Ballet Mecanique
January 16 - February 20, 2016January 16 - February 20, 2016
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D-11 Scale Model 2.0
2008 Laser-cut stainless steel 39 3/8 x 90 ½ x 45 3/8 in. 100 x 230 x 115 cm. -
Ballet Mécanique
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In den eigenen vier Wänden wir müssen uns verschwenden
2008 Magnetic bands dispersed on paper 107.9 x 70.5 in. 274 x 179 cm -
In den eigenen vier Wänden wit müssen uno verschwenden
2008 Magnetic bands dispersed on paper 107.9 x 70.5 in. 274 x 179 cm -
Running Up the Hill (Kate Bush)
2010 Magnetic bands on canvas -
Running Up the Hill (Kate Bush)
2010 Magnetic bands on canvas 119.6 x 82.3 in. 304 x 209 cm -
Wandering Songs I (Canti errabondi I)
1983 Beeswax, tree branch, acrylic and oil on canvas 113 x 306 x 40 in. 287 x 777 x 101.6 cm. -
La bête à deux dos
2011 Fake fur, resin, shoes, socks, and wooden frame 100 x 66 x 55 in. 167.6 x 121.9 x 254 cm. -
La bête à deux dos
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To Be Titled (Additive Painting #72)
2010 Acrylic on burlap 88 x 67.5 in. 223.5 x 171.45 cm -
To Be Titled (Additive Painting #72)
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Hours of Devotion
2008 Pyrography, wood and gold leaf 124.5 x 119.4 x 13.3 cm. 49 x 47 x 5 1/4 in. -
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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.
Ballet Mécanique press release
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