Don’t Miss – Zurich: Sculpture Now at Galerie Eva Presenhuber curated by Peter Fischli and David Weiss and featuring Urs Fischer, Richard Prince, Eva Rothschild and more through July 30th
July 29th, 2011
Installation View, Sculpture Now (2011). All images courtesy of Galerie Eva Presenhuber Sculpture Now is a presentation of 35 works by 27 artists, each represented by Galerie Eva Presenhuber in Zurich. The exhibition has been arranged by collaborative Swiss artists Peter Fischli and David Weiss, who have worked together for over 25 years. As indicated by the number of exhibitors, Sculpture Now includes artists such as Urs Fischer, Richard Prince, Andrew Lord, Eva Rothschild, YBA’s Angela Bulloch, and Sylvie Fleury alongside others such as Trisha Donnelly. Paintings by Joe Bradley and Sue Williams are showcased are shown along with the sculpture. A concurrent exhibition of Franz West will also close at Eva Presenhuber on July 30th.
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Peter Fischli and David Weiss address their own curatorial authority with a piece titled There’s nothing to see here – we’re still setting up, an unlit stack of five polyurethane cubes and planks. It is important to note that Fischli and Weiss have not defined the exhibition as “curated,” but “arranged,” instead focusing on the lack of authority for Sculpture Now.
Thematically, Sculpture Now emphasizes the architectural and technical. The lineage of primitive art, Marcel Duchamp, and minimalism inspires systematized mixed media. From the architectural coordinates of Liam Gillick to readymade objects of beauty by Sylvie Fleury, the overarching message is one of an ever-changing albeit planned reality.
Appropriation and reinvention consistently dictate Sculpture Now. Noted works include Mark Handforth’s Coathanger (2011), in which the seemingly everyday object is purposefully shaped, and Maria Eichhorn’s Tüten mit Schachteln (Bags with Packets). Eichhorn’s work, described by the galerie as an “art operating system,” collects miscellaneous packets in two big bags.
Sculpture Now is additionally relevant on a commercial level. Ultimately, Sculpture Now addresses the contemporary moment, dually with respect to historical and aesthetic levels.
-A. Bregman
Related Links
Press Release [Eva Presenhuber]
“Sculpture Now” [Art Agenda]
Collectors – Peter Brant [Art Observed]
Living Artists – Richard Prince [Art Observed]
