9 Sept 2007 to 25 Nov 2007
Opening Reception: Sunday, September 9, 4-6pm
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SculptureCenter is pleased to present Illusion, a solo exhibition by Jeppe Hein. Illusion will be on view September 9�November 25, 2007 with an opening reception on Sunday, September 9, 4�6 pm. Hein will present a major new work, 360� Illusion, created specifically for SculptureCenter's dramatic central space and four works from the series, Modified Social Benches. Hein's work focused on problematizing the traditional relationships between sculpture, viewer, and environment. Illusion is produced through SculptureCenter's acclaimed Artist-in-Residence program.
360� Illusion is comprised of two mirrors, each approximately six by fourteen feet, connected at a 90� angle and hung from the ceiling. Initially, the installation mirrors its surroundings and dissolves into the space. However, the double reflection, produced by the two connected mirrors, creates a reflection within the reflection and as the mirrors slowly rotate, the two reflections appear to rotate at different speeds. 360� Illusion directly subverts and displaces the physical and psychological experience of the viewer, simultaneously addressing the limitations as well as the possibilities inherent in the act of looking.
Accompanying this major new commission will be a selection of four sculptures from Modified Social Benches installed in SculptureCenter's courtyard with an additional piece placed in Court Square Park. While 360� Illusion is an excellent example of Hein's exploration of the phenomenon of perception, the benches stem from his consideration of social space and the way in which the physical environment shapes one's behavior. These sculptures, Hein's most recent exploration of the form and context of the park bench, present impossible seating structures. One is a circular bench, another has a seat that appears to have melted and dropped to ground level, another has legs that arch so that the seat is actually upside down and the back of the bench is touching the ground. While playful, these works invite us to consider an altered perspective on landscape and public space. Modified Social Benches I in Court Square Park is presented in cooperation with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation in conjunction with Art in the Parks: Celebrating 40 Years: 1967-2007.
Jeppe Hein was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and lives and works in Berlin. His work has been exhibited at the 50th Biennale di Venezia; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Barbican Art Center, London; FRAC Center, Orl�ans; The Moore Space, Miami; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Museum Tinguely, Basel; Pompidou Center, Paris; Sprengel Museum, Hanover; Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen; Tate Liverpool; TBA 21 - Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Vienna among others.
In Practice - Special Project Series
SculptureCenter is proud to present new works by Nina Lola Bachhuber, Richard Bottwin, Edward Kihn, Paul & Wilkin, Cesare Pietroiusti, Willoughby Sharp, Nolan Simon, Elisabeth Smolarz, Mary Ellen Strom & Ann Carlson in the tenth installment of In Practice. These works are commissioned through SculptureCenter's In Practice project series, which supports the creation and presentation of innovative work by emerging artists. The projects are selected individually and reflect the diversity of approaches to contemporary sculpture. The exhibition will be on view September 9�November 25, 2007 with an opening reception on Sunday, September 9, 4�6pm.
Scott Lyall - the little contemporaries
SculptureCenter is pleased to present the little contemporaries, a new installation by Scott Lyall. the little contemporaries will be on view September 9�November 25, 2007 with an opening reception on Sunday, September 9, 4�6 pm.
Scott Lyall's artistic practice is grounded in research into the relationships between graphic processes, sculptural display, and the design legacies of conceptualism. He has pursued experimentation through works on paper and in writings, as well as large-scale exhibitions featuring work in various media. Most recently, his work has focused on forms of performance notation, and the transformative layers imposed on works of art when they are documented.
Scott Lyall received his MFA from California Institute of the Arts and has exhibited internationally since 1996. His most recent exhibitions include When Hangover Becomes Form, with Rachel Harrison at Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver and LACE, Los Angeles, in 2006; and a dancer dances at Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York, also in 2006. Upcoming projects include solo exhibition at Sutton Lane, London in 2008 and a group show at the Weatherspoon Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina in 2008. Lyall was born in Toronto, Canada, where he currently lives and works.
