One-Single-Artwork-Show #1 I John Cornu
Galerie Gilla Lörcher is excited to introduce a new exhibition format starting November 17, 2016, featuring a six-part series of one-week exhibitions.
The exhibition format follows these parameters:
1 Artist, 1 Artwork, 1 Week.
Back to the roots. Art discussion. Let’s talk about art.
One-single-artwork-show #1: John Cornu The Artwork:
John Cornu: Untitled (Verticales), 2012
Wood, paint, and wax, 240 x 269 x 29 cm Photo: © John Cornu, Courtesy of the artist
John Cornu's artwork consists of a collection of ten vertical poles made of polished and blackened wood, arranged at regular intervals against the wall to create a defined space.
Cornu's work is rooted in an aesthetic derived from Minimalism and Modernism (monochrome, serial, modular), which has a strong connection to context (historical, architectural, social) and leans towards a form of contemporary Romanticism (Vanitas, blindness, violence, and destruction).
With an interest in modern ruins, structures of power and logic, and transience, the artist's works convey a poetic and uncompromising atmosphere. Whether sculptural, drawn, or installation-based, the works blend paradoxical forces to allow for a variety of interpretations and readings.
The French artist John Cornu, born in 1976, lives and works in Rennes and Paris. His works have been exhibited in numerous art institutions and galleries: Palais de Tokyo, Paris (F), Cneai, Paris (F), Musèe des Beaux-arts, Calais (F), Musée des Beaux-arts, Rennes (F), Musée Particulière, Brussels (BE), Musée Picasso, Paris (F), Biennale de Lyon (F), Sainsbury Center for Visual Arts, Norwich (UK), Circa, Montréal (CAN), ZQM, Berlin (D), Busan Biennale (KR), Biennale d'art contemporain de Jukoutsk (RUS), Ricou Gallery, Brussels (BE), Galerie Thaddeus Ropac, Paris (F), Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris (F), Galerie Gilla Lörcher, Berlin (D), among others.
All "One-single-artwork-show" dates at Galerie Gilla Lörcher at a glance:
One-single-artwork-show #1 | Opening Nov 17 at 7pm: John Cornu
One-single-artwork-show #2 | Opening Nov 24 at 7pm: Ab van Hanegem
One-single-artwork-show #3 | Opening Dec 1 at 7pm: Bettina Sellmann
One-single-artwork-show #4 | Opening Dec 8 at 7pm: Susanne Jung
One-single-artwork-show #5 | Opening Dec 15 at 7pm: Iris Musolf
One-single-artwork-show #6 | Opening Jan 12 at 7pm: Ivan Liovik Ebel
Opening hours: Thu-Sat 1-6 pm and by appointment.