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Axel Ekwall, Jørund Aase Falkenberg & Tommy Johansson “Erotics of Tomorrow”

November 4, 2016 @19:00 - November 6, 2016 @16:00 CET Exhibition

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Utstillingsperioden: 4.–6.11.2016
Vernissage: Fredag, 4.11.2016 kl 19.00
Åpent: Lørdag–Søndag 12:00–16:00

 


“Erotics of Tomorrow” dveler ved former for ubegrenset utsettelse og hemmelighold, som for å intensivere enhver estetisk impuls, men samtidig holde spillet av forestillinger og fantasier fortsatt bevegelig, i en uforløst tilstand. Utstillingstittelen kommer fra en kombinasjon av science fiction-filmen “Edge of Tomorrow” og den amerikanske kunstkritikeren Susan Sontags oppfordring om “an erotics of art” i essayet “Against Interpretation”. I filmen opplever hovedpersonen, spilt av Tom Cruise, å starte samme dag på ny, igjen og igjen, hver gang han dør i krig mot romvesener. For hver repetisjon lærer han noe nytt og kan utsette egen død og Jordens undergang stadig lenger, i en kamp som synes uten ende. I sin tekst maner Sontag til sansning, til å åpne seg mot verket utfra dets egne premisser og advarer mot en hermeneutisk, tekstbasert og vanedrevet forståelse av kunst. Å erotisere en fremtid rommer et tilsnitt av noe ukjent, hemmelig, noe som unndrar seg tydelige og ferdige bilder, slik fremtiden alltid glipper unna.

Axel Ekwall, Jørund Aase Falkenberg og Tommy Johansson bor og arbeider i Oslo. Utstillingen fokuserer på kunstnernes tilnærminger til ulike materialer og på deres ofte tidkrevende, ritualistiske og kryptiske arbeidsformer. Verkene som vises inkluderer “maleri” dyrket i bakteriekultur, oljemaleri, skulpturelle verk i tre og termoplastisk lim, papirarbeider og annet.

Axel Ekwall (f.1955) jobber hovedsaklig i tre – relieffmaleri, skulpturelle verk og installasjon. Han var bl.a. med i kunstnergruppen Lambretta på åttitallet.

Jørund Aase Falkenberg (f.1978) tar gjerne utgangspunkt i naturprosesser og jobber med ulike materialer og medier for å utforske prinsipper for vekst og nedbrytning. www.jorund.com

Tommy Johansson (f.1975) jobber med maleri og maleriorienterte verk som tematiserer forbindelse mellom medium og sansning, språk og begjær. www.tommyjohansson.org

Studio17 er støttet av Kulturrådet.

 

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Duration of the exhibition: 4.–6.11.2016
Opening: Friday, 4.11.2016,19:00
Opening hours: Saturday–Sunday, 12:00–16:00

 


“Erotics of Tomorrow” aims to entertain possibilities of infinite delay and secrecy, as if to intensify the aesthetic impulses and keep the play of imagination in motion, still unresolved. The exhibition title comes from a combination of the sci-fi movie “Edge of Tomorrow” and the American art critic Susan Sontag’s call for “an erotics of art” in her essay “Against Interpretation”. In the movie the protagonist, played by Tom Cruise, has the experience of starting the same day over and over, every time dying in a war against extraterrestrials. With each repetition he learns something new and can delay his own death and the apocalypse a bit longer, in a fight that seems to be without end. In Sontag’s text, she calls for perception, to be open for the art work on its own terms, warning of a hermeneutical, textual and habit-driven understanding of art. To eroticize a future holds the aspect of something unknown, secret, something that eludes clear and finished images, as the future always slips away.

Axel Ekwall, Jørund Aase Falkenberg and Tommy Johansson live and work in Oslo. The exhibition focuses on the artists’ approach to various materials and their often slow, time consuming, ritualistic and cryptic working procedures. Exhibited works include bacteria-grown canvases, oil painting, sculptural works of wood and thermoplastic glue, works on paper and more.

Axel Ekwall (b.1955) works mainly with wood relation to painting, sculpture and installation. He was part of the Norwegian artist group Lambretta during the eighties.

Jørund Aase Falkenberg (b.1978) makes use of processes found in nature, or that are ‘analogue’ as such. With various materials and medias he is investigating principles of both growth and decay. www.jorund.com

Tommy Johansson (b.1975) works with painting or painting oriented tropes, exploring the close relations between the medium and the senses, language and desire. www.tommyjohansson.org

Studio17 is supported by Arts Council Norway.

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