Wonderland through the Looking Glass
dal 30/4/2009 al 29/8/2009
Segnalato da
Kathrine Aertebjerg
Chiho Aoshima
Rina Banerjee
Hernan Bas
Jake Chapman
Dinos Chapman
Martha Colburn
Liz Craft
Henry Darger
Nathalie Djurberg
Marcel Dzama
Angelo Filomeno
Chris Jones
Maartje Korstanje
Tim Lewis
Paul Morrison
Patricia Piccinini
Barbara Polderman
Jon Pylypchuk
Jen Ray
Karen Sargsyan
Hinke Schreuders
Mathew Weir
30/4/2009
Wonderland through the Looking Glass
Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort
The exhibition brings together a group of international artists who use a rich and baroque visual language to create parallel worlds drawing on tableaux vivants, extreme narratives, anecdotical story telling and fairy tales, and peppered with melancholic and gothic references. Their work triggers a whole array of metaphorical readings, emotional associations and critical meanings.
Kunsthal KAdE is a brand new exhibition space in Amersfoort, a city in the heart of the Netherlands. It runs a programme of contemporary art, design, architecture and visual culture events focusing on undercurrents in the field of today's art world and modern society. The opening exhibition, 'Wonderland, Through the Looking Glass' (2 May - 30 August), brings together a group of international artists who use a rich and baroque visual language to create parallel worlds drawing on tableaux vivants, extreme narratives, anecdotical story telling and fairy tales, and peppered with melancholic and gothic references. In part autonomous fantasy, in part parable-like reflections on the 'real world', their work triggers a whole array of metaphorical readings, emotional associations and critical meanings.
Participating artists are:
Kathrine Aertebjerg (DK, 1969)
Chiho Aoshima (JP, 1974
Rina Banerjee (IN, 1963)
Hernan Bas (US, 1978)
Jake & Dinos Chapman (UK, 1966 & 1962)
Martha Colburn (US, 1971)
Liz Craft (US,1970)
Henry Darger † (US, 1892-1973)
Nathalie Djurberg (SE, 1978)
Marcel Dzama (CA, 1974)
Angelo Filomeno (US, 1963)
Chris Jones (UK, 1975)
Maartje Korstanje (NL, 1982)
Tim Lewis (UK, 1961)
Paul Morrison (UK, 1966)
Patricia Piccinini (AU, 1965)
Barbara Polderman (NL, 1971)
Jon Pylypchuk (CA 1972)
Jen Ray (US, 1970)
Karen Sargsyan (AM, 1973)
Hinke Schreuders (NL, 1969)
Mathew Weir (UK, 1977)
Paul Morrison has made a specially designed wall painting measuring 12 x 16 metres, Jon Pylypchuk has created an installation featuring his signature puppets, Angelo Filomeno has produced a new work elaborating on one of the large embroideries in his Venice Biennale series, Rina Banerjee has made two new wall sculptures, Kathrine Ærtebjerg has painted a fresh suite of paintings and Maartje Korstanje, Hinke Schreuders and Karen Sargsyan have all likewise produced new works especially for the exhibition. Two large drawings by self-taught artist Henry Darger (1892-1973) will be seen for the first time in the Netherlands.
More info on:
http://www.through-the-looking-glass.nl
KAdE is housed in a brand new building designed by Spanish architect Juan Navarro Baldeweg and positioned on the edge of the medieval inner city. KAdE is generously sponsored by De Amersfoortse Verzekeringen, Japanese firm Yokogawa Europe B.V., BRANCHE, a restaurant concept of the Golden Tulip Hospitality Group, and property developer De Alliantie Ontwikkeling.
Press contact:
Lilian Bense, press@kadeamersfoort.nl tel 06-24627831
Judith van Meeuwen tel 033-4225037 | 06-10134403 j.vanmeeuwen@kadeamersfoort.nl
Opening may 1 h 4-7 pm
KAdE Kunsthal in Amersfoort
Smallepad 3, 3811 MG Amersfoort The Netherlands
Open: Tues - Fri, 11 am - 5 pm
Sat - Sun, 12 noon - 5 pm
Admission: 7 Euro
(under-18s free)