The Root Cellar
03 Nov - 15 Dec 2013
Ida Ekblad
THE ROOT CELLAR
3 November - 15 December 2013
Curator: Lorenzo Benedetti
Ida Ekblad realised for the first time a solo exhibition in the Netherlands. The project, originally conceived together with the Oslo National Museum and the Kunstmuseum in Luzern, shows recent and new works of Ekblad and some will be created specifically for the environment of De Vleeshal.
The exhibition at De Vleeshal allows Ekblad to realise a new body of work. Fundamental is her interest in the historical perspective that is a central element of our time. References to modernistic movements like Cobra or Informal are mixed with a contemporary attitude. These elements are central also in the programme of De Vleeshal. Her work is framed in a new wave of sculpture that is becoming more and more central in the artistic discourse.
This deepness in the contemporary context is a central research of the Norwegian artist. Through combining historical perspective in a contemporary cultural and social element, Ekblad gives an answer to the superficial connotation of a contemporary society based on speed and consumption. The use of discarded material to realise assemblage is a translation of the recuperation of the element of history to embrace a more complex relationship between art and time.
THE ROOT CELLAR
3 November - 15 December 2013
Curator: Lorenzo Benedetti
Ida Ekblad realised for the first time a solo exhibition in the Netherlands. The project, originally conceived together with the Oslo National Museum and the Kunstmuseum in Luzern, shows recent and new works of Ekblad and some will be created specifically for the environment of De Vleeshal.
The exhibition at De Vleeshal allows Ekblad to realise a new body of work. Fundamental is her interest in the historical perspective that is a central element of our time. References to modernistic movements like Cobra or Informal are mixed with a contemporary attitude. These elements are central also in the programme of De Vleeshal. Her work is framed in a new wave of sculpture that is becoming more and more central in the artistic discourse.
This deepness in the contemporary context is a central research of the Norwegian artist. Through combining historical perspective in a contemporary cultural and social element, Ekblad gives an answer to the superficial connotation of a contemporary society based on speed and consumption. The use of discarded material to realise assemblage is a translation of the recuperation of the element of history to embrace a more complex relationship between art and time.