Erro' - Jean-Jacques Lebel
dal 17/3/2011 al 6/5/2011
Segnalato da
17/3/2011
Erro' - Jean-Jacques Lebel
Hilger Brot Kunsthalle, Wien
The friendship between Erro' and Jean-Jacques Lebel began in Florence, Italy. The two artists have been collaborating since practically the first day, 55 years ago. In Erro's works the dollar sign appears in an extremely critiqued and ironic context. Jean-Jacques Lebel on the other hand does not take the thematic approach he does. He does things less thematic.
The friendship between Erró and Jean-Jacques Lebel began in Florence, Italy. There was a “Mensa”, a cheap cafeteria for students. It is there that they met. The two artists had very different childhoods. Jean-Jacques was in New York with his family, on the knees of Marcel Duchamp and Andre Breton. And during this time Erró was running behind sheeps, cows, and horses on a farm in Iceland. Not only different backgrounds but also a different way of looking at life. And it is because of this that they have been friends since 1955. The two artists have been collaborating since practically the first day, 55 years ago.
Their first important collaboration was in 1960 when they did a large collective anti-fascist canvas of 5 meters by 4. And for our show here in Vienna, they have created four pieces of work together. So Jean-Jacques Lebel told Erró: “I will show you the photos to see if you are alright with them”. Erró responded to that “No, no, I want it to be a surprise at the exposition. You can do whatever you want.” This is an absolutely marvelous way of collaborating with a friend of 55 years. It is very rare in the world of art, that someone would give you four canvases and say “here, you can do whatever you want with it, and we will see what it will give us.” It is a taste of adventure…
There are not only thematic differences. There are also technical differences. Erró uses the same types of imagery as the Pop artists (for example Wonder Woman) but he completely transforms, critiques and diverts them. A Pop artist takes the dollar sign and glorifies it (keywords: Wall Street and capitalism). In Erró’s works the dollar sign appears in an extremely critiqued and ironic context. Jean-Jacques Lebel on the other hand does not take the thematic approach he does. He does things less thematic.
Opening on March 18, 2011 at 7 p.m.
HilgerBROTKunsthalle
Absberggasse 27 / Stair 1 Vienna
Opening hours: Thu–Sat 12 pm–6 pm
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