Doug Wheeler
Lars Nittve
Lena Essling
3/10/2008
Time & Place
Moderna Museet, Stockholm
Los Angeles 1957-1968 focuses on the altogether special interplay between utopia and dystopia that characterises creativity in California during the post-war period. The dream of "sun and surf" and happiness in Hollywood, is juxtaposed with the exploitation of people and dreams. Work by Ed Ruscha, David Hockney, Edward Kienholz, Sam Francis and Robert Irwin, as well as artists from the beat generation and pop-minimalists in the Finish Fetish circles, are the natural core of exhibition, however the concept is also reflected in the films of the era and not least in its architecture.
Curator: Lars Nittve with Lena Essling
Sun, surf and smog – three words that throw an explanatory light on the explosive development of art in Los Angeles during a few intense years starting in the late 1950s.
In the shadow of New York, artists such as Ed Kienholz, David Hockney, Ed Ruscha, Sam Francis, James Turrell and John Baldessari made works that in their unique visuality inspired generation after generation of artists all over the world. The exhibition presents 25 artists and architects.
In conjunction with Moderna Museet’s 50th anniversary in 2008, three concentrated exhibitions direct attention to cultural hotspots of the 60s. The Time & Place series investigates the period when Moderna Museet was created from an international perspective, by presenting a selection of work covering art, architecture, design, films and music, which have never before been shown together in Sweden. The two previous parts of the series, Rio de Janeiro and Milan/Turin, were shown earlier this year. The final Time & Place exhibition points a spotlight on Los Angeles. The Curator is Lars Nittve, Director of Moderna Museet.
Time & Place: Los Angeles, 1957-1968 focuses on the altogether special interplay between utopia and dystopia that characterises creativity in Los Angeles during the post-war period. The dream of ‘sun and surf’ and happiness in Hollywood, is juxtaposed with the exploitation of people and dreams. This interplay has come to have an important role in today’s art too, where Los Angeles artists have won a prominent place in the past decade.
Work by Ed Ruscha, David Hockney, Edward Kienholz, Sam Francis and Robert Irwin, as well as artists from the beat generation and pop-minimalists in the Finish Fetish circles, are the natural core of exhibition, however the concept is also reflected in the films of the era and not least in its architecture. This includes the Case Study House Program, along with master photographer Julius Shulman’s iconic architectural images.
Complete artists list: Kenneth Anger, John Baldessari, Larry Bell, Billy Al Bengston, Ed Bereal, Wallace Berman, Vija Celmins, Judy Chicago, Llyn Foulkes, Sam Francis, Joe Goode, George Herms, David Hockney, Dennis Hopper, Robert Irwin, Craig Kauffman, Edward Kienholz, Pierre Koenig, John McCracken, Ken Price, Ed Ruscha, Julius Shulman, James Turrell, Doug Wheeler.
Time & Place exhibition architect: Shideh Shaygan
The entire series of exhibitions will be shown at Kunsthaus Zürich in spring 2009 under the title Hot Spots.
Image: Edward Ruscha, Standard Station, Amarillo, Texas, 1963, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire; Gift of James Meeker, Class of 1958, in memory of Lee English, Class of 1958, scholar, poet, athlete and friend. © Edward Ruscha
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