Im still on the brink, still questioning myself if i should become an artist or not. Download artsy for iphone your personal guide to the armory show 2017. It is a popular name in germanspeaking switzerland due to the historical veneration of saint ursus in switzerland. Fischer is now returning to the scene of the crime with a new and. Urs fischer whiny vanity 2001 wood, glass, paper, photocopies on polyester film, slide film, latex paint, acrylic paint, marker, wood glue, spray adhesive, screws, laminate 73 14 x 93 34 x 3 34 inches 186. Fischers practice includes sculpture, installation and photography.
Urs fischer swiss, born in 1973 guide to pictures of works by urs fischer in art museum sites and image archives worldwide. Sep 20, 2017 the austrian cultural forum new york is honored to present wild west, a group exhibition commemorating the dynamic legacy of late austrian artist franz west 19472012. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Urs fischer born 20 february 1966 is a swiss former football player and current manager of union berlin. Dike blair, douglas fogle, alison gingeras and vincent pecoil on richard prince and an inset by loredana sperini. See available sculpture, paintings, and prints and multiples for sale and learn about the artist. The exhibition is made possible by the eli and edythe broad foundation, steven a. Currently living and working in new york city, fisher is a prolific maker and has shown frequently throughout the us and europe. The swiss artist urs fischer has in his career created an international reputation for his profound concepts as fueled by a strong work ethics and an uncompromising devotion to creating art. Gagosian will host a conversation on piero manzoni with urs fischer and curator francesco bonami to celebrate the englishlanguage release of flaminio gualdonis biography of the iconic italian conceptual artist, published by the gallery. It records the preparation of this event, interweaving this with intriguing images of previous works and. A picture shows a creation by swiss artist urs fischer, untitled, displayed during the contemporary art exhibition artlovers in the grimaldi forum in monaco on july 12, 2014. Urs fischer contemplates the meaning of art and life in.
Encounter tara subkoff and urs fischer new york magazine. Urs fischer mines the potential of materialsfrom clay, steel, and paint to bread, dirt, and produceto create works that disorient and bewilder. For access to motion picture film stills please contact the film study center. Yes is an ongoing project initiated by fischer in 2011 and most recently staged in 2015 at the henry moore institute in leeds, uk.
Central to urs fischers omnivorous approach to artmaking is the idea of transformation. Urs fischer the leading online destination for mens contemporary fashion and streetwear. Annie rock, rysia murphy and madeline hollander attend urs fischer. Monica bonvicini, richard prince, urs fischer and alex katz. Urs fischer born 2 may 1973 is a swissborn contemporary visual artist living in new york city. Jason schmidts two latest collaboration with architectural digest focused on the homes of visual artists, urs fischer and daniel arsham respectively.
Vault speaks with urs fischer one of the most significant contemporary artists working. Urs fischer and choreographer madeline hollander speak with novelist natasha stagg about the ways in which. Touted as an it girl of the late 1990s, subkoff made her film debut in the thriller when the bough breaks 1994 opposite martin sheen, and has had supporting roles in as good as it gets 1997, the last days of disco 1998, the cell 2000, and the notorious bettie page 2005. Life seems on the whole to be going pretty well for tara subkoff and her husband of nearly three years, urs fischerif what theyre after is a kind of tenuredhipster second act. Manzonis brief career was one of the most radically inventive of the twentieth century, producing a. Things opening reception at gagosian gallery on may 15, 2018 in new york city. Guillermo esparza and maria esparza attend urs fischer. On view from september 20, 2017 to january 22, 2018, the show c urated by former westcollaborator andreas reiter raabe consists of works by franz west, his new yorkbased contemporaries, and commissioned works by emerging. Its a mad, mad, mad, mad worldof museums art talk kcrw. Bread house 20042006 constructs a cabin from loaves of bread, and lampbear.
The two sculptures shown here both untitled, 2014 began life as part of a massive installation of clay works created by the 1,500 individuals invited to participate in the production of fischers recent show at the geffen contemporary at moca. Urs fischers sculptures and paintings explore the tension between the material and the digital, object and image. The exhibition runs from july 12 to september 7, 2014. Titled untitled standing 2010, it has 14 wicks extending from the paraffin.
The famous image of embracing lovers will morph and fragment over the course of the exhibition through the interventions of visitors, who will be free to remould the plasticine at will. The tattooed and powerfully built fischer started out designing theater and film sets in amsterdam in the 1990s, so. The exhibition was organized by tate museum curator jessica morgan and opens to the public on april 21, the day after the moca gala is held in both venues, hosted by fischer s art dealer larry gagosian. Urs fischer has 27 photos and videos on their instagram profile. Urs fischer was born in switzerland in 1973 where he began his artistic career immersed in photography, the presence of which remains deeply relevant in his extensive body of two and threedimensional work. Fischers precarious void has the feeling of an inverted monument or an open grave, though who it is forthe art world, the dead of our ongoing war, or the viewerremains unclear.
Executed in 2012, this work is artists proof number 1 from an edition of 3 plus 1 artists proof. During his playing career, fischer only played for two clubs. Shovel in a hole jessica morgan, bice curiger, massimiliano gioni, urs fischer on. Texas history 1836 goliad massacre with unseen footage and images of artifacts in 360 degrees duration. Urs fischer came to public prominence in 2011 when he melted a fullsize wax replica of giambolognas rape of the sabine woman at the 50th venice biennale.
Following the film s theme, gana art has curated this exhibition to feature works by these artists, which include dan colen, rachel feinstein, jeff koons, harmony korine, sterling ruby, taryn simon, and blair thurman, among others. The conversation opens, politely, on the topic of the weather. Drawing on western art history and popular culture, he continuously recalibrates the techniques and modalities underlying the creation and consumption of artworks. In late 2007, swissborn artist urs fischer took a jackhammer to gavin browns pristine white west village floors. This page displays all transfers for the selected player. Urs fischer, untitled, 2011 wax, pigment, wicks and steel going this sunday to see the intentionally overthetop urs fischer exhibition at the geffen contemporary, i was properly impressed by the crazy messiness of the whole enterprise, where hundreds of volunteers played with tons of raw clay. Urs fischer contemplates the meaning of art and life in his brooklyn studio. Shop at our store and also enjoy the best in daily editorial content. More information is also available about the film collection and the circulating film and video library. Urs fischers bonfire of the vanities in florence apollo. Fischer is represented by contemporary galleries gagosian and sadie coles hq.
Giambolognas tourdeforce has stood in the loggia dei lanzi of the piazza della signoria in florence since 1583, and today the acclaimed swiss artist returned to this theatre of art and politics to unveil his own offering laid at the. Fischer has an innate ability to play with the mechanisms of perception to challenge peoples. Urs fischer is an established midcareer contemporary artist, who was born and brought up in switzerland, like other wellknown artists such as nils nova, rudolf hasler, andrea heller, katharina berthold, and reto pulfer. The owner can, if desired, turn the sculpture into a huge candle and mr. Rysia murphy, sarah hoover and anita foden attend urs fischer.
Urs fischer with choreography by madeline hollander. The film is structured around the current pinnacle of fischer s career. Benoit pailleycollection amalia dayan much less convincing are the massive metallic blobs and lumps that share the topfloor gallery with the cake. Play with choreography by madeline hollander, west. When featuring him in their 2006 biennial, the whitney museum described urs fischers practice as founded on a consideration of the nature of substances, the act of making, and the unpredictable processes that can result from combining the two. Now based in new york, the swiss born artist urs fischer 36 has achieved great international success in recent years. Juliane rebentisch, lars lerup, and jorg heiser on the work of monica bonvicini. Why you should go see urs fischers new show at gavin brown, new york observer, 21102011 everything is a project, inventario, 102011. A picture shows a creation by swiss artist urs fischer. For the moscow iteration, the artist will work with volunteers from various art schools, including the british higher school of art.
Urs fischer overwhelms at new gavin brown show, new york observer, 24102011 douglas, sarah. The film is structured around the current pinnacle of fischers career. It was a muggy morning in july, and fischer, the thirtysixyearold swiss artist, was feeling the heat. Juergen teller and urs fischer attend release party for the. Urs allemann born 1948, swiss writer and journalist. Phantom paintings gathers several series of paintings on aluminum panel produced over the last three years by the swiss artist urs fischer born 1973 from far away many of these paintings appear to be largescale gestural abstractions, but on closer inspection the viewer detects total flatness. This is the official website and image gallery of urs fischer. Fischer s practice includes sculpture, installation and photography. Urs fischer is a swiss conceptual artist best known for his largescale sculptures and installations. Hes a master of meaningful spectacle who shows how memento mori keeps it real. A visitor views lassiepizza by urs fischer, valued at. Cast in wax with wicks, the psychedelically colored lifesize sculpture functions as a candle that melts down over the course of the exhibition. Our conversation turns then to wim wenders film, until the end of the world, and how.
Master of science in economics university of berne logistics cas cranfield university. Mar 11, 2017 urs fischers 2017 exhibition at sadie coles hq will centre on a largescale replica of auguste rodins the kiss, cast in white plasticine. Urs fischer rose to fame in 2011 at the 50th edition of the venice biennale when he melted a fullsize wax copy of giambolognas rape of the sabine woman, one of the great masterpieces of renaissance sculpture that has been on display in the loggia dei lanzi since 1583. And yet urs fischer s work revives the spirit of classical art. Urs fischer 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Tara lyn subkoff born december 10, 1972 is an american actress, conceptual artist, director, and fashion designer. A gallerist has got to have a lot of faith in an artist to let him rip through the concrete, upend pipes, and fill the space with a huge open trench of dirt and debris. Urs fischer sulfur 2015 aluminum panel, aramid honeycomb, twocomponent polyurethane adhesive, twocomponent epoxy primer, galvanized steel rivet nuts, acrylic primer, gesso, acrylic ink, acrylic silkscreen medium, acrylic paint 96 x 76 34 x 78 inches 243. Swiss artist urs fischer photographed in his studio in red hook, brooklyn, new york, for the april 2012 stiletto. Brenda richardson, beatrix ruf and benjamin weissman on urs fischer. Alongside the date of the transfer, the clubs involved and the transfer fee, it also displays the market value of the player at the time of the transfer. The curving, towering stack derives from a scrap of clay that has been squee. Urs fischer bio, artworks, exhibitions and more artland.
Urs fischers larger than life installations and sculptures have redefined conceptual art. Urs fischer the kiss 2017 oilbased modeling clay, plywood, steel 73 58 x 52 14 x 61 inches 186. He favors materials doomed to decaydust, vegetables, cigarette packs, even cheese. Through scale distortions, illusion, and the juxtaposition of common objects, his sculptures, paintings, photographs, and largescale installations explore themes of perception and representation. Urs fischers 2017 exhibition at sadie coles hq will centre on a largescale replica. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images.
You can see sardonic wit and morbid humor that come across as daring and bewilderment in his work. Urs fischer born 2 may 1973 is a swissborn contemporary visual artist living in new york. Play 2018 9 chairs, polished aluminum, powder coated aluminum, aluminum, stainless steel, brass, polyamide. Aluminum panel, aluminum honeycomb, twocomponent epoxy adhesive, twocomponent epoxy primer, galvanized steel rivet nuts, acrylic primer, gesso, acrylic ink, spray enamel, acrylic silkscreen medium, acrylic paint 2014. Urs fischers work is sculpture and installationbased a swiss chalet made of bread, 20tonne teddy bears. Freshly showered, urs fischer mopped his forehead, face, and neck with a paper towel.
Dec 17, 2014 the swiss bad boy is up to his usual neodada tricks with this installation. Cohen foundation, larry gagosian, and peter morton. A later, curious followon was the discovery that artist urs fischer had produced a companion, lifesize paraffin figure of spouse peter brant, standing behind an armchair. Working in collage, drawing, sculpture, and most notably installation, fischer transforms a. Juergen teller and urs fischer attend release party for the journal 29 at jane hotel on september, 2010 in new york city. For every staging, fischers collaborators are given complete freedom to mold tons of clay into giant objects or tiny sculptures.
Two adjoining rooms are sparsely populated by objects whose meanings are enigmatic. Both shoots feature bold colors, lush greenery and artistic finishes. Urs fischer s midcareer retrospective will show at las moca from april 21 until august 19, 20. He excavated the concrete floor of a gallery and warned that the exhibition involves the risk of serious injury or death. Urs fischer is known for roomsize installations and associations with antiart movements like neodada, lost art, or the situationist international.
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