on&on @ Casa Encendida – Madrid

, 20 November 2010

Evolution, dissolution, memory, fragility and decomposition are some of the themes found in on&on. The curators Flora Fairbairn and Olivier Varenne have chosen 14 artists from different generations and countries to explore their work.

The Conference by Gerda Steiner & Jörg Lenzlinger

A room bathed in chocolate, birds emitting sounds through five guitars and three double basses, rotting red fruit, chemical flowers taking over an office desk, a giant block of melting ice, a room in which the lights flicker on and off, improvised piano recitals, matter altered by micro-organisms and the experience of a boat ride are some of the pieces on show…

from here to ear by Céleste Boursier-Mougenot

This brief exhibition attempts to jog the visitor’s personal memory and demonstrate the inevitable decadence of nature, which transforms as time passes. None of the pieces on display aim to freeze an image for posterity, but rather to open the observer’s eyes to the magic of the moment, the poetry of the present, with its accompanying shifts and changes. Every time the visitor comes to see the show it will have changed, it will never be same. The only truly enduring element is the change, the process, the transformation itself.

This evolution of the installation has been achieved in two ways: by using perishable materials such as chocolate, fruit, living organisms, ice and wax, and by using fleeting actions in the performances offered as part of the show.

with absence by Chiharu Shiota Dialogue

The participating artists, of varying nationalities and ages, are Michel Blazy, Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, Martin Creed, Eloise Fornieles, Andy Goldsworthy, Anya Gallaccio, Kitty Kraus, Claire Morgan, Tino Sehgal, Chiharu Shiota, Roman Signer, Steiner/Lenzlinger and Gregorio Zanon.

Fluid by Claire Morgan

Ephemeral art which invites the participation of the audience in order to become solid and enduring. The exhibition started yesterday and will stay until January 16th. And as it’s @ La Casa Encendida, it’s of course… free (more info on their website). Enjoy!

  • Curated by Flora Fairbairn and Olivier Varenne, the exhibition on&on explores the ephemeral nature of art and features works by 13 international artists

  • A room bathed in chocolate, birds emitting sounds through five guitars and three double basses, rotting red fruit, chemical flowers taking over an office desk, a giant block of melting ice, a room in which the lights flicker on and off, improvised piano recitals, matter altered by micro-organisms and the experience of a boat ride are some of the pieces on show

§ The works in on&on, most of them site-specific installations created for La Casa Encendida, change with each passing hour, minute and second. They do not remain intact for a single moment, but rather evolve with the passage of time. This ongoing transformation stimulates the observer’s senses, evoking memories and past sensations. Thus, it is the visitor’s participation which allows ephemeral art to become solid and enduring

  • The participating artists, of varying nationalities and ages, are Michel Blazy, Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, Martin Creed, Eloise Fornieles, Andy Goldsworthy, Anya Gallaccio, Kitty Kraus, Claire Morgan, Tino Sehgal, Chiharu Shiota, Roman Signer, Steiner/Lenzlinger and Gregorio Zanon

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5 June 2012

Evolution, dissolution, memory, fragility and decomposition are some of the themes found in on&on. The curators Flora Fairbairn and Olivier Varenne have chosen 14 artists from different generations and countries to explore their work.

The Conference by Gerda Steiner & Jörg Lenzlinger

A room bathed in chocolate, birds emitting sounds through five guitars and three double basses, rotting red fruit, chemical flowers taking over an office desk, a giant block of melting ice, a room in which the lights flicker on and off, improvised piano recitals, matter altered by micro-organisms and the experience of a boat ride are some of the pieces on show…

from here to ear by Céleste Boursier-Mougenot

This brief exhibition attempts to jog the visitor’s personal memory and demonstrate the inevitable decadence of nature, which transforms as time passes. None of the pieces on display aim to freeze an image for posterity, but rather to open the observer’s eyes to the magic of the moment, the poetry of the present, with its accompanying shifts and changes. Every time the visitor comes to see the show it will have changed, it will never be same. The only truly enduring element is the change, the process, the transformation itself.

This evolution of the installation has been achieved in two ways: by using perishable materials such as chocolate, fruit, living organisms, ice and wax, and by using fleeting actions in the performances offered as part of the show.

with absence by Chiharu Shiota Dialogue

The participating artists, of varying nationalities and ages, are Michel Blazy, Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, Martin Creed, Eloise Fornieles, Andy Goldsworthy, Anya Gallaccio, Kitty Kraus, Claire Morgan, Tino Sehgal, Chiharu Shiota, Roman Signer, Steiner/Lenzlinger and Gregorio Zanon.

Fluid by Claire Morgan

Ephemeral art which invites the participation of the audience in order to become solid and enduring. The exhibition started yesterday and will stay until January 16th. And as it’s @ La Casa Encendida, it’s of course… free (more info on their website). Enjoy!

  • Curated by Flora Fairbairn and Olivier Varenne, the exhibition on&on explores the ephemeral nature of art and features works by 13 international artists

  • A room bathed in chocolate, birds emitting sounds through five guitars and three double basses, rotting red fruit, chemical flowers taking over an office desk, a giant block of melting ice, a room in which the lights flicker on and off, improvised piano recitals, matter altered by micro-organisms and the experience of a boat ride are some of the pieces on show

§ The works in on&on, most of them site-specific installations created for La Casa Encendida, change with each passing hour, minute and second. They do not remain intact for a single moment, but rather evolve with the passage of time. This ongoing transformation stimulates the observer’s senses, evoking memories and past sensations. Thus, it is the visitor’s participation which allows ephemeral art to become solid and enduring

  • The participating artists, of varying nationalities and ages, are Michel Blazy, Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, Martin Creed, Eloise Fornieles, Andy Goldsworthy, Anya Gallaccio, Kitty Kraus, Claire Morgan, Tino Sehgal, Chiharu Shiota, Roman Signer, Steiner/Lenzlinger and Gregorio Zanon
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Rencontres Internationales – Madrid

22 May 2012

Evolution, dissolution, memory, fragility and decomposition are some of the themes found in on&on. The curators Flora Fairbairn and Olivier Varenne have chosen 14 artists from different generations and countries to explore their work.

The Conference by Gerda Steiner & Jörg Lenzlinger

A room bathed in chocolate, birds emitting sounds through five guitars and three double basses, rotting red fruit, chemical flowers taking over an office desk, a giant block of melting ice, a room in which the lights flicker on and off, improvised piano recitals, matter altered by micro-organisms and the experience of a boat ride are some of the pieces on show…

from here to ear by Céleste Boursier-Mougenot

This brief exhibition attempts to jog the visitor’s personal memory and demonstrate the inevitable decadence of nature, which transforms as time passes. None of the pieces on display aim to freeze an image for posterity, but rather to open the observer’s eyes to the magic of the moment, the poetry of the present, with its accompanying shifts and changes. Every time the visitor comes to see the show it will have changed, it will never be same. The only truly enduring element is the change, the process, the transformation itself.

This evolution of the installation has been achieved in two ways: by using perishable materials such as chocolate, fruit, living organisms, ice and wax, and by using fleeting actions in the performances offered as part of the show.

with absence by Chiharu Shiota Dialogue

The participating artists, of varying nationalities and ages, are Michel Blazy, Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, Martin Creed, Eloise Fornieles, Andy Goldsworthy, Anya Gallaccio, Kitty Kraus, Claire Morgan, Tino Sehgal, Chiharu Shiota, Roman Signer, Steiner/Lenzlinger and Gregorio Zanon.

Fluid by Claire Morgan

Ephemeral art which invites the participation of the audience in order to become solid and enduring. The exhibition started yesterday and will stay until January 16th. And as it’s @ La Casa Encendida, it’s of course… free (more info on their website). Enjoy!

  • Curated by Flora Fairbairn and Olivier Varenne, the exhibition on&on explores the ephemeral nature of art and features works by 13 international artists

  • A room bathed in chocolate, birds emitting sounds through five guitars and three double basses, rotting red fruit, chemical flowers taking over an office desk, a giant block of melting ice, a room in which the lights flicker on and off, improvised piano recitals, matter altered by micro-organisms and the experience of a boat ride are some of the pieces on show

§ The works in on&on, most of them site-specific installations created for La Casa Encendida, change with each passing hour, minute and second. They do not remain intact for a single moment, but rather evolve with the passage of time. This ongoing transformation stimulates the observer’s senses, evoking memories and past sensations. Thus, it is the visitor’s participation which allows ephemeral art to become solid and enduring

  • The participating artists, of varying nationalities and ages, are Michel Blazy, Céleste Boursier-Mougenot, Martin Creed, Eloise Fornieles, Andy Goldsworthy, Anya Gallaccio, Kitty Kraus, Claire Morgan, Tino Sehgal, Chiharu Shiota, Roman Signer, Steiner/Lenzlinger and Gregorio Zanon
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