Two exhibitions
dal 13/12/2006 al 26/1/2007
Segnalato da
13/12/2006
Two exhibitions
Yvon Lambert, Paris
The Unknown Artist, an exhibition by Giulio Paolini in 4 parts, which will be on view in Paris and New York galleries in conjunction with Marian Goodman Galleries New York and Paris. Each piece is presented as a unit which refers to the whole of which it is a part. David Shrigley will present a large selection of drawings and animation films he has made this year, as well as limited edition posters and monotypes he has made in conjunction with the CNEAI in Paris.
Giulio Paolini
The Unknown Artist / L'autore sconosciuto
In conjunction with Marian Goodman Gallery New York and and Galerie Marian Goodman, Paris, Yvon Lambert announce the opening of The Unknown Artist, an exhibition by Giulio Paolini in four parts, which will be on view beginning December 14st through January 13th in New York, and from December 14th through January 27th in Paris.
The opening reception, in four locations, will be held on Thursday evening, December 14th, 2006, from 6 - 8 pm. On the 14th, a shuttle bus will run every half hour from each location, between Marian Goodman Gallery, and Yvon Lambert Gallery, between 6 & 8 p.m.
Playing the part of an anonymous curator, Paolini's project will conceive of a synthesis of four different exhibitions in four different venues (in New York and Paris) simultaneously, with each piece presented as a unit which refers to the whole of which it is a part.
In the artist's text accompanying the exhibition, Paolini writes, "December 2006: Here and now: yes, now but where? In four different places, four different exhibitions will be inaugurated on the same day at the same time - each consisting in four works (which, in turn, consist in four, sixteen and twenty-four elements). Works of different sizes but all falling within the square proportion, a perfect geometric figure that neither gives nor asks for explanations: a portion of space circumscribed by four sides of equal size, which each finds itself in its own place but could find itself in the other's place. ... "As I have previously said and repeated, an exhibition is not the result, the sum total of a work phase or an anthology of works selected and gathered for the occasion. It is—and I would rather speak of the exhibition moment—a display of the works that, on that particular occasion, together form a sort of text, a picture story. Even the title of the exhibition project knowingly echoes The Unknown Masterpiece (Le Chef d'Douvre inconnu), the famous Balzac story with which I want these humble and imprudent intentions of mine to fall into complementary and symmetric line. I refer, in particular, to the part of the story where Frenhofer, the elderly painter and the main character, can not help intervening and making the necessary corrections, giving the final touch to the picture (not his but one by another painter, his friend and colleague Porbus) so that the work is remedied and can come to a successful conclusion. This passage clearly shows that a work does not belong to one artist or another; it possesses an autonomous and independent identity of its own and so existed before the painter stepped in, required only to confirm its legitimate existence. It is the work that guides the painter's hand, appropriating the artist (an unknown artist) and not vice versa".
David Shrigley
Le Studio - Project Room
Opening December 14, 2006 David Shrigley will present a broad range of new
works at Yvon Lambert Paris for his latest exhibition; a large selection of
drawings and animation films he has made this year, as well as limited edition
posters and monotypes he has made in conjunction with the CNEAI in Paris.
A chronicler of modern life, David Shrigley sees the absurd in the everyday,
capturing and rendering it in a variety of different media. His simple and direct
images, objects and stories, grapple with the burdens of humanity addressing
fears, phobias, love and cruelty with and acerbic wit. They are expressions of
beguiling honesty which display strange and often disturbing thoughts.
Accessible, awkward and highly intuitive, his drawings are almost childlike in
their execution yet display the inner workings of an often crazy world.
One of the most well known artists of his generation,Shrigley has established a
huge following due to his prolific working methods. His diverse practice has led
him to publish numerous artists’ books, produce a pop promo for Indie band
'Blur’ and become a regular contributor to the Weekend Guardian.
In this, his fifth solo exhibition at Yvon Lambert Paris, a selection of drawings,
posters, monotypes and short animations have been brought together offering
an opportunity to explore Shrigley’s uniquely funny, strange and sinister world.
Born in Macclesfield (1968) David Shrigley studied Environmental Art at Glasgow
School of Art. He continues to live and work in Glasgow. Since graduating in
1991 he has exhibited widely both in the UK and internationally, including solo
exhibitions at Kunsthaus, Zurich (2003) and Camden Arts Center, London
(2002).
Image: David Shrigley
The opening reception of Giulio Paolini, in four locations, will be held on Thursday evening, December 14th, 2006, from 6 - 8 pm. On the 14th, a shuttle bus will run every half hour from each location, between Marian Goodman Gallery, and Yvon Lambert Gallery, between 6 & 8 p.m.
Yvon Lambert Paris
108 rue Vieille du Temple 75003 Paris France