Benoît Aubard and Pablo Jomaron Exhibition
agnès b. galerie boutique
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agnès b. presents the first exhibition in New York by artists Benoît Aubard and Pablo Jomaron. Aubard and Jomaron, art students from the Paris École des Beaux-Arts (respectively in their 5th and 3rd year) were awarded the 2015 Prix des Amis des Beaux Arts, presided by agnès b.
As recipients of the prize, and working in publishing, creating fanzines and limited editions relating to urban areas and language, it was an obvious decision to organize an exhibition of the artists’ work at the agnès b. Galerie Boutique in New York.
Fanzines and artists’ editions from the artists will be available during the exhibition.
Benoît Aubard writes about his work:
“I am interested in graffiti art, advertising, billboards and slogans, signage using text or words written in and for the public sphere that clamor for people’s attention as a fresh crop of words is created every day, barely noticed by anyone. Using cut-up style to write texts in French, I use a specific rule that is also used to design my posters. I use words and texts in English, as English is a more direct language used all over the world. I listen to rock music and I am attentive to lyrics. The other aspect of my work shows my interest in publishing and cardboard boxes, as I duplicate the artworks using different printing techniques such as Xerox, lithography and xylography. Then the works are filed and stored in a box. I use recycled and re-used objects to write my texts on, and reveal the mixed use and aesthetical qualities of the ‘object’ and how it was used.”
Pablo Jomaron writes about his work:
“When taking photos, I’m interested in capturing the reality in which I live, but also how other people live. My approach is not about documenting these moments as I usually ask people to pose. What comes out of these brief moments results in a sort of staged attitude. I’m not quite sure what to expect when I take pictures and I should say that my photography practice is not technically oriented. I think that what I’m really after when appropriating those places, moments, or an image, is to make sure that the people who live around me are real, and, by extension, provide me with the assurance of my own reality. As a mixed media artist, whether using sculpture, collage, or other media, I select elements from this reality and use them in order to create something that could elicit a dream, an idea, an enquiry. Thus a new object, collage, or a new space is created. As for publishing, it is a way to communicate, even though showing my work can be demanding, this way of showing my photographs is less risky than printing a whole series of them. Such is the work. Assembling a book, I create an order, a way to show the work, a series is created, and it starts making sense. The printing process is equally important and, as much as possible, we do everything ourselves. Publishing allows collaborations with other people, and allows a different outlook on my own work as well as other people’s work. This collaborative work is important for me and I like it, it is conceived as a way to share the activity with others. Meeting different people and the friendship that develops are the reasons for the collaborations.”
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Schedule
from October 31, 2015 to December 15, 2015
Opening Reception on 2015-10-30 from 18:00 to 20:00