Leandro Erlich. Ephemeral Certainties, in Espacio Telefónica
23/02/2017.
ARCO [MAD] Spain 22.02 > 23.04.2017
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Elrich presents two of his most representative installations at the Ephemeral Certainties exhibition: Nest of Clouds and Changing Rooms.
Nest of Clouds. Leandro Erlich. Ephemeral Certainties, in Espacio Telefónica. Photograph by Javier Arias © Fundación Telefónica
Nest of Clouds. Leandro Erlich. Ephemeral Certainties, in Espacio Telefónica. Photograph by Javier Arias © Fundación Telefónica
Nest of Clouds. Leandro Erlich. Ephemeral Certainties, in Espacio Telefónica. Photograph by Javier Arias © Fundación Telefónica
Nest of Clouds. Leandro Erlich. Ephemeral Certainties, in Espacio Telefónica. Photograph by Javier Arias © Fundación Telefónica
Nest of Clouds. Leandro Erlich. Ephemeral Certainties, in Espacio Telefónica. Photograph by Javier Arias © Fundación Telefónica
Nest of Clouds. Leandro Erlich. Ephemeral Certainties, in Espacio Telefónica. Photograph by Javier Arias © Fundación Telefónica
Nest of Clouds. Leandro Erlich. Ephemeral Certainties, in Espacio Telefónica. Photograph by Javier Arias © Fundación Telefónica
Changing Rooms. Leandro Erlich. Ephemeral Certainties, in Espacio Telefónica. Photograph by Javier Arias © Fundación Telefónica
Changing Rooms. Leandro Erlich. Ephemeral Certainties, in Espacio Telefónica. Photograph by Javier Arias © Fundación Telefónica
Changing Rooms. Leandro Erlich. Ephemeral Certainties, in Espacio Telefónica. Photograph by Javier Arias © Fundación Telefónica
Changing Rooms. Leandro Erlich. Ephemeral Certainties, in Espacio Telefónica. Photograph by Javier Arias © Fundación Telefónica
Changing Rooms. Leandro Erlich. Ephemeral Certainties, in Espacio Telefónica. Photograph by Javier Arias © Fundación Telefónica
Changing Rooms. Leandro Erlich. Ephemeral Certainties, in Espacio Telefónica. Photograph by Javier Arias © Fundación Telefónica
Ephemeral Certainties, in Espacio Telefónica. Photograph by Javier Arias © Fundación Telefónica
Nest of Clouds. Leandro Erlich. Ephemeral Certainties, in Espacio Telefónica. Photograph by Javier Arias © Fundación Telefónica
Leandro Erlich. Ephemeral Certainties, in Espacio Telefónica. Photograph by Javier Arias © Fundación Telefónica
Leandro Erlich (Buenos Aires, 1973) is one of the Argentinian visual artists with the highest international profile. The creator of an oeuvre that uses everyday objects to generate immersive experiences that change the perception of reality is presenting two of his most representative installations at the Ephemeral Certainties exhibition: Nest of Clouds and Changing Rooms.
Nest of Clouds, a sculptural work of subtle beauty, suggests a series of clouds that seem to float in the air, evoking the shapes of different countries. Playing with the fleeting nature typical of cloud formations and the recognition of specific territories within them, Erlich questions the concept of borders and their permanence.
Changing Rooms invites viewers to immerse themselves in a kind of magical labyrinth in which artificial mirrors throw back an image of other viewers where you might expect to see your own reflection. Though very different in form, this installation plays with similar concepts to Nest of Clouds in that it invites viewers to question the functionality of a mirror and causes a rift between what the mind expects and what the eye actually sees.
The two installations provide a contrasting and complementary experience: while Nest of Clouds calls for calm and contemplative observation, Changing Rooms invites more interactive participation in which viewers are disorientated in search of their reflection.
Nest of Clouds, a sculptural work of subtle beauty, suggests a series of clouds that seem to float in the air, evoking the shapes of different countries. Playing with the fleeting nature typical of cloud formations and the recognition of specific territories within them, Erlich questions the concept of borders and their permanence.
Changing Rooms invites viewers to immerse themselves in a kind of magical labyrinth in which artificial mirrors throw back an image of other viewers where you might expect to see your own reflection. Though very different in form, this installation plays with similar concepts to Nest of Clouds in that it invites viewers to question the functionality of a mirror and causes a rift between what the mind expects and what the eye actually sees.
The two installations provide a contrasting and complementary experience: while Nest of Clouds calls for calm and contemplative observation, Changing Rooms invites more interactive participation in which viewers are disorientated in search of their reflection.
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Venue
Espacio Fundación Telefónica. C/ Fuencarral, 3, Madrid. Spain
Dates
From 22 Feb 2017 to 23 Apr 2017
Leandro Erlich
Leandro Erlich. (Buenos Aires, 1973) Lives and works in Buenos Aires and Montevideo. Between 1998 and 1999 he took part in the Core Program, an artist-in-residence program in Houston, Texas, U.S. Then he moved to New York and made his first exhibition in a commercial New York gallery. In the year 2000, he participated in the Whitney Biennale and represented Argentina in the 49th Venice Biennale (2001). He lived and worked in Paris for a few years, then came back to Buenos Aires.
He has participated in many collective exhibitions and art biennales, such as the 1st Mercosur Biennale (1997), the 7th Havana Biennale (2000), the 7th Istanbul Biennale (2001), the 3rd Shanghai Biennale (2002), the 1st Busan Biennale, Korea (2002), the 26th Sao Paulo Biennale (2004), la Nuit Blanche de Paris (2004), the 51st Venice Biennale (2005), the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial, Japan (2006), Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2006), Liverpool Biennial (2008), Singapore Biennial (2008), Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Spain (2008), Fundación PROA, Buenos Aires (2009, 2013), Galleria Continua Le Moulin (2011), Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (2011), Centquatre, Paris (2011), MOT, Tokyo (2013), Shanghai Art Festival (2013), Montevideo 2nd Biennial, Urugay (2014), OCA, Brazil (2015), Maison Rouge, Paris (2015) etc.
He made individual exhibitions in: El Museo del Barrio, New York (2001), Santa Monica Art Center, Barcelona (2003), MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome (2006), Centre D'art Saint Nazaire, France (2005), Albion Gallery, London (2005), P.S.1 MoMA, NY (2008), Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Italy (2008), Galería Luciana Brito, Sao Paulo (2009), MOLAA, Long Beach (2010), Sean Kelly gallery, NY (2011), Galería Ruth Benzacar, Buenos Aires (2007, 2012), Galería Nogueras-Blanchard (2013), Barbican Center, London (2013), 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan (2014), MMCA, Seoul, Korea (2014), MALBA, Buenos Aires (2015), ZKM, Germany (2015); etc. His works are in private and public collections. The public collections include the Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Tate Modern, London; Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; 21st Century Museum of Art Kanazawa, Japan; MACRO, Rome; The Jerusalem Museum; FNAC, France; Ville de Paris et SCNF, Gare du Nord, France; etc.
He has participated in many collective exhibitions and art biennales, such as the 1st Mercosur Biennale (1997), the 7th Havana Biennale (2000), the 7th Istanbul Biennale (2001), the 3rd Shanghai Biennale (2002), the 1st Busan Biennale, Korea (2002), the 26th Sao Paulo Biennale (2004), la Nuit Blanche de Paris (2004), the 51st Venice Biennale (2005), the Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial, Japan (2006), Palais de Tokyo, Paris (2006), Liverpool Biennial (2008), Singapore Biennial (2008), Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Spain (2008), Fundación PROA, Buenos Aires (2009, 2013), Galleria Continua Le Moulin (2011), Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris (2011), Centquatre, Paris (2011), MOT, Tokyo (2013), Shanghai Art Festival (2013), Montevideo 2nd Biennial, Urugay (2014), OCA, Brazil (2015), Maison Rouge, Paris (2015) etc.
He made individual exhibitions in: El Museo del Barrio, New York (2001), Santa Monica Art Center, Barcelona (2003), MACRO Museum of Contemporary Art of Rome (2006), Centre D'art Saint Nazaire, France (2005), Albion Gallery, London (2005), P.S.1 MoMA, NY (2008), Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Italy (2008), Galería Luciana Brito, Sao Paulo (2009), MOLAA, Long Beach (2010), Sean Kelly gallery, NY (2011), Galería Ruth Benzacar, Buenos Aires (2007, 2012), Galería Nogueras-Blanchard (2013), Barbican Center, London (2013), 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan (2014), MMCA, Seoul, Korea (2014), MALBA, Buenos Aires (2015), ZKM, Germany (2015); etc. His works are in private and public collections. The public collections include the Museum of Modern Art, Buenos Aires; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Tate Modern, London; Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; 21st Century Museum of Art Kanazawa, Japan; MACRO, Rome; The Jerusalem Museum; FNAC, France; Ville de Paris et SCNF, Gare du Nord, France; etc.
