ARTISTS
ALENTOUR
In April 2019, Fondation CAB invites the emblematic and iconoclastic Swiss artist John Armleder (b. 1948 in Geneve) to conceive a unique exhibition. Armleder brings together pioneers of the Swiss art scene since the sixties, adhering to the epitome of primary abstraction and graphic geometry that originated in Switzerland in the second half of the century, with international artists working in the wake of this tradition, appropriating this heritage in their own, free and eclectic manner.
Rather than presenting these art practices as mere schematic examples of exercising abstraction in painting, Armleder takes us on a swirling journey through perception-gobbling geometrical confusions; 2D and 3D distortions and immersive trompe l鈥檕eil installations in which the surrounding architecture becomes doubled, fragmented or disembodied.
Following the German Bauhaus experiments, Swiss Geometric Abstraction became a major contribution to 20th century art, with its sober and rational aesthetics based on harmony and equilibrium and technical perfection, culminating into distinct 鈥淪wiss鈥� formal aesthetics. This tradition resonates throughout the entire exhibition.
Alentour takes shape as a single immersive installation. Like a mosaic of paintings and other wall-based works in which the conversations between the artists are as important as their discrete contributions: their eccentricities delightfully celebrate the pleasures of collaboration and friendship. The works of John Armleder, St茅phane Kropf andJohn Tremblaybear witness to this (Kropf and Tremblay having collaborated several times with Armleder, a great supporter of their work, over the past years), They will take up the central exhibition hall at Fondation CAB.
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In April 2019, Fondation CAB invites the emblematic and iconoclastic Swiss artist John Armleder (b. 1948 in Geneve) to conceive a unique exhibition. Armleder brings together pioneers of the Swiss art scene since the sixties, adhering to the epitome of primary abstraction and graphic geometry that originated in Switzerland in the second half of the century, with international artists working in the wake of this tradition, appropriating this heritage in their own, free and eclectic manner.
Rather than presenting these art practices as mere schematic examples of exercising abstraction in painting, Armleder takes us on a swirling journey through perception-gobbling geometrical confusions; 2D and 3D distortions and immersive trompe l鈥檕eil installations in which the surrounding architecture becomes doubled, fragmented or disembodied.
Following the German Bauhaus experiments, Swiss Geometric Abstraction became a major contribution to 20th century art, with its sober and rational aesthetics based on harmony and equilibrium and technical perfection, culminating into distinct 鈥淪wiss鈥� formal aesthetics. This tradition resonates throughout the entire exhibition.
Alentour takes shape as a single immersive installation. Like a mosaic of paintings and other wall-based works in which the conversations between the artists are as important as their discrete contributions: their eccentricities delightfully celebrate the pleasures of collaboration and friendship. The works of John Armleder, St茅phane Kropf andJohn Tremblaybear witness to this (Kropf and Tremblay having collaborated several times with Armleder, a great supporter of their work, over the past years), They will take up the central exhibition hall at Fondation CAB.
