Kent Floeter
dal 19/10/2001 al 11/11/2001
Segnalato da
19/10/2001
Kent Floeter
Nuova Icona, Venezia
Kent Floeter (born in Saginaw, Michigan, USA, in 1937) is an important American artist. He was educated at Boston University School of Fine Arts, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and Yale University School of Art and Architecture. He lives and works in Hoboken, NJ and in NYC. This exhibition, shown simultaneously at the Oratorio di San Ludovico and at Nuova Icona's gallery in Venice, represents the first in Europe in almost two decades.
The Nuova Icona Cultural Association For The Arts as well as the new curatorial panel of the Oratorio are very pleased to present K.Floeter's work, which is a fitting contribution during the last few weeks of the VENICE BIENNALE 2001.
Both exhibitions will open on the same day, October 20th at the ORATORIO at 5.30pm and then at 7pm at NUOVA ICONA's gallery.
Kent Floeter (born in Saginaw, Michigan, USA, in 1937) is an important American artist. He was educated at Boston University School of Fine Arts, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and Yale University School of Art and Architecture. He lives and works in Hoboken, NJ and in NYC. This exhibition, shown simultaneously at the Oratorio di San Ludovico and at Nuova Icona's gallery in Venice, represents the first in Europe in almost two decades.
The artist is available for interviews, by prior
arrangement, from October 17th. This new work, specially
commissioned, fulfils a dream the artist has had for some time; which is to
develop and construct a work in and for a sacred place.
The ORATORIO, of course, fits this description perfectly, although it is not used for
ecclesiastical purposes any longer. The artist is getting his clues and
shaping his ideas from his (subjective) interpretation of the given space,
thereby attempting to bring his thoughts on sculpture and drawing into this
spacial context. The chapel itself has provided new ideas as well as
psychophysiological readings of different perspectives within the Oratorio.
The resultant work is a sculptural drawing. It will be possible thus to
walk around this new structure and to be aware of both the original chapel
and the inherent new space as defined by the drawing. This means that
yesterday and to-day are presented and perceived, contextually, together.
The works shown at Nuova Icona's gallery are the drawings, sketches, plans
and site drawings which were all made in preparation for the installation
at the Oratorio. The drawings, in particular, show much more vivid
colouring than used in the artist's work to date. For more information
about the work (and thought) processes employed by Kent Floeter, a
transcripted Television interview with the artist is printed on the reverse
side of the poster printed on the occasion (available in the two exhibition
venues).
Over the past 30 years Kent Floeters work has been shown at Bykert Gallery,
NY, Rolf Ricke, Cologne, De Gestlo, Cologne, Mary Boone Gallery, NY,
Galerie Bernier, Athens, PS1 (with Dennis Oppenheim), Staedtisches Museum,
Moenchengladbach, Schloss Morsbroich, Leverkusen, The Louisiana Museum,
Denmark, Albright-Knox Museum, Buffalo, NY, Max Protetch Gallery (then in
Washington), The Whitney Biennale, NY, Museum of Modern Art, NY, Yale
University Art Gallery, Pratt Institute Art Gallery, Brooklyn Texas
Gallery, Houston, TX, Lehigh University Art Gallery, Pennsylvania, New Arts
Program, Kutztown, PA, the Hudson River Museum, NY and many others.
Fleter's work is in both private and public collections.
This exhibition would not have been possible without the enormous and
generous support of the artist and Mr Andrew Miller, president of Stephen
David Editions, NY as well as a number of others, who will remain
anonymous. Stephen David Edition will publish a major book on the artist in
2002. The exhibition has been curated by Vittorio Urbani and Anya von Gösseln.
Where and when:
ORATORIO DI SAN LUDOVICO is located at Dorsoduro 2552 Calle
dei Vecchi, vaporetto No 61/62/82, get off at "San Basilio".
NUOVA ICONA's gallery is located on Guidecca, 454 Calle dell'Olio, vaporetto No 41/42/82,
get off at "Palanca".
Both venues will have the same opening hours: 4 p.m. / 8 p.m., Wednesday to Sunday. Until November 11.
For additional information please contact Vittorio Urbani at Nuova Icona,
address as above, f/f 0039+041+5210101 / or Anya von Gösseln at Gate Lodge Huntington Castle Clonegal, Co Carlow, Rep. of Ireland - f/f 00353+54+76 505 / e-mail avongosseln@hotmail.com
ORATORIO DI SAN LUDOVICO
Dorsoduro 2552 Calle dei Vecchi, Venezia
NUOVA ICONA
Guidecca, 454 Calle dell'Olio, Venezia