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28/2/2003

Up In Arms

Parker's Box, New York

Jousse Enterprise supports:

Parker's Box is delighted to present:

"Up In Arms"

Carmen Alvarado, Andisheh Avini, Chris Burden, Bill Burns, Jacques Flèchemuller, Susan Graham, Charles Krafft, Tim Laun, Philippe Meste, Kurt Novak, Donald O'Finn, Sylvie Réno, Samuel Rousseau, Casey Ruble, Tom Sachs, Peter Zangrillo

The United States is a peace-loving country. Our President has stated this many times, since it is a natural result of the deep American commitment to Democracy. That there has not been a military conflict on the US mainland since the Civil War, is further testimony to the achievement of this peaceful position. However, it has unfortunately also been the case that in order to protect itself and to maintain peace internationally, the US has been forced to wage war in other parts of the world. In fact, as a result of its onerous international role as global promoter of peace and democracy, the US has been actively involved in a military conflict somewhere on the planet, every year for the last fifty years. For the same reasons, it also sadly holds the heavy responsibility of being the only nation ever to have used nuclear weapons against a civilian population. On a happier note, the policies that protect this great nation, and the international economic advantages they have secured, have contributed to the development of a strong economy. This has nurtured a society in which the essential elements of true civilization, such as the Arts, are allowed to flourish. Artists in the US work in an enormously privileged position in comparison to many places in the world, benefiting from the protection that the first amendment affords to their freedom of speech and artistic expression. Artists here have more freedom than many, to evoke whatever imagery their expression desires. It seems to be a pertinent proposition to explore artists' representations of weapons at this time. We can do this because we have the luxury to do so, in this relative haven of peace, where war is not occurring. We wish to do this because of what it might say or reveal, and in doing so, we also hope to avoid some of the habitual decadence and indulgence of an art world that, even at times like these, is so tied up in its own economics that outrages happening on the other side of the world have little impact.

Along with some video works, Up in Arms is primarily an exhibition of objects that are representations of various guns, bombs, grenades and small artillery, made from materials as diverse as wax, chocolate, porcelain, sugar, foam-core, the Sports section of the New York Times, glass, cardboard, styrofoam, etc.

Parker's Box would like to thank the following for their help in making this exhibition possible: The Cultural Services of the French Embassy, Gagosian Gallery, I-20 Gallery, Schroeder Romero, 31 Grand, and with special thanks to Tim and Nancy Grumbacher

Image: Tom Sachs

For further information please don't hesitate to contact the gallery

Jousse Entreprise
24 et 34 rue Louise Weiss - 75013 Paris
tel 01 53 82 10 18 - fax 01 53 82 13 63

current exhibition:
1st march - 19th April 2003: richard kern

june : liste 03, basel

jousse entreprise represent Mid-20th century architects furniture
jean prouvé_charlotte perriand_le corbusier_pierre guariche_georges jouve_mathieu matégot_serge mouille_alexandre noll_jean royère

artists
michael ashkin_frank breuer_cédric buchet_thomas grünfeld_clarisse hahn_raymond hains_richard kern_philippe meste_mario milizia_aleksandra mir_gianni motti

Parker's Box 193 Grand Street Brooklyn NY 11211
Gallery hours: Friday to Monday 1 to 7 pm
Extended Williamsburg hours: Saturday March 8: 1pm - midnight
Performance "Fire!" by Patrick Martinez and LAPÏN KULTÄ 10pm - 10:30pm

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