The Cold Equator
dal 16/11/2001 al 8/1/2002
Segnalato da
16/11/2001
The Cold Equator
Daniel Azoulay Gallery, Miami
Dadoune, Jacobson and Rabina. A group exhibition that features three international artists who work in various media. The exhibition is a show thats genesis was in the meeting of these three artists and the realization that common themes were apparent in their work. One of these motifs is the presentation of the body as a concept and the notion of a 'suspension of desire.' The term equator is also a reference to the equator of a body - the libido and genitalia. This show is also site specific.
Dadoune, Jacobson and Rabina
DANIEL AZOULAY GALLERY is pleased to announce the group exhibition, The Cold Equator, that features three international artists who work in various media: French artist Joseph Dadoune, Israeli artist Gil Jacobson, and Israeli artist Doron Rabina.
The gallery is working on creating a dynamic international artistic network.
Daniel Azoulay Gallery will be exhibiting emerging and mid-career artists from the global art community, as well as collaborating with established galleries throughout Europe in presenting the work of local South Florida artists.
Joseph Dadoune is a French artist whose work defies conventional definitions regarding media.
The five works he chose for this exhibit were culled from a group of over 300 photos produced from the series Bienvenue Au Club (Welcome To The Club).
Dadoune can also be seen as a director, since he is interested in the thin line between film stills and plastic art photography, which can be viewed as a further exploration of the high vs. low art dialogue.
Currently he is working on a film project entitled VG-93700.
Recently, his work has also been on view in two exhibitions in alternative spaces in Toulouse, France.
Israeli artist Gil Jacobson works primarily in painting and photography.
The two works on view in The Cold Equator show are part of his Hawaiian Eye project.
Much of Jacobson's work confronts issues of semiotics and the problems inherent in the construct of language by utilizing the often universal meanings of homosexual codes.
The term Hawaiian Eye, which has as its root meaning "eye of the storm," is itself a reference to the homosexual slang term for "anus."
Also, the prevalent round motifs found in these works are meant to portray the story of Narcissus during the moment when the beautiful youth's body enters the lake.
One of the works in the show, Nipped from the Hawaiian Eye, derives its name from the colloquialism which connotes a Jewish homosexual.
Doron Rabina is an Israeli artist who works in a variety of media, but is primarily concerned with painting and photography.
The beautiful, spurious, glossy smooth surfaces of the media world and the hyper-stylized world of design have always been the focus of Rabina's artistic attention.
His ultra-thin paintings, the flat object paintings and optical painting - objects that he creates involve a careful study of the interdependence of photography and painting.
For this show, he has chosen one large scale painting entitled Rimming (Shark), 2001.
Rabina is a critically acclaimed artist, whose awards include the 1997 Ingeborg Bachman Scholarship established by the Anselm Kiefer, Wolf Foundation.
The Cold Equator is a show thats genesis was in the meeting of these three artists and the realization that common themes were apparent in their work.
One of these motifs is the presentation of the body as a concept and the notion of a "suspension of desire."
The term equator is also a reference to the equator of a body - the libido and genitalia.
The materials and content these artists use seem to be "cold," and rational interpretation to a often superficial world.
This show is also site specific and meant to present a dichotomy to the warm, tropical climate and overtly fashion-oriented, glamorous Miami population.
GALA ARTIST RECEPTIONS:
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2001 7-10PM
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 2001 7-10PM
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2001 7-10PM
PRESS PREVIEW BREAKFAST:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 2001 10-12PM
GALLERY HOURS:
MON Closed
TUES-FRI 10:00AM - 6:00PM
SAT. NOON - 5:00PM.
The mission of the DANIEL AZOULAY GALLERY is to promote contemporary art in all media from emerging and established artists and specifically focuses on mid-career photographers.
DANIEL AZOULAY GALLERY is located in the heart of the Miami Design District at 3900 NE 1st Avenue.
Daniel Azoulay Gallery
3900 NE 1st Avenue
Miami
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