Tobias Bernstrup
dal 21/3/2002 al 27/4/2002
Segnalato da
21/3/2002
Tobias Bernstrup
Monique Meloche, Chicago
For his 1st US solo show, Swedish artist Tobias Bernstrup will transform the gallery with a single projection of his new DVD titled "In the Dead of Night." Continuing his use of computer game software and a fascination for artificial surfaces, fetishes, fiction, and transgender themes, Bernstrup's slick and slightly disturbing video promises to mesmerize with both its audio and visual components-all crafted by the artist.
Monique Meloche is pleased to announce TOBIAS BERNSTRUP in his first solo exhibition in the US!
Reception for the artist Friday March 22nd 6-9 pm
For his 1st US solo show, Swedish artist Tobias Bernstrup will transform the gallery with a single projection of his new
DVD titled "In the Dead of Night." Continuing his use of computer game software and a fascination for artificial
surfaces, fetishes, fiction, and transgender themes, Bernstrup's slick and slightly disturbing video promises to
mesmerize with both its audio and visual components-all crafted by the artist. The animation gives the birds-eye view
from a camera flying in slow-motion, traveling through a generic yet film noir-like city complete with desolate red-light
districts, abandoned office complexes, and derelict building sites.
Glowing neon signs and smoke are mixed with
futuristic glass & metal buildings inspired by architectural structures a la Richard Rogers. The soundtrack contains
material from Bernstrup's forthcoming CD (only his second CD multiple) using the synthesizer of a member of 80s pop
band Alphaville. According to the artist, "It will be a very dark, melancholic, frightening and beautiful work...".
Bernstrup's videos have been included in the Standard Hotel exhibition in LA curated by Yvonne Force Villareal (2000),
HOMEWRECKER (2000) and DISCO (2001) curated by Monique Meloche in Chicago, MONITOR Volume 1 at Gagosian in
Chelsea (2001), and the Center for Contemporary Art in Kiev (2001). As far as Biennials, Bernstrup performed last
summer in Venice through the IASPIS and had work in both the Biennale de Lyon and Tirana Biennale.
He is currently
featured in the http://www.whitneybiennial.com curated by Miltos Manetas and will have a show at the new Palais de Tokyo in
Paris this April. Born in 1970 in Sweden, Tobias Bernstrup currently lives in both Berlin and Stockholm. The Swedish Arts
Council has awarded Bernstrup a 1 year studio scholarship at ISCP in New York starting in September.
More info on http://www.bernstrup.com
Image: Tobias Bernstrup, In the Dead of Night
Gallery Hours: Tuesday-Friday 12-7, Saturday 11-6
Monique Meloche
951 W. Fulton - Chicago, IL 60607 p 312 455 0299 f 312 455 0899