Esther Schipper

It is the last week to visit Voices at Leuum Museum of Art @leeummuseumofart , the first large-scale solo exhibition of Philippe Parreno's work in Korea. As an artist who has been experimenting with ways to examine artworks and exhibitions to explore the relationship between time and memory, perception and experience, and the viewer and art, Philippe Parreno proposes the 'exhibition' as a venue for experience beyond a mere event that brings together individual works.⁠ ⁠ Philippe Parreno⁠ Voices⁠ Leeum Museum of Art @leeummuseumofart ⁠ Through Sunday, July 7, 2024⁠ ⁠ Voices features Parreno's key works and early works from the 1990s, encompassing diverse media ranging from video and sound to sculpture and drawing, created in collaboration with graphic designers, photographers, musicians, linguists, sound specialists, and actors, among others. In addition, the exhibition also includes a large-scale outdoor installation commissioned by the museum. As such, the exhibition shifts away from an object-centered approach to art and questions the interaction between art and the viewer, the relationship between artwork and space, and the ways and attitudes of looking at the exhibition.⁠ ⁠ Membrane is a large-scale outdoor work interconnected with the entire exhibition. The artist describes Membrane as "a cybernetic character with an unconventional cognition. It persistently explores and comprehends its surroundings, absorbing, processing, and interacting with a wide variety of environmental, social, and internal stimuli via its sensors. It has a non-visual perception of the world which lends it an occult aura."⁠ ⁠ Exhibition views: Philippe Parreno, Voices, Leeum Museum of Art, Seoul (2024). Photos © Andrea Rossetti, Cheolki Hong⁠ ⁠ #philippeparreno #leeum #voices #estherschipper #membrane

Twilight is a Place of Promise⁠ With works by Eileen Agar, Bettina von Arnim, Merikokeb Berhanu, Huguette Caland @huguettecaland , Caroline Coon, Hélène Delprat @helenedelprat , Bracha L. Ettinger, Roey Victoria Heifetz @roeyvictoriaheifetz , Andrea Joyce Heimer @andreaheimer , Monilola Olayemi Ilupeju @monilola , Kamala Ibrahim Ishag @kamala_ibrahim_ishag.official , Pia Krajewski @piakrajewski , Jinju Lee @artistjinju , Iva Lulashi @ivalulashi , Isabel Nolan @nolanisabel , Pan Yuliang, Isabel Quintanilla, Anys Reimann @anysreimann , and Cecilia Vicuña @ceciliavicuna ⁠ ⁠ Join us today for the opening, 11AM – 6PM. ⁠ Public programme: ⁠ 2–3PM Love as a Glass of Water: Book Launch with Iva Lulashi ⁠ 3–4PM Artist Talk: Monilola Olayemi Ilupeju and Anys Reimann⁠ ⁠ Twilight is a Place of Promise features the work of 19 international artists born between 1895 and 1996. The exhibition offers a perspective on the politics of image-making —personal, social, political, historical— taking painting and the artists’ diverse approaches to the practice as its focus.⁠ ⁠ The choice to paint and live as an artist, the decisive act with social and political repercussions, is an important theme of Twilight is a Place of Promise. Exhibited artists have devised unique approaches to the practice: be it by refusing overt subject matter and finding meaning in shapes, pattern and structures; by focusing on domestic and intimate scenes; by taking motifs such as the nude, historically the realm of male painters, and claiming it for themselves; or by appropriating found imagery and reworking it. Installed in an exhibition design conceived by Emilia Margulies, Twilight is a Place of Promise highlights diversity and fluidity. ⁠ ⁠ Photo, left: Pan Yuliang, Nude with Tulips, 1966, ink and pigment on paper⁠ 92 x 65 cm. Right: Eileen Agar, Still Life, 1964, acrylic on canvas, 63,5 x 76,2 cm (unframed); courtesy Estate of the Artist, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York, and Esther Schipper, Berlin/Paris/Seoul. Exhibition view: Twilight is a Place of Promise, Esther Schipper, Berlin, 2024; courtesy the artist and Esther Schipper, Berlin/Paris/Seoul. Photo © Andrea Rossetti @andrea_rossetti_archive

Opening on Saturday at Esther Schipper Berlin is Twilight is a Place of Promise, a group exhibition featuring the work of 19 international artists born between 1895 and 1996. ⁠ ⁠ We're happy to announce the public program, which will take place on the same day, Saturday, June 29, 11am-6pm:⁠ ⁠ Love as a Glass of Water: Book Launch with Iva Lulashi @ivalulashi ⁠ 2-3pm⁠ Iva Lulashi in conversation with Antonio Grulli and Alessandra Biscaro⁠ Iva Lulashi welcomes us into her world of images and references in conversation with the curator and project⁠ manager of the Albanian Pavilion on the occasion of the 60th Venice Biennial.⁠ ⁠ Artist Talk: Monilola Olayemi Ilupeju @monilola & Anys Reimann @anysreimann ⁠ 3-4pm⁠ Monilola Olayemi Ilupeju and Anys Reimann discuss and Anys Reimann discuss their diverse approaches to painting and the places where their practices intersect. The talk will be followed by a public Q&A.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Images: ⁠ ⁠ 1. Monilola Olayemi Ilupeju. Photo © Michel Juvet⁠ 2. Anys Reimann. Photo © Albrecht Fuchs van Horn⁠ 3. Iva Lulashi. Photo © Andrea Rossetti⁠ @andrea_rossetti_archive ⁠ ⁠ #twilightisaplaceofpromise⁠ #monilolaolayemiilupeju #anysreimann #ivalulashi ⁠ ⁠

NEW! French artist and AI early adopter Philippe Parreno turns exhibition-making into contemporary magic ✨⁠ ⁠ In this installment of Meet the artists, Art Basel visits Parreno in his Paris studio to discuss how he invites audiences to experience art, not just view it⁠ ⁠ Philippe Parreno never ceases to redefine the art of exhibition-making. Using film, performance, sculpture, and installation, the French artist orchestrates time and space to create environments where the exhibition itself is the artwork⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in bio to watch the full film on NOWNESS🔗⁠ ⁠ Artist @atelierphilippeparreno ⁠ ⁠Director + Editor Matteo Lonardi @matte0_lon Production @cornelia.prod Line producer @thomas.oak DOP @fyraslaiman Focus puller @lolaloubet Gaffer @silvain.gabayet Sound Recordist @max_sound_mixer Production Assistant Réouven Rebot Post Production @theblinkfish Post Production Producer @virgifolo Editor @jan_devetak Sound Designer @dehazemusic Color @lucamoro_

Ugo Rondinone @ugorondinone0 ⁠ Cry Me a River⁠ Curated by Fanni Fetzer⁠ Kunstmuseum Luzern @kunstmuseumluzern ⁠ July 6 – October 20, 2024⁠ Public opening: Friday, July 5, from 6pm⁠ ⁠ It’s snowing, the sun is setting, a storm is brewing – the expansive installation by Ugo Rondinone invites viewers to become immersed both in his art and in the elements. The focus of this artist’s work is on the overwhelming beauty of the landscape and the force of nature. Rondinone grew up in Brunnen on the Vierwaldstättersee. In the course of his international career he has since moved and made New York his main place of residence. Ugo Rondinone is now returning to his home country to present an extensive retrospective exhibition called Cry Me a River.⁠ ⁠ The exhibition title Cry Me a River quotes a song that has been interpreted by numerous singers, from Ella Fitzgerald to Justin Timberlake. In Ugo Rondinone’s case, the “river” refers concretely to the river Reuss, which flows into the Vierwaldstättersee in front of the Kunstmuseum Luzern. There are parallels in the exhibition between the works of art and the immediate surroundings. The artist stages his place of origin lovingly and with a lot of cheerfulness. His love of materials also links into the legendary “Innerschweizer Innerlichkeit” (inner Swiss inwardness), for which the traditional materials of bronze, ceramics or stone were of particular importance. ⁠ ⁠ Follow the link in bio for more information.⁠ ⁠ #ugorondinone #kunstmuseumluzern #luzern #estherschipper

Opening next Saturday is Twilight is a Place of Promise, a group exhibition at Esther Schipper Berlin featuring the work of 19 international artists born between 1895 and 1996. ⁠ ⁠ We're happy to announce the public program, which will take place on the same day, Saturday, June 29, 11am-6pm:⁠ ⁠ Love as a Glass of Water: Book Launch with Iva Lulashi @ivalulashi ⁠ 2-3pm⁠ Iva Lulashi in conversation with Antonio Grulli and Alessandra Biscaro⁠ Iva Lulashi welcomes us into her world of images and references in conversation with the curator and project⁠ manager of the Albanian Pavilion on the occasion of the 60th Venice Biennial.⁠ ⁠ Artist Talk: Monilola Olayemi Ilupeju @monilola & Anys Reimann @anysreimann ⁠ 3-4pm⁠ Monilola Olayemi Ilupeju and Anys Reimann discuss and Anys Reimann discuss their diverse approaches to painting and the places where their practices intersect. The talk will be followed by a public Q&A. ⁠ Images: ⁠ 1. Iva Lulashi. Photo (c) Andrea Rossetti⁠ @andrea_rossetti_archive ⁠ 2. Anys Reimann. Photo (c) Albrecht Fuchs van Horn⁠

Esther Schipper is pleased to announce a summer collaboration with Domaine du Muy (Var) @domaine_du_muy in the South of France, on view through October 20, 2024.⁠ ⁠ Conceived 10 years ago by Jean-Gabriel and Edward Mitterrand, Domaine du Muy is a private park dedicated to monumental sculpture nestled in a wild landscape between Saint-Tropez and Nice. On the occasion of this first collaboration, Esther Schipper will present major sculptures by Martin Boyce, Angela Bulloch @angelabulloch , Ann Veronica Janssens @annveronicajanssens ⁠ and Julia Scher @securitybyjuliascher in the Sculpture Park.⁠ ⁠ Domaine du Muy also includes includes "The Silver House" designed by India Mahdavi with an indoor gallery where a selection of works by Martin Boyce @mrtnbyce , Rosa Barba @timeasperspective , Angela Bulloch @angelabulloch , Etienne Chambaud, Simon Fujiwara @simon.fujiwara @whothebaer , Annette Kelm @annette.kelm , Ann Veronica Janssens and Isa Melsheimer @concrete_society will be on view from July 11, 2024.⁠ ⁠ Esther Schipper x Domaine du Muy ⁠ Le Muy (Var), France⁠ Through October 20, 2024⁠ Visits by appointment only at paris@estherschipper.com⁠ ⁠ Link in bio for more information!⁠ ⁠ Exhibition views: Esther Schipper x Domaine du Muy, 2024. Photo © Jean-Christophe Lett⁠ ⁠ ⁠ #martinboyce , #rosabarba , #angelabulloch , #etiennechambaud , #simonfujiwara #whothebaer #annettekelm #AnnVeronicaJanssens #isamelsheimer #domainedumuy #estherschipper

Opening soon is Twilight is a Place of Promise, a group exhibition at Esther Schipper Berlin featuring the work of 19 international artists born between 1895 and 1996. The exhibition offers a perspective on the politics of image-making—personal, social, political, historical—taking painting and the artists’ diverse approaches to the practice as its focus. It is partisan in its polysemy, insistent only on the confluence of nuance and power.⁠ ⁠ With works by Eileen Agar, Bettina von Arnim, Merikokeb Berhanu, Huguette Caland @huguettecaland , Caroline Coon, Hélène Delprat @helenedelprat , Bracha L. Ettinger, Roey Victoria Heifetz @roeyvictoriaheifetz , Andrea Joyce Heimer @andreaheimer , Monilola Olayemi Ilupeju @monilola , Kamala Ibrahim Ishag @kamala_ibrahim_ishag.official , Pia Krajewski @piakrajewski , Jinju Lee artistjinju, Iva Lulashi @ivalulashi , Isabel Nolan @nolanisabel , Pan Yuliang, Isabel Quintanilla, Anys Reimann @anysreimann , and Cecilia Vicuña @ceciliavicuna .⁠ ⁠ Exhibition architecture by Emilia Margulies @emilia.margulies ⁠ ⁠Public opening: Saturday, June 29 Esther Schipper, Berlin⁠ June 29 - August 24, 2024⁠ ⁠ Learn more about the exhibition through the link in bio! ⁠ #TwilightisaPlaceofPromise ⁠ #EstherSchipper⁠ #EileenAgar⁠ #BettinavonArnim⁠ #MerikokebBerhanu⁠ #HuguetteCaland⁠ #CarolineCoon⁠ #HélèneDelprat⁠ #BrachaLEttinger⁠ #RoeyVictoriaHeifetz⁠ #AndreaJoyceHeimer⁠ #MonilolaOlayemiIlupeju⁠ #KamalaIbrahimIshag⁠ #PiaKrajewski⁠ #JinjuLee⁠ #IvaLulashi⁠ #IsabelNolan⁠ #PanYuliang⁠ #IsabelQuintanilla⁠ #AnysReimann⁠ #CeciliaVicuña⁠

Last two days to visit House on Fire, a group exhibition at Esther Schipper Seoul with works by Black Jaguar @artist_blackjaguar , Haneyl Choi @haneyl_choi , Yeeun Lee @ye.eun.l , Leehaiminsun @leehaiminsun , Chanseok Seo @seochanse , Hyunseon Son @sontomoi , and Jung Hwa Yang @yang_junghwa_ .⁠ ⁠ Curated by Jungsik Lee @comme_de_mignon ⁠ ⁠ Exhibition continues until June 22, 2024⁠ ⁠ Link in bio for more information!⁠ ⁠ House on Fire presents the short story Broken-Nosed Pinocchio's 30th Christmas by Eunjoo Lee, reimagined through the works of seven artists. While literature inherently embodies a distinct narrative imagery, these artists reflect the written word once more, infusing their individual styles rather than adhering strictly to the original imagery. As such, this exhibition becomes both a 'variation' of the written narrative and a reimagining of the established works by the participating artists.⁠ ⁠ The original text and the exhibition House on Fire focuses on the anger and hatred experienced by those who are vulnerable and unprotected. It delves into narratives woven by psychological states such as 'negative transfers' and the language of emotions that emerge from repressed memories. These stories are then reimagined and reconstructed through paintings, drawings, photographs, and sculptural works.⁠ ⁠ Exhibition views: 불타는 집/House on Fire, Esther Schipper, Seoul, 2024. Photos © Hyun Jun Lee⁠

Opening soon is The Stutter of History, a solo exhibition by Thomas Demand at the Museum of Fine Art Houston @mfahouston .⁠ ⁠ June 30 – September 15, 2024⁠ ⁠ At first, the images Thomas Demand creates seem to depict the real world. A closer look, however, reveals that they are actually photographs of temporary sculptural re-creations. Demand often selects his source imagery from the news media, and he re-creates those images as life-size models using colored paper and cardboard. Then he photographs the images and prints them at a monumental scale. ⁠ ⁠ Afterwards, Demand destroys his models, leaving behind only their ghostly photographic doubles. The “stutter of history” evoked by the exhibition’s title lies in that strange gap between the real world and the re-created world of paper and cardboard that the artist conjures in his studio. The internationally touring exhibition Thomas Demand: The Stutter of History is a landmark retrospective of the artist’s work, and the MFAH is the only U.S. venue.⁠ ⁠ Born in Germany in 1964, Demand depicts places loaded with historical meaning—the abandoned control room of the Fukushima plant following the 2011 nuclear disaster; the site of the Florida recount of the 2000 American presidential election; Bill Gates’s dorm room at Harvard. Ultimately, Demand’s works are as much about the circulation of images and the politics of memory as they are about the specific moments depicted.⁠ ⁠ #thomasdemand #thestutterofhistory

We are pleased to share with you the studio visit and video interview with Philippe Parreno, produced by Art Basel @artbasel as nowness @nowness directed by @matte0_lonardi . You can find the link to the interview in the bio.⁠ ⁠ Philippe Parreno never ceases to redefine the art of exhibition-making. Using film, performance, sculpture, and installation, the French artist orchestrates time and space to create environments where the exhibition itself is the artwork. In this episode of 'Meet the artists' series, Art Basel visits Parreno in his Paris studio to discuss how he invites audiences to experience art, not just view it.⁠ ⁠ Parreno often collaborates with scientists, artists, thinkers, and creators – including Douglas Gordon, Hans Ulrich Obrist, and the avant-garde musician Arca. He has also integrated artificial intelligence into his creative process for over a decade, most notably with his seminal work, Marilyn (2012), which explored the construction of celebrity and identity through an imagined interview with Marilyn Monroe. More recently, he’s used AI to monitor environmental metrics such as weather conditions, seismic activity, and levels of pollution and noise. This data is then used to modulate the elements within his installations – lighting, sound, and even the arrangement of walls – creating a responsive and ever-changing space. ‘With AI, we think that everything goes through language, but many things don’t,’ he says in the film. ‘In exhibitions, you deal with space and time, but there’s another side to it, which is what you call the magic.’⁠ ⁠ Two solo exhibitions by Philippe Parreno are currently on view: Voices at the Leeum Museum of Art @leeummuseumofart Seoul, and Pola Museum of Art @polamuseumofart , Hakone. He also participates and has co-curated the ongoing Summer Exhibition at the Fondation Beyeler @fondationbeyeler ⁠ ⁠ #philippeparreno #artbasel #studiovisit #meettheartist #estherschipper

Now open is Borås Art Biennial 2024 - Layers, Loops, Lines with Ugo Rondinone @ugorondinone0 , through September 15, 2024.⁠ ⁠ The eighth Borås international biennial of contemporary art highlights our relationship to time, space, and site, exploring links to our surroundings, the landscape, and the environment. Ugo Rondinone is participating with two works: long last happy, installed at the Stora torget square, and the sun, installed near the Sven Eriksonsplatsen road.⁠ ⁠ A bright arch above Borås delivers an appeal: long last happy. This message of eternal bliss is timeless and unites people over millennia and continents. Hope is something we all have in common. The greeting conveys a subtle undercurrent of melancholic irony too. In the time of information flow, fragmentation and profit-oriented surveillance – are consoling words such as these still meaningful? And yet, we cannot defend ourselves against the healing power of the words and the contagious joy of the colours, which conjure up pure and true experience. Rondinone’s rainbow neon installations draw on poetic lines of text, materializing them in a largescale luminescent works. ⁠ ⁠ the sun's (2022) golden branches are joined into a circle – the symbol of universal unity, the cycle of life and the power of plants. Similar signs are found on prehistoric rock carvings, or on the instruments of shamans and other, ritualistic patterns. A reminder of the link between the celestial sun and the life on earth. the sun – a monumental sun ring of gilded bronze, cast from encircling tree branches – is the largest produced sun sculpture variation to date, with its 5 meter in diameter. To quote Rondinone, “the sculpture is a celebration of life; its seasons and rhythms, its plants and stones with which we share the planet and our own wild life.”⁠ ⁠ Images:⁠ 1. Ugo Rondinone, the sun, 2022, gilded bronze, ø 500 cm.⁠ 2. Ugo Rondinone, long last happy, 2020, neon, acrylic glass, translucent foil, aluminum, 313 x 768 x 15 cm.⁠ ⁠ Exhibition views: Borås Art Biennial (2024)⁠. Photos © Hendrik Zeitler⁠ @boras_konstmuseum