Jorge Oteiza
dal 8/10/2007 al 16/11/2007
Segnalato da
8/10/2007
Jorge Oteiza
Espace Berggruen, Paris
The produced a diverse body of primarily abstract art rooted in a dialogue between the old and the new - represented in his work through an engagement with the art and religion of primitive cultures in the Basque Country and South America, and the clear influence of both historic avant-garde movements such as Constructivism.
Solo Show
« (…)The space realized in these works has no precedent. They
convey a particular vastness derived from the whole. They are
not closed solutions; but instead deal with problems so
fundamental in invention that the work has moved other sculptors
to repeat or to extend this syntax. Oteiza has discovered a
self-evident language that others have found useful in ways
not formally anticipated. In effect, the work continues to
influence. » Richard Serra
Haim Chanin Fine Arts proudly presents the first solo
exhibition in Paris of seminal Basque sculptor Jorge Oteiza
(1908-2003). The exhibition, on view October 10 through November
17, 2007, will be held in Paris at the Espace Berggruen, 70,
rue de l’Université, 7th arrondissement.
Jorge Oteiza, one of the leading Basque artists of the 20th
century, produced a diverse body of primarily abstract art
rooted in a dialogue between the old and the new — represented
in his work through an engagement with the art and religion of
primitive cultures in the Basque Country and South America, and
the clear influence of both historic avant-garde movements such
as Constructivism.
In order to show the artist's experimental progress and capture
his formal and conceptual evolution, the exhibition features 21
sculptures covering his entire career, from the anthropomorphic
pieces of the Aranzazu church to the stone « chalks » of the
1970s, including two monumental sculptures and a selection of
works on paper from the 1950s.
Parallel to the Jorge Oteiza show in Paris, Haim Chanin Fine Arts
currently presents in New York works by French painter Vicky Colombet
(September 19 – November 10, 2007). Following those two exhibitions,
the gallery will host a fundraising exhibition around the work of
Genevieve Maquinay and photographers Isabelle Armand, Thatcher Keats
and Monica Ruzansky (November 16 - December 15, 2007) and will
then present works on paper by Argentinean artist Eduardo Santiere
(February - April 2008).
Haim Chanin Fine Arts continues in its commitment to bring
established and renowned artists from Europe and Latin America
to New York. Haim Chanin Fine Arts is located in the heart of
the city, between the Flat Iron District, West Chelsea and Union
Square, at 121 W 19 St, between 6th and 7th Avenues.
Espace Berggruen
rue de l’Université, 70, 7th arrondissement, Paris
Free admission