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Studio Voltaire: SHAHRYAR NASHAT | LAURA ALDRIDGE - 31 Mar 2011 to 14 May 2011 Current Exhibition |
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Shahryar Nashat, The Rehearsal of Adam Linder, 2011
Still from video Courtesy of the artist and Silberkuppe, Berlin |
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Gallery 1 SHAHRYAR NASHAT - Workbench 31 March - 14 May 2011 Preview: 30 March 2011, 7-9PM (Gallery closed 22, 23, 29 and 30 April 2011) Studio Voltaire is pleased to announce a new commission by the Swiss artist Shahryar Nashat. The exhibition will be his first-ever solo presentation in the United Kingdom and will present a series of sculptural, photographic and video works in the gallery. A selection of this new commission will be included in Bice Curiger�s ILLUMInations at this year�s International Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Shahryar Nashat's previous work has investigated his interest in art collections, reproductions of works of art, as well as questions relating to appropriation and artistic reuse, display issues and apparatus. Lighting, plinths, pedestals, and the mode of positing and projecting all play pivotal roles in Nashat�s video installations, sculptures and photographs and highlights how display and reproduction affect meaning. Many film and photographic works employ representations of the body, often positioned on plinths and pedestals that act as an extension of the body and the ground of sculptured feet. In a new video work The Rehearsal of Adam Linder, 2011, a dancer is filmed during and straight after a rehearsal, alternating between the body being overtly physical and in rest. Through the presentation of the video, the displaced body can be understood as acting as a stand-in as both a viewer and performer. This is idea of a stand-in or proxy is mirrored in a series of bench-like sculptures that suggest the viewer might sit down and through that action become a part of the artwork. The entire installation works as a constellation of works that constantly shifts between what is to be looked at by the viewer, what is to be performed by the artwork in its concept and form, and what is to be performed by the viewer in looking at the work. Shahryar Nashat (b.1975) is a Swiss artist based in Berlin. Recent solo shows and projects include �Line up�, Kunstverein Nurnberg (2010); �Remains to be seen�, Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen and �Plaque�, Kunstverein Potsdam (both 2009); and �Because the Ultimate Foundation is Not Founded�, Elisabeth Kaufmann, Zurich (2008). Group shows include: �Silberkuppe: Old Ideas�, Museum f�r Gegenwartskunst, Basel and �Silberkuppe: Under One Umbrella�, Kunsthal Bergen (both 2010); �Shifting Identities�, Kunsthaus Zurich and �Scorpio�s Garden�, Kunsthalle Tempor�re, Berlin (both 2009); �H Box�, Tate Modern, London and �Art Unlimited�, Art Basel (both 2008); and �Swiss Pavilion�, Venice Biennial (2005). Supported by Pro Helvetia and Fatima Maleki Gallery 2 LAURA ALDRIDGE 31 March - 14 May 2011 Preview: 30 March 2011, 7-9PM (Gallery closed 22, 23, 29 and 30 April 2011) For her first solo exhibition in a London gallery, Laura Aldridge will present a new installation made of tied knot sculptures and screen printed cut outs of cats being cradled and petted. Laura Aldridge�s work employs a combination of materials and imagery that carries certain psychological overtones and evokes particular responses. A number of monochrome screen prints on shaped Perspex depicts pairs of disembodied arms holding different domestic cats. The fragmented imagery of the act of stroking and cradling emphasizes the act of touching, rather than the animal being touched. This focus on the sensation of touch and feeling is echoed in the plaster knots that surround each image and fill the gallery walls. Tubes of fabric have been filled with wet plaster and casually knotted together in bow like forms to take form. This process draws attention to the action of the hand and sensuality of making. Aldridge�s visual and sculptural language engages with femininity with its use of homely and sometime folksy constructions and use of pastel colours. The work can be understood as following a tradition of a number of artists engaging with the decorative and seemingly sentimental work, particularly Ree Morton and Lily van der Stokker. Aldridge lives and works in Glasgow. Previous solo exhibitions include �Cat�s are not important�, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow (2010); �The workshop survived because we love each other�, Glasgow Sculpture Studio, Glasgow (2007) and �Social Dynamism�, Calarts, Los Angeles (2005). Supported by Studio Voltaire Benefactors Scheme and Glasgow Life About Studio Voltaire Studio Voltaire is a leading independent contemporary arts organisation that exists to support artistic practices and create a space for thinking, experimentation and reflection; its main activities are the provision of affordable studios, a renowned programme of exhibitions, performances and commissions, and a localised education programme. Together, these strands of activity provide a special synergy and environment for the production, display and dissemination of contemporary art. Through these contingent parts, we provide multiple entry-points for audiences through a diversity of practices and programming, fostering critical engagement with contemporary culture. We place the artist at the centre of everything we do: providing opportunities to produce work in an open and discursive environment and allowing a closer relationship between the artist, production of work and the audience. Studio Voltaire is one of the new Arts Council England NPO (National Portfolio Organisation) in a joint bid with Intoart. This will provide a significant level of support for both organisations. Studio Voltaire 1a Nelsons Row, London SW4 7JR +44 (0)20 7622 1294 [email protected] http://www.studiovoltaire.org Registered Charity No: 1082221 Registered Company No: 3426509 |
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