ART
Francesco Clemente, Terence Koh |
Written 30 January |
Tuesday 06 October, 18:30Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, 75003 [map]Francesco Clemente, Terence Koh
JIGSAW PUZZLE
PASTELS AND WATERCOLORS
“The images present themselves quickly, in a rushed, hectic, vivid, urgent way. I make raw ink drawings to remember what I see, and then that becomes like a music score.”
- Francesco Clemente
Francesco Clemente is one of the most renowned international artists who revitalized figurative painting with the emergence of the Neo-Expressionist movement in the late 1970s early 80s. Clemente’s unique style combines the tradition of Indian imagery, the Romanticism of
William Blake and of Italian Renaissance frescoes to make evocative and powerful works in a sensuous palette.
In this exhibition, the artist will present 21 new pastels and watercolours, all in the form of a puzzle piece, installed to create a mosaic of poetic, colourful figurative images, which do not necessarily reveal a whole picture. As in much of his work, Clemente makes references to non-Western symbols, myth and spirituality.
ADANSONIAS
Known for his monochromatic installations, and ritualistic performances,
Terence Koh will transform the ground floor of the gallery into an all-white set for an opera in which he will play the main character alongside eight white-clad performers. The imaginary opera is in eight acts, the first act takes place on October 6th. Within the story, loosely based on The Little Prince, we find elements from
Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot and the
French New Wave, punctuated by experimental live music and singing – Koh will play a piece of music composed using only the white keys of a piano (a reference to
Anton Reicha, who used innovative methods of composition) – immersing the public into the artist’s unique cosmos. Koh has invited surprise guest actors to perform on the opening night of the first act of Adansonias.
Terence Koh currently lives in New York City. In his installations, objects, wall pieces, and performances, Terence Koh creates a space in which memory and imagination mix with art history and subculture. In 2008, he was listed in Out magazine’s “100 People of the Year”, and was short listed for the SOBEY awards. He has exhibited widely around the United States and extensively abroad.
| What: | Francesco Clemente, Terence Koh |
| When: | Tuesday 06 October, 18:30 |
| Where: | Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, 7 Rue Debelleyme 75003 [map] |
| Transport: | Filles Du Calvaire |
| Cost: | 0EUR |
| Phone: | 01 42 72 99 00 |
| Email: | galerie@ropac.net |
| Web: | www.ropac.net |
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