Berlinde De Bruyckere
15 Feb - 12 May 2013
© Berlinde De Bruyckere
Actaeon IV (Miami), 2012
Photo: Mirjam Devriendt
Collection Heather and Tony Podesta, Washington DC
Actaeon IV (Miami), 2012
Photo: Mirjam Devriendt
Collection Heather and Tony Podesta, Washington DC
BERLINDE DE BRUYCKERE
In the Flesh
Curator: Katrin Bucher Trantow
15 February - 12 May 2013
The body as evidence of our existence, as a witness to ourselves, is a shell to all that makes us move.
Flemish artist Berlinde De Bruyckere (*1964 in Ghent, lives and works in Ghent) is one of those contemporary female sculptors who explores inner and outer spaces in connection with this witness, and in so doing plumbs the finality of the body as a perceptible counterpart. The creatures a combination of unusual elements that are found in a state of metamorphosis are hermaphrodite forms that evoke complex emotions and reflect images of a both humanistic and at the same time art-historical investigation of suffering.
As a dialogue with the fluidity of the space of the Kunsthaus the solo exhibition by the Venice Biennale representative of the Belgian Pavilion 2013 concentrates on the topic of metamorphosis and shows sculptures as well as watercolors from recent years. In this confrontation the show questions our knowledge of existence and finds an enduring sculptural language of empathy.
Sculpture has been a key, constantly recurring theme at the Kunsthaus Graz since its beginnings. It is reflected in exhibitions such as Sol LeWitt, Wall (2004), Liz Larner in dialogue with Austrian painter Maria Lassnig (2006), the group exhibition Life? Biomorphic Forms in Sculpture (2009) or the solo exhibition of work by sculptor Michael Kienzer (2012). The upstairs exhibition area – with 800m2 of floor space – is predestined for an investigation of three-dimensional form and offers room for experimentation.
The exhibition of Berlinde De Bruyckere’s work is understood as a continuation in this sense, but it is also an internationally significant project in terms of its engagement with the museum‘s own collection and the subject of a critical continuation of the history of depictions of fear, suffering, guilt and empathy.
In the Flesh
Curator: Katrin Bucher Trantow
15 February - 12 May 2013
The body as evidence of our existence, as a witness to ourselves, is a shell to all that makes us move.
Flemish artist Berlinde De Bruyckere (*1964 in Ghent, lives and works in Ghent) is one of those contemporary female sculptors who explores inner and outer spaces in connection with this witness, and in so doing plumbs the finality of the body as a perceptible counterpart. The creatures a combination of unusual elements that are found in a state of metamorphosis are hermaphrodite forms that evoke complex emotions and reflect images of a both humanistic and at the same time art-historical investigation of suffering.
As a dialogue with the fluidity of the space of the Kunsthaus the solo exhibition by the Venice Biennale representative of the Belgian Pavilion 2013 concentrates on the topic of metamorphosis and shows sculptures as well as watercolors from recent years. In this confrontation the show questions our knowledge of existence and finds an enduring sculptural language of empathy.
Sculpture has been a key, constantly recurring theme at the Kunsthaus Graz since its beginnings. It is reflected in exhibitions such as Sol LeWitt, Wall (2004), Liz Larner in dialogue with Austrian painter Maria Lassnig (2006), the group exhibition Life? Biomorphic Forms in Sculpture (2009) or the solo exhibition of work by sculptor Michael Kienzer (2012). The upstairs exhibition area – with 800m2 of floor space – is predestined for an investigation of three-dimensional form and offers room for experimentation.
The exhibition of Berlinde De Bruyckere’s work is understood as a continuation in this sense, but it is also an internationally significant project in terms of its engagement with the museum‘s own collection and the subject of a critical continuation of the history of depictions of fear, suffering, guilt and empathy.