Xavier Veilhan: Nuit Mexicaine
Andr茅hn-Schiptjenko is pleased to announce Nuit Mexicaine, a solo exhibition by Xavier Veilhan. The opening takes place on Thursday November 14 between 5-8 pm in the presence of the artist. The body of work presented in Nuit mexicaine can be considered a collection of pieces in continuity with Veilhan鈥檚 ongoing formal research into both figuration and abstraction. The works explore both the second and third dimension, albeit in a smaller, more accessible scale.
For instance, Le Rhinoc茅ros (2019) is part of a new series of small pieces that reproduces images of the animal vocabulary from some of Veilhan鈥檚 most emblematic works; in this case the iconic, life-size, bright red Le Rhinoc茅ros (1999, permanent collection of Mus茅e National d鈥橝rt Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou). The small golden work transforms the incredible mass of the subject into an object that can be appropriated, a precious jewel.
For the 57th Venice Art Biennale, Veilhan transformed the French Pavilion into Studio Venezia 鈥� a fully operational recording studio in which over 200 musicians were invited to work during the seven months of the exhibition. Instrument n掳6 (2019) originated here, inspired by Futuristic concerts and Dadaist instruments with their exaggerated scales and adapted as much to the size of the surrounding architecture as to that of the human body.
Over the decades, mobiles have been a recurring theme in Veilhan鈥檚 work: 鈥淚 have always considered Calder鈥檚 invention as being a whole new field in art history rather than simply the apparition of new objects. I try to explore the possibilities of these intangible forms. Their rigorous aspect counters the uncertainty of their form and balance.鈥� (XV) With Le Mobile n掳10 the artist has conceived a work, initially based on the particularities of the exhibition space, that can be installed in a multitude of ways.
Nuit mexicaine is also the title of a series of photographs taken during Veilhan鈥檚 residency at Fundaci贸n Casa Wabi (Puerto Escondido, Mexico) in 2016. This artistic hiatus initiated an important return for the artist to a more artisanal and minimalist approach to sculpture. The title, with connotations both poetic and exotic, not only recalls that unique moment in the artist鈥檚 life and work, it also refers to the bright night during which the image in the exhibition was taken.
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Andr茅hn-Schiptjenko is pleased to announce Nuit Mexicaine, a solo exhibition by Xavier Veilhan. The opening takes place on Thursday November 14 between 5-8 pm in the presence of the artist. The body of work presented in Nuit mexicaine can be considered a collection of pieces in continuity with Veilhan鈥檚 ongoing formal research into both figuration and abstraction. The works explore both the second and third dimension, albeit in a smaller, more accessible scale.
For instance, Le Rhinoc茅ros (2019) is part of a new series of small pieces that reproduces images of the animal vocabulary from some of Veilhan鈥檚 most emblematic works; in this case the iconic, life-size, bright red Le Rhinoc茅ros (1999, permanent collection of Mus茅e National d鈥橝rt Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou). The small golden work transforms the incredible mass of the subject into an object that can be appropriated, a precious jewel.
For the 57th Venice Art Biennale, Veilhan transformed the French Pavilion into Studio Venezia 鈥� a fully operational recording studio in which over 200 musicians were invited to work during the seven months of the exhibition. Instrument n掳6 (2019) originated here, inspired by Futuristic concerts and Dadaist instruments with their exaggerated scales and adapted as much to the size of the surrounding architecture as to that of the human body.
Over the decades, mobiles have been a recurring theme in Veilhan鈥檚 work: 鈥淚 have always considered Calder鈥檚 invention as being a whole new field in art history rather than simply the apparition of new objects. I try to explore the possibilities of these intangible forms. Their rigorous aspect counters the uncertainty of their form and balance.鈥� (XV) With Le Mobile n掳10 the artist has conceived a work, initially based on the particularities of the exhibition space, that can be installed in a multitude of ways.
Nuit mexicaine is also the title of a series of photographs taken during Veilhan鈥檚 residency at Fundaci贸n Casa Wabi (Puerto Escondido, Mexico) in 2016. This artistic hiatus initiated an important return for the artist to a more artisanal and minimalist approach to sculpture. The title, with connotations both poetic and exotic, not only recalls that unique moment in the artist鈥檚 life and work, it also refers to the bright night during which the image in the exhibition was taken.
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