Exhibitions
John M Armleder: Selected Furniture Sculptures 1979 - 2012
Thu Sep 13—Sun Oct 28 2012
The Swiss Institute – Contemporary Art is pleased to present NONE OF THE ABOVE, curated and designed by John Armleder, which will bring together the work of over forty international artists. Each work in the exhibition will be of extremely reduced size, or immaterial and will be installed over the full space of the S I in unconventional spots: in clusters or singled out in corners in such a way that the exhibition device, its strategy, will play an overt substantial part of the event, albeit clearing the exhibition rooms to an almost empty look. The invited artists have been informed about the rough curatorial handling of their pieces, and many, having been guests to John Armleder’s projects before, are aware of these procedures.
Artworks of various media will be presented, either in their authors' usual manner, or as specific projects conceived and adapted for the show. Display strategies, snare shows, deception events, and exhibitions as exhibits have a long tradition, the lineage going back to the Suprematists, Dada and the Surrealists to Fluxus or the seminal Lucy Lippard shows, and many such concerns are activated by today’s generation of artists and curators. In this spirit, John Armleder has conceived "None of the Above", where the presence of Richard Artschwager's "Blp" is a clear hommage to that history, as well as to the artist who introduced one of the most emblematic pieces in that genre.
John Armleder, since his time at the Fluxus-connected Ecart (1969-1982) has initiated many events of similar flavor, and some projects will be presented during the exhibition, such as the Villa Magica Records (in cooperation with Stéphane Armleder and Sylvie Fleury) and the Yellow Pages book (with the 404Team).
Gallery Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 11 AM - 6 PM
Press Contact: Gabrielle Giattino, Associate Curator
*NOTE: The gallery will be closed for the holidays on December 24 2004 and through Jan 3 2005.
Curated by John Armleder.
Artist list: David Adamo, Dave Allen, Richard Artschwager, Fia Backström, Massimo Bartolini, Francis Baudevin, Patterson Beckwith, Monica Bonvicini, Olaf Breuning, AA Bronson, Maurizio Cattelan, Jan Christensen, Martin Creed, Stéphane Dafflon, Philippe Decrauzat, Jason Dodge, Peter Fischli & David Weiss, Sylvie Fleury, Amy Granat, Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, Fabrice Gygi, Alix Lambert, Bertrand Lavier, Balthazar Lovay, Christian Marclay, Tony Matelli, Mathieu Mercier, Simon Moretti, Olivier Mosset, Chuck Naney, Amy O'Neill, Mark Orange, Breier P-Orridge, Laurent Pache, Steven Parrino, Mai-Thu Perret, Peter Pumpler, Gerwald Rockenschaub, Markus Sixay, Haim Steinbach, Rudolf Stingel, Blair Thurman, John Tremblay, Pierre Vadi, Xavier Veilhan, Lawrence Weiner, Parker Williams and Jordan Wolfson.
Installation view including:
Mai-Thu Perret, Invocation of my Demon Sister, 2004, wax and wick. Courtesy of the artist.
Simon Moretti, Untitled (New York), 2004, pirate bunting, Courtesy of the artist.
Blair Thurman, Man O’War, 2004, neon, felt pen on plexiglass. Courtesy of the artist.
Gerwald Rockenschaub, Plexiglas Object, 2004, Plexiglas and metal. Courtesy Galerie Bernhard Knaus, Mannheim.
John Tremblay, Hintergedanke, 2004, acrylic on canvas, courtesy of the artist.
Installation view including:
Francis Baudevin, Untitled, 2004, waxed paper. Courtesy of the artist.
Martin Creed, Work No. 121: A crumpled ball of paper in every room in a house, 2000, Edition 4/10. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth Zürich London. © Martin Creed.
Installation view including:
Peter Fischli & David Weiss, Peanut Shells, 1997, polyurethane. Courtesy of the artists.
Tony Matelli, The End, 2004, brass. Courtesy of the artist.
Installation view including:
John Armleder and Jordan Wolfson, John’s Laundry, laundered SI flag, 2004. Courtesy Parker Williams and Swiss Institute.
Maurizio Cattelan, Untitled (John Armleder), 1997, Paper Mache, fabric, thread, buttons, suction cups. Courtesy 404Team and Galleria Massimo de Carlo.
Jason Dodge, You Always Move in Reverse, 2004, 1kg silver, glass, tape. Courtesy of the artist and Casey Kaplan.
Martin Creed, Work No. 121: A crumpled ball of paper in every room in a house, 2000, Edition 4/10. Courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth Zürich London, © Martin Creed.
Installation view including:
Xavier Veilhan, Man on the Phone, 2004, stereolithography, resin. Courtesy of the artist.
Jordan Wolfson, In Between, 2004, Villa Magica Record VMR 1002.
Patterson Beckwith, Untitled (Swiss Institute clock/white), 2004, clock. Courtesy of the artist.
Breier P-Orridge, C’est a nous convinenza, 2004, set of mounted c-prints. Courtesy of the artist.
Markus Sixay, Blue Chips, 2004, plastic bottle caps. Courtesy of the artist.
Installation view including:
Haim Steinbach, Untitled, (racoon), 2004, plastic and cloth. Courtesy of the artist.
Installation view including:
Richard Artschwager, Hair Blp, 1989-90, Rubberized horsehair, Ed. of 25. Courtesy of Brooke Alexander Editions.
Installation view including:
Jan Christensen, How come you never come around anymore, 2003, ink and paper. Courtesy of the artist.
Pierre Vadi, Joker, 2004, communion wafer. Courtesy of the artist.
Peter Pumpler, Untitled, 2004, ceramic and paper.
Mark Orange, The Outsider, 1996, paperback book.
Mai-Thu Perret, Invocation of my Demon Sister, 2004, wax and wick. Courtesy of the artist.
Simon Moretti, Untitled (New York), 2004, pirate bunting. Courtesy of the artist.
Pierre Vadi, Joker 2004, communion wafer.
Jan Christensen, How Come You're Never Around Anymore?, 2003, ink and paper.
