Emanuele Becheri, Beth Collar
26.09. – 4.12.2020
| Opening: 26.09.2020, 7 – 9 pm GiG Munich is delighted to be presenting the duo show “Bildhauer*in der Sinne,” opening on Saturday, September 26, 2020. As the title suggests, the exhibition focuses on the sculptural practices by international artists Beth Collar (UK) and Emanuele Becheri (IT). Guest curator Beniamino Foschini presents the two artists together for the first time. While Collar and Becheri work with different mediums (drawing, performance, video), the idea of this exhibition and the juxtaposition between the two artists comes from an inquiry into a specific aspect of their practice: what we can commonly define as “figurative sculpture,” which they deal with through their critical and ironic visions of contemporary culture and its mannerisms.In the process of conceiving this exhibition, a quote from Pietro Aretino, a legendary poet, critic and intellectual of the 16th century, came into view: [a poet should be] a sculptor of senses and not a miniaturist of words This criticism of 16th century Mannerist poetry offers a particular stimulus for a metaphorical interpretation of the exhibition “Bidlhauer*in der Sinne” : what happens when a sculptor, and not a poet, is indeed a sculptor of senses? Beth Collar (*1984) is a British artist based in Berlin, working predominantly in performance and sculpture. Her solo shows include ‘Daddy Issues’ at Dilston Grove commissioned by Matt’s Gallery and Southwark Park Galleries and ‘Retrogression’ a collaborative exhibition with Eoghan Ryan at 427 in Riga, Latvia both 2019; Waldo @Mathew Gallery, New York, Matt’s Gallery, London, Primary, Nottingham all in 2018; at Standpoint, London in 2017 and at Fig2 at the ICA in London 2015. Her recent group exhibitions have been at Regatta 2, Düsseldorf, Litost, Prague, 2020; A PLUS A, Venice, The Academy of Fine Arts, Helsinki, Kunsthal ved siden af, Svendborg, Denmark, Marlborough Contemporary, New York, Bärenzwinger, Berlin, 2019; Cell Project Space, London, 2018; Kunstverein München, 2017; and KW, Berlin, 2016. Performances have taken place at Camden Arts Centre, London and Kunstverein Bamberg, 2020; Bob Shop, Berlin, 2019. Emanuele Becheri (*1973) is an Italian artist, whose practice incorporates sculpture, drawing and video. His most recent solo shows include ’Sculture e disegni’ at Museo del 900, Firenze, curated by Sergio Risaliti and Saretto Cincinelli in 2020, ‘Stati d’Animo’ at the FuoriCampo Gallery and Santa Maria della Scala, Siena in 2019. Group exhibitions include ‘Ragione e Sentimento’ at the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Roma, curated by Chiara Stefani and Massimo Mininni in 2019, ‘Il disegno del disegno’ at the Museo del 900, Firenze, curated by Saretto Cincinelli, ‘Video from the Collection of the Galleria Nazionale d’Arte e Moderna e Contemporanea’ at the EMST National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens, and ‘De scultura’ at Casa Masaccio Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea, San Giovanni Valdarno, all in 2018. Beniamino Foschini is a doctoral candidate at the Institut für Kunstgeschichte, Ludwig-Maximilans-Universität München, and a research associate at the Akademie der Bildenden Künste München. |
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