Wesselo and Abramovic
dal 11/1/2002 al 16/2/2002
Segnalato da
11/1/2002
Wesselo and Abramovic
Annet Gelink Gallery, Amsterdam
Forest Time is an artists book with LP by Erik Wesselo and music by Will Oldham. Erik Wesselo has been making photographs for years, mostly polaroids of the landscapes that constitute the scenery in his beautiful but disturbing 16-mm films. The landscapes appear quite lovely and peaceful at first glance, but after a while the viewer is overtaken by an ominous feeling. In the same period Annet Gelink Gallery presents the work 'The Hero (for Antonio)', by Marina Abramovic.
Artimo presents Forest Time an artists book with LP by Erik Wesselo (Den
Bosch 1964), and music by Will Oldham (Louisville, Kentucky, 1965).
Erik Wesselo has been making photographs for years, mostly polaroids of
the landscapes that constitute the scenery in his beautiful but
disturbing 16-mm films, such as Backward (1997), Düffels Möll (1997)
and Isostar (1998). The landscapes appear quite lovely and peaceful at
first glance, but after a while the viewer is overtaken by an ominous
feeling. What is it about this little piece of nature? What happened
here? Wesselo brings these photos together for the first timeas a
complete series of ten landscapes.
The book is accompanied by music written and performed by American
singer/songwriter Will Oldham, the man behind Palace Music, The Palace
Brothers and Palace. At a very early age Oldham was already acting in a
number of feature films. His collaboration with Wesselo was difficult
but special. After two years Oldham, who had by then become a hip
underground musician, came up with a beautiful, melancholy eight-minute
piece of film music. This was transferred to an old-fashioned ten-inch
gramophone record - very different material from the digital recordings
now commonly in use. Visitors to the exhibition can listen to the music
by means of headphones.
Erik Wesselo completed the second stage of the post graduate Ateliers
programme in Arnhem in 1995. He has lived and worked in New York since
2000. His work has been accepted by several important collections
abroad. Wesselo's latest film, She did it again, 2001, is being shown at
the Witte de With in Rotterdam and Galerie Yvon Lambert in Paris
simultaneously with this exhibition.
The presentation of this publication is on Saturday January 12, from 5-7
pm.
The
exhibition runs from January 12 through February 16, 2002.
Retailprice:
18 EURO
In the same period Annet Gelink Gallery presents the work 'The Hero (for
Antonio)', by Marina Abramovic (Belgrade, 1946).
The opening is on January 12,
from 5 - 7 pm.
The exhibition runs
from January 12 through February 16, 2002.
Annet Gelink Gallery is open Tuesday through Friday, from
11 am to 7 pm, and on Saturdays from 1 - 5 pm.
Artimo
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NL- 1017 TG Amsterdam
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Artimo publications in 2001: Carlos Amorales; Emanuelle Antille; Yael
Davids; Onno Dirker; Meschac Gaba; Jeanne van Heeswijk; Philipppine
Hoegen; Kiki Lamers; Dana Lixenberg; Gabriel Orozco; Glenn Sorensen;
Philippe Terrier-Hermann; Lidwien van de Ven; a.o.
Magazines published by Artimo:
Archis, architecture, city & visual culture; Re-Magazine and N°A (N°
B - N° C -N° D) Magazine
Annet Gelink Gallery,
Laurierstraat 187-189
Amsterdam