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17/2/2011

Karsten Fodinger / Joao Onofre

Palais de Tokyo, Paris

Box sized Die featuring (band to be announced), 2007-2011 is both a sculpture and a performance by Joao Onofre. In Cantilever he ghostly artworks of Karsten Fodinger sneak into a space in order to disturb it. The discrete nature of the works conveys a subtle analysis of the space all the while instilling an eerie feeling, as if it was left unfinished.


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Karsten Fodinger
Cantilever

The ghostly artworks of Karsten Födinger sneak into a space in order to disturb it. The discrete nature of the works – shards of plaster and bits of concrete forgotten on the floor – conveys a subtle analysis of the space all the while instilling an eerie feeling, as if it was left unfinished. The artist doesn’t only intervene in interiors: his monumental constructions call into question the entire structure of a building by creating tension between the forms. Following the example of Richard Serra, he studies the interplay of energy and balance in the surrounding spaces and transposes them into a rough, unutterable language that engages with the spectator’s perception. Karsten Födinger’s choice of simple, refined lines puts to the test forms, which were born as much from modernism as from the aesthetics of construction sites and public works. His mastery of materials, on a small as well as a large scale, bespeaks the maturity of this young German artist, who has never before shown in France. With the in situ installation Cantilever, the artist introduces the 2011 program, built around the progress of one room, which is constantly being transformed through each artist’s intervention.
[1978] Lives and works in Karlsruhe (Germany).

Joao Onofre
Box sized die featuring no return

For the first session of exhibitions in 2011, the hall of the Palais de Tokyo will be home to a work by João Onofre. Box sized Die featuring (band to be announced), 2007-2011 is both a sculpture and a performance. It consists of a black metal cube with sides measuring 183 cm. Making a direct reference to the minimal sculpture work by Tony Smith, and in particular his piece Die, João Onofre explores the potential of this black box by getting a Death Metal rock band to play inside it. Activated, the work offers an invisible show contained in a closed space. Only the residues of the sound vibrations attest to the inner power. The length of the performance is variable since the musicians are putting their physical limits to the test in experiencing imprisonment and asphyxia. João Onofre makes the experience of an animated static object palpable while depriving visitors of any visible spectacle.

Amos Gitai
Traces
5.02-10-04.11
Since his work was first shown here – nearly thirty years ago – Amos Gitaï has been recognized the world over as one of the greatest filmmakers of our time. His films, which are dominated by questions of identity and exile as well as memory and history, encourage the public to consider the past and present, the necessity of the transmission of memory, and the role of art. Today at the Palais de Tokyo, the filmmaker pursues his objectives by presenting a vast installation that replicates the emotional and intimate experience at the core of collective memory. Using images taken from a dozen of his films, he imbues the basement with a visual and sonar experience of an exceptional richness.

Palais de Tokyo
13, avenue du President Wilson, Paris
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