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13/1/2010

Two exhibitions

Yvon Lambert, New York

Markus Schinwald
New Work

Yvon Lambert is pleased to announce an exhibition of new work by Austrian artist Markus Schinwald. This show will run concurrently with an exhibition by Koo Jeong-a. Both exhibitions open with a reception for the artists on Thursday, January 14, 2010 from 6-8 pm and will be on view until February 20, 2010.

For his first solo exhibition at Yvon Lambert, Markus Schinwald has constructed, in reference to Frederick Kiesler, an installation of pillars and other architectural elements in the exhibition space that serves not only as an artwork in itself, but also as an architectural prosthesis that frames the other works presented. The artist will also exhibit appropriated antique oil paintings that he has manipulated by outfitting them with unidentifiable apparati that translate internal experience into external conditions. Schinwald investigates the role of the body in relationship to its environment by seamlessly adding these intriguing—and often unsettling—elements. The masks, bits, hoods, prostheses, and bandages added to the figures incite contextual curiosity, prompting the viewer to wonder if the objects are medical or sexual, and also to question who is in control of the subjects—if anyone. In addition to paintings, there are several sculptures on wooden pedestals on view. The legs of Chippendale furniture, extracted from their original purpose, are given human attributes through their assembly as sculptures. In his work, Schinwald explores the human condition, circumnavigating the themes of body and space; discomfort; and collective existence. There is a haunting sense of mystery present in Schinwald’s work, which touches on the mythical and historical while also confronting the viewer with the restrictions of his own cultural surroundings.

Markus Schinwald was born in 1973 in Salzburg, Austria and currently lives and works in Vienna and Los Angeles. He has been featured in solo and group exhibitions internationally at institutions including: Kunsthaus Bregenz; Migros Museum, Zürich; ICA Boston; Center for Contemporary Art, Thessaloniki; Aspen Art Museum; Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Kunsthaus Zürich; Kunsthalle Wien; Tate Modern, London; Frankfurter Kunstverein; and Haus der Kunst, Munich.

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Koo Jeong-a
Installation

Yvon Lambert New York is pleased to announce an exhibition of work by South Korean artist Koo Jeong-a entitled Koo Jeong A ~ Z. This show will run concurrently with an exhibition of new work by Markus Schinwald. Both exhibitions open with a reception for the artists on Thursday, January 14, 2010 from 6-8 pm and will be on view until February 20, 2010.

Koo Jeong-a has had six exhibitions at Yvon Lambert Paris, and this exhibition marks her second solo show at Yvon Lambert New York. Koo Jeong-a incorporates diverse materials, images, and landscapes that are often considered non-artistic or have been overlooked or forgotten by society. Her work, which always consists of site-specific elements, is ephemeral by nature. For each installation, she seeks to assemble various objects, videos, and drawings that she carefully reveals, although sometimes hidden from the spectator’s view. The artist stages the infinitely small, even the invisible, therefore revealing both the beauty and the poetic qualities of banal objects and moments.

Koo Jeong-a was born in 1960 in Seoul, South Korea. She attended the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and currently lives and works between London and Berlin. Selected solo exhibitions: Centre international d’Art et du Paysage de l’île de Vassivière; Aspen Art Museum; Centre Pompidou; CCA Kitakyushu. Selected group exhibitions: Torino Triennale; Eurasia/ Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Trento e Revereto; Villa Manin; Il Tempo del Postino/ Manchester International Festival; La Force de L’Art/ Grand Palais; 2005 Moscow Biennale; 2004 Sydney Biennale.

Yvon Lambert opened Galerie Yvon Lambert in Paris in 1967. The Collection Lambert in Avignon opened in 2000 with 350 works from Yvon Lambert’s personal collection and presents more than 1200 works today. Yvon Lambert New York was founded in 2003 and in 2007 moved to its current location, designed by Richard Gluckman in collaboration with Thomas Zolli.

Image: Markus Schinwald, Jan, 2009, oil on canvas 14.96 x 13.58 in (38x34.5 cm)

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Reception for the artists on Thursday, January 14, 2010 from 6-8 pm

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