Dust Memories
dal 2/6/2003 al 2/8/2003
Segnalato da
Mel Bochner
Jordi Colomer
Jean Dupuy
Fabrice Gygi
Jonathan Horowitz
Jonathan Monk
Piet Mondrian
Robert Morris
Cornelia Parker
Claudio Parmiggiani
Régis Perray
David Poissenot
Dario Robleto
Michael Ross
Ed Ruscha
Lawrence Weiner
Erwin Wurm
Emmanuel Latreille
2/6/2003
Dust Memories
Swiss Institute - Old location, New York
The show takes as its subject the residue of reality: that which seems to be a by-product of the real, but which is a vital layer of our dense and elastic reality. The exhibition features works that engage with dust, revealing its vast material and metaphorical significance.
Opening reception Tuesday June 3, 6 – 8 pm
with: Mel Bochner, Jordi Colomer, Jean Dupuy, Fabrice Gygi, Jonathan Horowitz,
Jonathan Monk, Piet Mondrian, Robert Morris, Cornelia Parker, Claudio
Parmiggiani, Régis Perray, David Poissenot, Dario Robleto, Michael Ross, Ed Ruscha, Lawrence
Weiner and Erwin Wurm
curated by: Emmanuel Latreille
DUST MEMORIES takes as its subject the residue of reality: that which seems to be a by-product of the real, but which is a vital layer of our dense and elastic reality. The exhibition features works that engage with dust, revealing its vast material and metaphorical significance. With EXTRA, the spring exhibition at the S, the idea of
reality's elasticity was introduced to show that when stretched, the real
becomes
extremely dense and complex. EXTRA asked us to search for the limits
of reality and pushed us to conclude with a meditation on its limitlessness.
Accepting this assumption of the unbounded nature of reality, DUST MEMORIES
asks that we look into the supposed empty corners of our world in order to see
the
profound complexity of what is constantly passing imperceptibly through every
aspect of our lives. The intricacies of the real are exposed with the works of
DUST
MEMORIES made of and about the invisible, the dirty, and the mystical material
of
dust.
Bringing together both emerging and legendary artists including Mel Bochner,
Fabrice Gygi, Piet Mondrian, Jonathan Monk, Cornelia Parker and Lawrence Weiner,
DUST MEMORIES will illuminate the density of the concept, medium and
imagination of dust. The spaces where we first may see an insignificant or
sullied
deposit evolve into myriad worlds. Dust becomes a substance to illuminate
further
what was articulated with EXTRA: the real is infinitely layered, and by gliding
through the almost imperceptible strata of reality, we discover the ultimate
intricacies of our composite universe.
Emmanuel Latreille, curator of the Fonds
Regional
d'Art Contemporain in Montpellier, first presented an exhibition about his
preoccupation
with the concepts of dust, debris and residue in 1998 called Poussière, (FRAC
Bourgogne).
For our summer show this year, the S has invited Latreille to
present DUST
MEMORIES, which features work about the possible realities created by dust.
Enabling
an extension of both ideas and geography, the Swiss Institute is happy to
present DUST
MEMORIES as a subtle counterpoint to the bombastic concepts of EXTRA. In
addition
to the fluidity DUST MEMORIES gives to the S's 2003 programming, dust has a
particular resonance for our grimy New York City. Dust plays the medium for
metamorphosis in New York City where millions come hoping
to be touched by the grace of stardust and rescued from the inevitable debris of
the city.
Image: Claudio Parmiggiani, Polvere, 1998
Gallery Hours: Tues - Sat / 11am - 6pm
Press Contact: Gabrielle Giattino, Associate Curator tel: (212)-925-2035 ext. 13
Swiss Institute
495 Broadway, New York
tel 2129252035