Knut Asdam
dal 15/11/2001 al 5/1/2002
Segnalato da
15/11/2001
Knut Asdam
Galleri Tommy Lund, Copenhagen
Asdam utilises sound, video, photography and architecture in his work, which engages with a social, psychological and political understanding of place and the body. The remnants of utopic social practices, like protest and dance, and a narrative understanding of actual social spaces are important in the work.
The gallery is pleased to present two new installations by Norwegian
artist, Knut Asdam. It is his second solo-show at Galleri Tommy Lund.
Asdam utilises sound, video, photography and architecture in his work,
which engages with a social, psychological and political understanding
of place and the body. The remnants of utopic social practices, like
protest and dance, and a narrative understanding of actual social spaces
are important in the work.
His video installation Notes Towards a Dissipation of Desire (2001)
combines photographs, drawings and moving images of protesters, police
and city architecture. The audio part, a poetic monologue, is the main
structuring device of the work.
The work deals with political desire and the search for political
meaning, while it hints at the limitations of political expression and
the breakdown of language leading to a condition of apathy.
Psychastenia 10 series 2 (2000-2001) is an architectural
slide-projection installation with no sound. The projected images show
modern and postmodern apartment buildings at night. They are bleak and
induce a sense of fantasy and delirium - while the social references
remain clear. The installation is contained within a soft architectural
structure. It is framed by a curtain system like the ones used in
connection with film and theatre productions. This carries with it the
sense of a set, but also that of a changing room or a confessional
space. From the outside the soft space draws attention to the
architecture of the exhibition room but inside the curtain wall the
exterior space disappears. The curtain walls, which give a temporary
articulation of space, are removable and can disappear within minutes,
with little or no trace.
Asdam's work has recently been presented in solo exhibitions at Gasser &
Grunert, NYC (2001), The Museum of Contemporary Art in Oslo, Norway
(2001), Kunsthaus Glarus, Glarus, Switzerland (2001), and the Tate
Britain, London (2000). Large installations were also featured at the
Nordic Pavilion during the 1999 Venice Biennial and at the Norwegian
Pavilion of the International Biennial in Melbourne, Australia (1999).
Opening Friday November 16, 6 - 8pm
Thanks to NOART
Galleri Tommy Lund
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DK. 2300 Copenhagen S
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