Erik van Lieshout “I am in heaven”
Anton Kern Gallery
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Anton Kern Gallery announces Erik van Lieshout’s first solo exhibition at the gallery, “I am in heaven.” The Rotterdam-based artist presents new drawings and a large-scale sculptural installation that doubles as a cinema for viewing his new feature film, WORK.
Upon entering the gallery the viewer is ushered into a tunnel built out of scrap construction materials, lined with a patchwork of carpet, and punctuated with air-holes to let in light. This structure stems from Van Lieshout’s film installation presented at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia for 2014’s Manifesta 10, which mimicked the architecture of the museum’s cat-populated basement and served as a primary site for his research and video documentation. Continuing through the tunnel visitors are invited to sit and view the feature film in an intimate cinema setting.
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Schedule
from January 15, 2015 to February 28, 2015
Opening Reception on 2015-01-15 from 18:00 to 20:00