8/1/2009
Henrik Vibskov
MU, Eindhoven
The Visit
In a forest of hanging sticks, Danish fashiondesigner, artist, and drummer
Henrik Vibskov creates
three worlds at MU this winter. Each world refers to one of the many
attention-arousing performances
with which he over the past couple of years has presented his collections in
Paris and in other cities all
over the world.
Usually, Vibskov's surreal dream worlds are only inhabited by models wearing
his creations. Lying down
among hundreds of breasts on sticks or music-cycling in the Fantabulous
Bicycle Music Factory. At MU,
however, it's the audience that are given the chance to lose themselves in
Vibskov's universe entitled
The Visit.
In his work as a designer, Vibskov succeeds in sketching unusual
perspectives and creating surprising
combinations of traditional patterns and techniques without ever causing the
end result to lose its aura
of contemporariness. He creates worlds that have a magical attractiveness,
sometimes retro, sometimes
futuristic, but always imbued with an intense colourfulness.
Apart from designing two collections per year and creating the bizarre
worlds in which these collections
are shown, Vibskov also devotes himself to music. He is the permanent
drummer of the electronic
minimal giant Trentemøller, with whom het tours the world.
Vibskov's work was also on view in PS1 MoMA in New York, Palais de Tokyo
in Paris, ICA in London,
and various other places.
Opening: January 9 starting at 20h in the presence of the artist.
MU
Emmasingel 20 - Eindhoven