“Assembled” Exhibition
TEMP Art Space
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TEMP Art Space presents Assembled, a group exhibition that presents the importance of assemblage in contemporary art. Featuring the works of Raul de Nieves, Gabriele Picco, Evan Robarts, David Scanavino, and Peter Sutherland, the show highlights the artistic integrity of works created in this practice.
In the history of art, assemblage was an act of rebellion that rejected traditional mediums. Declaring a radical aesthetic, the collection of seemingly random materials to form an artwork was at many times disparaged. Robert Rauschenberg scandalized the conservative art world of his time with his masterpiece, Bed (1955). According to legend, Rauschenberg used his own bedding, pillows and blankets as the canvas for the work, arranging the materials to appear as if he had just emerged from bed. Viewers were disturbed by the glimpse into the artist’s private life, believing the paint to be remnant of some violent sexual act. The material nature of the work was a stark contrast to the formal abstract canvases that it succeeded.
Humans crave the collecting and amassing of possessions. This is especially pertinent to today’s digital civilization, where people gather posts on social media and crave appreciation through the need of more “likes.” Assemblage is a reflection of this obsession with excess and materialism. The use of old materials invokes past transgressions - materials that were thrown out are recontextualized in an artwork to force a reexamination of that which we no longer wish to see.
Curated by Alex Ahn and Ari Lipkis
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Schedule
from April 19, 2014 to May 24, 2014
Opening Reception on 2014-04-19 from 19:00 to 22:00