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LIAM GILLICK
One long walk... Two short piers

FROM APRIL 1 TO AUGUST 8 2010

Poster designed for the exhibition by Liam Gillick © Liam Gillick 2009

  

KUNST UND AUSSTELLUNGHALLE
DER BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND

Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4
BONN 53113

INFORMATION:

Tél : +49 228 9171 204/5/6
Fax : +49 228 9171 311
www.bundeskunsthalle.de

HOURS OF ADMISSION:

Tuesday and Wednesday 10am to 9pm.
Thursday to Sunday 10am to 7pm 19h
Closed Monday

PRICES OF ADMISSION:

Full price : 8 €.
Concessions : 5 €
Family ticket : 14 €.

CURATOR:

Rainald Schumacher

PRESS CONTACT:

Maja Majer-Wallat
Tél : +44 93 306 41 23/ +44 93 306 41 43
majer-wallat@kah-bonn.de


Born in 1964 in England, Liam Gillick - who emerged in the early 1990s - is one of the most prominent representatives of the development of conceptual art and one of the most influential artists of our time. In 2009 he was selected fo the German Pavilion at the 53rd Venice Biennale.


A comprehensive survey

For the first time in Germany, the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bonn presents a comprehensive survey exhibition of Gillick's work. The exhibition reveals the evolution of his practice through the presentation of key themes, works and installations. Over 60 works from nearly two decades are presented. The exhibition creates a theoretical yet visually striking base from which to view the precision, continuity and beauty of his work.


The possibilities and function of art in our social reality

For the German Pavilion in Venice in 2009 Gillick's installation "How are you going to behave? A kitchen cat speaks" unfolded against this background - deploying a playful irony combined with a sober, clear aesthetic. A clarity of color and materials was combined with brittle, brilliant views. A seductive poetry of words met formal rigor and seriality. All this produced a game with light and reflection - both literal and historical. The work provoked fundamental questions about the possibilities and function of art in our social reality.

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Rethinking the aesthetics of the recent past and near future

The New York and London-based artist's work is not limited to a single artistic medium. His multifaceted practice plays an important role in providing a critical reflection of our aesthetic expectations. Liam Gillick has also produced an extensive body of critical writing, essays, reviews, fictional texts and more recently theatrical scenarios. Gillick creates exhibitions that transform the places of art into spaces that appeal to our senses, provoke a re-thinking of art that plays a role in rethinking the aesthetics of the recent past and near fiuture.