Johannes VanDerBeek
dal 1/3/2007 al 6/4/2007
Segnalato da
1/3/2007
Johannes VanDerBeek
Zach Feuer Gallery, New York
Bed Bush Ruins. The first body of work is based on the artist's observation and perception of familiar objects. The second part of the exhibition is comprised of several large-scale ruins built of Time, Life and National Geographic magazines.
Bed Bush Ruins
Bed Bush Ruins features two bodies of work. The first body of work is based on the
artist's observation and perception of familiar objects. In creating his own version of these objects, the artist imposes a meaning onto the innate qualities of
their forms. Bush, for example, is a three dimensional life-size bush with leaves
made out of wax. Each leaf is a semi-
translucent painting of a different view of outer space so that Bush becomes a model
of the Big Bang theory with the
viewer on the outside trying to peer through the outer leaves to the origin of the
universe.
The second body of work is comprised of several large-scale ruins built of Time,
Life and National Geographic
magazines. VanDerBeek glues the pages of the magazines together and then grinds
down the surface as a means of
scrambling world events chronicled in the periodicals. He then cuts into the
surface to reveal or excavate composites
of images enacting the possibility that images from 2005 could be from 1105. In
this way the works become
archeological archetypes, implying a place with no specific origin but one that
represents the passing of time.
Johannes VanDerBeek graduated from Cooper Union in 2004. His work was exhibited in
National Projects at PS1/ MoMA in Long Island City in 2006. Bed Bush Ruins is VanDerBeek’s first solo exhibition.
Opening Reception: March 2, 6-8 pm
Zach Feuer Gallery
530 W. 24th Street - New York
Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10-6
Free admission