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January 16 - February 20, 2016

Ballet Mecanique

Modern-day living contains a machine-like rhythm: maximized efficiency with production-based values. A groundbreaking experimental film released in 1924 by French artist Fernand Léger, Ballet Mécanique, expressed concern for an increasingly automated society.

Like this cinematic study of the dance between man and machine, artists featured in this group exhibition examine the diminishing divide between the natural and the artificial. Mario Merz, Tom Sachs, and Théo Mercier, challenge the oppressive logic behind industrialization, while Nassos Daphnis, Mark Hagen, Gregor Hildebrandt, and Wim Delvoye exercise the potential of industrial materials to achieve a new aesthetic form.

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  • D-11 Scale Model 2.0
    D-11 Scale Model 2.02008Laser-cut stainless steel39 3/8 x 90 ½ x 45 3/8 in.100 x 230 x 115 cm.
  • Ballet Mécanique
    Ballet Mécanique
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  • In den eigenen vier Wänden wir müssen uns verschwenden
    In den eigenen vier Wänden wir müssen uns verschwenden2008Magnetic bands dispersed on paper107.9 x 70.5 in.274 x 179 cm
  • In den eigenen vier Wänden wit müssen uno verschwenden
    In den eigenen vier Wänden wit müssen uno verschwenden2008Magnetic bands dispersed on paper107.9 x 70.5 in.274 x 179 cm
  • Running Up the Hill (Kate Bush)
    Running Up the Hill (Kate Bush)2010Magnetic bands on canvas
  • Running Up the Hill (Kate Bush)
    Running Up the Hill (Kate Bush)2010Magnetic bands on canvas119.6 x 82.3 in.304 x 209 cm
  • Wandering Songs I (Canti errabondi I)
    Wandering Songs I (Canti errabondi I)1983Beeswax, tree branch, acrylic and oil on canvas113 x 306 x 40 in.287 x 777 x 101.6 cm.
  • La bête à deux dos
    La bête à deux dos2011Fake fur, resin, shoes, socks, and wooden frame100 x 66 x 55 in.167.6 x 121.9 x 254 cm.
  • La bête à deux dos
    La bête à deux dos
  • To Be Titled (Additive Painting #72)
    To Be Titled (Additive Painting #72)2010Acrylic on burlap88 x 67.5 in.223.5 x 171.45 cm
  • To Be Titled (Additive Painting #72)
    To Be Titled (Additive Painting #72)
  • Hours of Devotion
    Hours of Devotion2008Pyrography, wood and gold leaf124.5 x 119.4 x 13.3 cm.49 x 47 x 5 1/4 in.
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