20.1.-13.5.12
Stavanger kunstmuseum
Paintings joining the abstract and the figurative
Sidetracks
is an exhibition of 13 artists that all not only balance on the border
between the abstract and the figurative, but even cross the border and
combine the two. The span is from the more abstract to the rather
conceptual works.
The
concept for the exhibition is rather wide. This offers the possibility
to display quite different works by a wide range of artists, almost like an
exhibition of a museum's collection. As the director of the museum is the
curator, this becomes a kind of exhibition of the museum's imaginary ultimate
collection.
Here are some of the highlights:
Hurvin Anderson: Imperial Hotel
Kaspar Bonnén: I dette øyeblik
Toby Ziegler: Conditioned reflex
Leonard Rickhard: Figurer og handlinger mellom furutrær
Jesper Christiansen: Bagside annoncering / Litterær geometri
Daniel Richter: Hey Jack
Dag Erik Elgin: Barnett Newman Onement One
Dag Erik Elgin: Dysfunctional Male Parent
Troels Wörsel: Untitled
I was most impressed by Elgin's works. Because of the ingenuity, of the skill of techniques, and the surprise effect. "Barnett Newman Onement One" are enlarged versions of regular museum infotags, while "Dysfunctional Male Parent" change the apperance as you move along it, and going closer even text appear.
