John Bock
dal 2/10/2013 al 11/1/2014
Segnalato da
2/10/2013
John Bock
Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin
"Im Modder der Summenmutation" is a fusion of the key strands of his creative practice. At the heart of the exhibition is the set for the artist's latest film. Performers re-enact several of his lectures and films in altered form.
curated by Rein Wolfs
The film set morphs into a live Making-of, stage lamps into search lights. A silent
movie conveys the symbiosis of the analogue 3-D film, complete with scent
effects. The tiny eyelash of a film star becomes a sacred relic in an exhibition in
which everything mutates. Everything comes together, and everything changes.
Im Modder der Summenmutation is a fusion of the key strands of John Bock’s
creative practice. At the heart of the exhibition is the set for the artist’s latest film.
Later this film will be screened in the exhibition – visitors can thus witness the
production of the film and view the finished result. But this ‘Sum Mutation’ also
reflects the performances and lectures that John Bock is best known for:
Performers re-enact several of his lectures and films in altered form.
Image: John Bock, Im Schatten der Made. Photo: Jan Windszus © John Bock, 2013, Courtesy: Anton Kern, NY; Sprüth Magers Berlin; Giò Marconi, Milan; Sadie Coles HQ, London; Regen Projects, LA
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Media Conference: 2 October 2013, 11 a.m.
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