October 17–November 1, 2008
Tony Duquette
Isa Genzken
Wade Guyton
Balthazar Lovay
Marlie Mul
Walter Pfeiffer
Heimo Zobernig
Death of Samantha / Season of Glass
Opening: October 16, 6 pm
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Press Release (German)
Ausgangspunkt und Hintergrund von Death of Samantha / Season of Glass bildet das Werk des amerikanischen Künstler und legendären Designers Tony Duquette (1914–1999). Berühmt für seine extravaganten Innenarchitekturen, Schmuckobjekte, Kostüme, Filmkulissen und Night Clubs, beglückte er nicht nur Klienten wie Elizabeth Arden, die Duchess of Windsor, Herb Albert oder MGM Musicals mit Vincente Minnelli. Er war auch der erste Amerikaner, dem der Louvre eine Einzelausstellung ausrichtete. Tony Duquettes exhuberante Sprache trifft in New Jerseyy auf Werke von Isa Genzken, Wade Guyton, Balthazar Lovay, Marlie Mul, Walter Pfeiffer und Heimo Zobernig. Es handelt sich um Arbeiten, die sich ähnlich frivol und ausladend wie Duquette artikulieren oder aber ihre latente Exhuberanz mit der Sprache des Minimalismus kunstvoll tarnen: die Erotik der Inszenierung und der Oberfläche.
Dank an Kunsthalle Zürich und Galerie Nicolas Krupp, Basel
Press Release (Dashbord Widget English)
Starting point and background of Death OF Samantha/Season OF Glass the factory for American artist and legendary designer of the Tony Duquette forms (1914-1999). Famous for its extravaganten interior decorations, decoration objects, costumes, film sceneries and Night club, he not only client beglueckte such as Elizabeth Arden, the Duchess OF Windsor, Harsh Albert or MGM of musical with Vincente Minnelli. He was also the first American, who the Louvre aligned a single exhibition. Tony Duquettes exhuberante language meets in New Jerseyy factories of Isa Genzken, Wade Guyton, Balthazar Lovay, Marlie Mul, Walter Pfeiffer and Heimo Zobernig. It concerns work, which articulates itself just as frivolous and unloading as Duquette or camouflages however their latent Exhuberanz with the language of the minimumism artful: the erotism of the production and the surface.
Thanks to Kunsthalle Zürich and Gallery Nicolas Krupp, Basel
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Review (German)
Fiona Siegenthaler, Regioartline, October 23, 2008. (Link)
Videos
Setting up the exhibition
Photos
Installationviews
Wade Guyton, Tony Duquette, Marlie Mul
Wade Guyton, Untitled Action Sculpture, 2003, Stainless Steel, Dimensions variable
Marlie Mul, Floor piece, 2008 styrofoam, glue, resin, size may vary
Heimo Zobernig, untitled, 2003, board, wood, 108 x 60 x 40 cm
Heimo Zobernig, untitled, 2006, swarovski round stones, crystal acrylicbinder on canvas, 30 x 30 cm
Tony Duquette
Heimo Zobernig, untitled, 2006, swarovski round stones, crystal acrylicbinder on canvas, 30 x 30 cm
Isa Genzken
Walter Pfeiffer, Films, 2005 (Music for Millions, 1977, Kawasaki Cut, 1985, The Plaza, 1985-2001), DVD, color & b/w, 25'
Balthazar Lovay, No Exit, 2002, inkjet print, framed, 25 x 25 cm
Various Objects
The Opening
