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TAL R: CHIMNEY SCHOOL OF SCULPTURE │ Victoria Miro, London → 30 May 2015
(Posted 28 April 2015. The text is in an older version of Ñspel.)
“Victoria Miro z dlîtd t priznt Čimni scūl v sculpčr, an xibišn v ny wrc bî ɖ Côpnhāgn-bêst ātist Tal R.
Tal R hz ofn yzd ɖ wrd kolbojnik, mīnñ leftovrz in Hībru, t dscrîb hiz practis v swsñ n c̣lctñ a wîd renj v imijri, fiğṛtv n abstract, fṛm hî n lo culčr. Instwld c̣lctvli, Tal R’z wrcs cn gv ɖ imprešn v a grūp šo, az adhiṛns t a sngl isʈetc stîl z isčūd in fevr v a nonhạrācicl xpḷrešn v mtirı̣l n fwm. Ɖs wl b xplord in ɖ xibišn, ẇč stêjz sculpčrz alñsd frničrwrcs n a siriz v pêntñz n wrcs on pêpr.
Ɖ lowr gaḷri wl b popyletd bî a dispṛt c̣lẋn v sramic, crīčr-lîc sculpčrz. Tal R hz implýd a prôses v racūfîrñ, an ênčnt tecnīc ẇč orijinetd in sixtīnʈ-senčri Jpan. Ɖ prôses pṛdysz ntwrı̣sli unpridictbl rzults – ɖ cle’z srfis z blacnd or ẇîtnd acwdñ t ɖ intnsti v its xpožr t ɖ smôc n z laybl t crac or īvn xplod, a voḷtiḷti ɖt hz drwn ɖ ātist t ɖ mtirı̣l.
Alñsd ɖ racūsculpčrz wl b a nmbr v minimlist sculpčrz v fabric-cuvrd wŭd. Ɖz ljr-ɖn-lîf flūmz, wɖ candīcên strîps n bilt-in ervents, cwl t mînd ɖ industrı̣l čimni. Hvr, ɖz wrcs r dvōst fṛm eni funẋnñ sistm. Instd ɖe sjst a jýflṇs ɖt rbycs a factrīlojc v in-pts n ât-pts, n imbodi a strenjr n ls qontifaybl prôses.
Tal R z olso nôn fr pṛdysñ ynīc, hand-md sôfz, or ôpı̣mbedz, ẇč r md fṛm old n ny rugz swst ʈrt Scandinevia n trītd wɖ pênt n dai in ɖ stydio. A nmbr v ɖz pačwrct pìsz v frničr wl pṛvîd anɖr pspctv fṛm ẇč t vy – or fṛm ẇč t b vyd bî – ɖ sculpčrz. Xplorñ ɖ dmstc qoḷti v frničr az an ātistc mīdı̣m, Tal R plez wɖ ɖ bândri btwn āt n lîf. Nɖr ɖ practcl prṗs v ɖz wrcs nr ɖer isʈetc qoḷtiz têc catgoricl presdns. Ɖ îdīa v ɖ ôpı̣mbed sjsts a hêzi, lêtnt spês v unfetrd ʈncñ, ɖ funẋnl objct dlinietñ a non-funẋnl spês v ʈt.
Ɖ upsterz flor v ɖ gaḷrīspês wl b têcn p wɖ a slf-cntend coridorstrucčr strečt ovr wɖ canvsmtirı̣l. Wɖn it r pêntñz n wrcs on pêpr, ol dpictñ a clozd blînd. Rpitd acrs ɖ wōlz v an inclozd spês, ɖs reprizentešn v šutrd vižn cnvez a visṛl sens v intirioṛti n pzišnz ɖ vywr in an ambiğs spês ɖt z nɖr insd nr âtsd.
Chimney, 2013-2014. PVC, plywood, foam, leather, printed painted fabric. 212 x 74 x 74 cm, 83 1/2 x 29 1/8 x 29 1/8 in
Satie moon walking, 2014. Found objects, plaster, soft cement, pulp, yarn, glue, paint, steel. 102 x 106 x 74 cm, 40 1/8 x 41 3/4 x 29 1/8 in
Snow Walk, 2014. Aluminium. 62 x 68 x 53 cm, 24 3/8 x 26 3/4 x 20 7/8 in
The Turbo, 2014. Plaster, soft cement, pulp, paint, wood, steel. 108 x 53 x 19 cm, 42 1/2 x 20 7/8 x 7 1/2 in
Scholars Palace, 2015. Raku fired ceramic. 93 x 54 cm, 36 5/8 x 21 1/4 in
Bạgraficl dītelz
Born in Tel Avīv in 1967, Tal R livz n wrcs in Côpnhāgn. H hz hd sôlo xibišnz at ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, Āhŭs, Denmāc (2013 – 2014); Pinakothek der Moderne, Mynic (2013); Galerie im Taxispalais, Inzbrŭc, Ostria, travlñ t Kunsthalle Dūsldwf (bʈ 2013); Museu Brasileiro da Escultura, Sâ Pâlu (2012); Museum Kunstpalast, Dūsldwf (2012); Kunstverein Augsburg-Holbeinhaus, Âgzbrg, Jrṃni (2011); Der Kunstverein, Hambrg (2011); Maġzīn III Myziym n Fândešn fr Cntmprri Āt, Stochom (2009); Kunsthalle Tūbñn, Tūbñn (2009); Bônefãtõ Myziym, Māstrict (2008); Camdn Ātșentr, Lundn (2008); Luīziana Myziym fr Moderne Kunst, Denmāc (2007); n Kunsthalle Manhîm (2007). Tal R wz a pṛfesr at Kunstakademie Dūsldwf fṛm 2005–2014.”
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Elina Brotherus. ‘Annonciation 2, Helsinki 18 March’, 2009
Hanna Putz. ‘Untitled (LL1)’, 2012
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“Hômtruɖs: Ftogṛfi, Muɖrhd n Îdntti priznts ɖ wrc v êt inṭnašnl ātists hu xplor ɖ complx n dmandñ xpirı̣ns v muɖrhd. Ɖ ātists drw on a wîd renj v inflụnsz, fṛm fašn n lîfstîl maġzīnz t fanṭsi n fiẋn, fṛm pêntñ n îc̣nogṛfi t vnaklr ftogṛfi, fṛm pfwmns n stêjd practisz t prîvt jrnlz n evrīde lîf.
Set agnst a bacdrop v inseṣ̌bl public aṗtît fr picčrz v ṣlbṛti mumz n bêbiz, ɖ ātists dpict fmiłr, n ls viẓbl, aspects v muɖrñ fṛm a dīpli prsnl pspctv. Pregnnsi, brʈ, ɖ ifct v bcmñ a muɖr on wn’z pṛfešnl îdntti; ɖ rlešnšp btwn jeṇrešnz v muɖrz; cmñ t trmz wɖ los, abandnmnt, n ɖ unflfild dzîr t bcm a muɖr r ol erı̣z xplord in ɖ xibišn. Inṭwivñ naṛtvz, čājd wɖ cnflictñ imošnz, pṛvîd an intiṃt, multīfasitd n uncnvnšnl vy v a ynivrsl xpirı̣ns.
Ātists’ Bîogṛfiz
Elina Broteṛs (b. 1972, Finḷnd)
Rīsnt xibišnz includ Luīziana Myziym v Modn Āt, Humlībîc, Denmāc; Bozar Palais des Beaux-Arts, Bruslz; Sāči Gaḷri, Lundn n Lianžu Ftogṛfīfestivl, Lianžu, Čîna. Awōdz includ ɖ Finiš Stêtprîz fr Ftogṛfi (2008) n ɖ Prix Niépce v Gens d’image, Frans (2005) amñ uɖrz. Š hz publišt for moṇgrafs.
Elinor C̣ruči (b. 1971, Izrel)
Xibišnz includ Ric̦o Maresca, Ny Ywc; Ggozı̣n Lundn; Edwin Hūc Gaḷri, Ny Ywc, n Jêmz Hîmn Gaḷri, Lundn. Awōdz includ ɖ Inṭnašnl Sentr v Ftogṛfi’z Infiṇtịwōd fr Yuñ Ftogṛfr (2001); ɖ Ggnhîm Felošp (2002) n Ny Ywc Fândešn fr ɖ Āts Felošp (2010).
Ana Casas Brôda (b. 1965, Spên)
Sns 2007 Casas Brôda hz dzînd public prôgramz at Centro de la Imagen, Mexico Siti. Š hz xibitd hr wrc in Spên, Ostria, Jrṃni n Mexico. La Fabrica publišt hr wrc Kinderwunsch in 2013 n it wl b xibitd in PHoto Espana in 2014.
Án Feslr (b. 1950, YSA)
Feslr hz pṛdyst ʈri filmz n ritn a nonfiẋn bc on adopšn, Ɖ Grlz Hu Went Awe. Awōdz includ ɖ prestijs Radclif Felošp at ɖ Radclif Instityt fr Advanst Studi, Hāṿd Ynivrsti.
Fred Hrnñ (b. 1966, Jrṃni)
Hrnñ’z wrc hz bn šôn at ftogṛfīfestivlz in Lîpzig, Wj, Câṇs n Āl. Xibišnz includ Gallery Brotfabrik, Brlin (2011); Museum Dieselkraftwerk, Cotḅs (2011) n Ātmyziym Wūhan, Čîna (2009). Awōdz includ ɖ Ātprîz fr Ftogṛfi fṛm ɖ Loto-Fândešn Brlin-Brandnbrg (2007).
Miaco Išiuči (b. 1947, Jpan)
Išiuči hz hd nymṛs sôlo xibišnz sns 1977, includñ at ɖ Našnl Myziym v Modn Āt in Tôcio. In 1979 š wun Jpan’z hîist awōd fr ftogṛfi, ɖ Cīmŭra Ihe. Hr wrc hz bn publišt in mr ɖn twenti moṇgrafs. Miaco Išiuči z ɖ winr v ɖ prestijs 2014 Haslblad Fândešn Inṭnašnl Awōd in Ftogṛfi.
Cêti Muri (b. 1974, YSA)
Xibišnz includ Čašama Gaḷri, Ny Ywc (2013); Hômfrunt Gaḷri, Ny Ywc (2011) n ɖ Inṭnašnl Sentr fr Ftogṛfi, Ny Ywc (2008). Awōdz includ Ny Ywc Stêt Rezidntsgrant fr Xḷns in Ftogṛfi (1996); ɖ Robin Fwbz Mmwrı̣l Ftogṛfịwōd (1997); ɖ Bari Cown Awōd fr Xḷns in Āt (2000) n a Ny Ywc Fândešn fr ɖ Āts grant in 2012. A moṇgraf v hr wrc z publišt bî Dêlît Bcs.
Hana Pts (b. 1987, Ostria)
Xibišnz includ Pavlovz Dog Gaḷri, Brlin; Vêcnt Gaḷriz, Ostria n Kunsthalle Wien, Ostria. In 2012, š wz šwtlistd fr Hyéres Cntmprri Ftogṛfīprîz n 1000 Wrdz Ftogṛfịwōd, n nominetd az wn t woč bî Britiš Jrnl v Ftogṛfi.
Acnolijmnts
Hômtruɖz: Ftogṛfi, Muɖrhd n Îdntti z kretd bî Sūzn Brît n z a Ftogṛfrz’ Gaḷri turñexibišn. Ɖ orijinl xibišn hz bn modifîd fr prezntešn at Belfast Xpozd. Ɖ xibišn z ṣpwtd bî Ātscaunsl Nwɖn Îrlnd, Belfast Sitīcaunsl n Dpātmnt v Sošl Dveḷpmnt.”
SIGALIT LANDAU: KNAFEH │ Marlborough Contemporary, London → 1 November 2014
Insṭlêšnvy│Fôto: Fránsis Wer
Insṭlêšnvy│Fôto: Fránsis Wer
Insṭlêšnvy│Fôto: Fránsis Wer
ASC̣LON, frīzfrem│2011│Ñcjet print│67 x 120 sm│Fôto: Yotam From
IRÊZÑ #5│2011│Ñcjet print│67 x 120 sm│Fôto: Yotam From
Mcñ ɖ vidio MRMÊDZ (IRÊZÑ Đ BWDR V AZC̣LON)│2011
MASĪMA│2013│Pwčgīz pñc mābl│57 x 94 x 56 sm│2013│Fôto: Fránsis Wer
SANDFLAG│2013│Sand n bondñmtiyrịlz│101 x 180 x 5 sm│Fôto: Yotam From
HÔP│2013│Rôp sspendd in Ded Sì wōtr│85 x 38 x 18 sm│Fôto: Yotam From
Hāṿstñ a swltwrc in ɖ Ded Sì│2014
CNEFE│2014│Stil fṛm vidio│16.2 minits
“An xibišn v ny wrcs bî Siġlīt Landâ (b. 1969), wn v Izrel’z fwmost cntemprri ātists, hu hz twîs reprizntd Izrel at ɖ Venis Bienāle (1997 n 2011) n cuṛntli livz n wrcs in Tel Avīv.
Landâ’z practis adresz ṗetcli, n wɖ mtiriaḷti, ɖ cmplex̣tiz v its lcešn n atmts t bild brijz. Hr tactîl āt xplorz ɖ simblz n sînz ɖt r šerd acrs culčrz. Ɖs atmt t xpoz n trnsend istablišt bândriz n bwdrz z sīn ʈrt hr wrc, rīčñ its piṇcl in hr Swltbrij Project. Ɖs projct, ẇč z hr most ambišs t dêt, wl si ɖ ātist fizicli cros ɖ gap btwn Izrel n Jwdn, wɖ ɖ criešn v a crisṭlîzd swltbrij on ɖ Ded Sì.
Ɖ tîtl v ɖ xibišn, Cnefe, rfers t Landâ’z ny vidiowrc, ẇč z biyñ prizntd fr ɖ frst tîm n demnstrets ɖ olmst pêntrli āt v mcñ cnefe, an Aṛbc swītmìt ɖt z luvd ʈrt ɖ Midl Īst. Ɖ film z tipicl v Landâ’z wrc, az cnefe itslf z embḷmatc v šerd Miḍlīstn tṛdišnz n frɖr evidns v hr cntinyd ingejmnt wɖ culčṛl hîbriḍti.
Ɖ xibišn olso includz a ny siriz v sandwrcs: Dusc, Dwn n Tîd (2014), n Sandflag (2013). Ɖz wrcs ingej wɖ ɖ histri v pêntñ in ɖer fwmat, n ɖer pýnt v orijin in ɖer mtirı̣lz. Landâ z olso prizntñ rīsnt swltwrcs, includñ Cristl Drīmcačr (2014), ɖt hv gn ʈru a swltcrisṭlîzešn prôses. Ɖs ongowñ tecnīc siz Landâ imrs objcts in ɖ Ded Sì, līvñ ɖm t akmylet ɖ sì’z swlts n minṛlz, t b trnsfwmd ʈru a cntrold bt unpṛdicṭbl ōganic prôses. Landâ hz xtnsvli xplýtd ɖs tecnīc, sbmrjñ îtmz sč az rôpnūsz n ivoc̣tv dmstc îtmz, ol v ẇč fīčr in ɖs xibišn. Ɖ ātist spīcs abt ɖ majc v ɖ Ded Sì n ɖ mistri srândñ ɖ prôses itslf.
Ɖ xibišn olso fīčrz māblsculpčrz, fṛm a siriz cāvd in ɖ fwmz v dfṛntli pozd brestfīdñ-cŭšnz. Undâtdli lnct t modn tṛdišnz ɖt g bac t Henri Mur or Luīz Bržwā, ɖz wrcs r repṛznttv v Landâ’z xpirı̣ns v ɖ bodi, a rcŕñ n impwtnt ʈīm ʈrt hr wrc.”
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