“Ballet Mécanique” Exhibition
Richard Taittinger Gallery
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Modern-day living contains a machine-like rhythm: maximized efficiency with production-based values. A groundbreaking experimental film released in 1924 by French artist Fernand Léger, Ballet Mécanique, expressed concern for an increasingly automated society.
Like this cinematic study of the dance between man and machine, artists featured in this group exhibition examine the diminishing divide between the natural and the artificial. Mario Merz, Tom Sachs, and Théo Mercier, challenge the oppressive logic behind industrialization, while Nassos Daphnis, Mark Hagen, Gregor Hildebrandt, and Wim Delvoye exercise the potential of industrial materials to achieve a new aesthetic form.
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Schedule
from January 15, 2016 to February 20, 2016
Opening Reception on 2016-01-15 from 18:00 to 20:00
Artist(s)
Mario Merz, Tom Sachs, Théo Mercier, Nassos Daphnis, Mark Hagen, Gregor Hildebrandt, Wim Delvoye