EXBODIMENT #5
Liveperformances by
Skip Arnold (USA/F) +Nigel Rolfe (IRE)
25 October 2022, 7 pm
Skip Arnold (* 1957 Binghamton, NY, USA) lives and works in Paris. His performances belong to the tradition of extreme body art. The artist questions the voyeuristic relationship between the viewer and the art object through situations in which his physical fragility and the discomfort associated with it become palpable. At the same time, he examines the body with respect to profoundly human parameters such as endurance, strength, presence and existence.
Skip Arnold has exhibited in numerous international solo and group shows, including Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York; Christine König Galerie, Vienna; Greene Exhibitions, Los Angeles; Aeroplastics, Brussels; ltd los angeles, Los Angeles; Sezession, Vienna; Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York; Galerie Frederic Giroux, Paris; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Art Unlimited, Art Basel/33.
www.skiparnold.com
Skip Arnold has exhibited in numerous international solo and group shows, including Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; The New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York; Christine König Galerie, Vienna; Greene Exhibitions, Los Angeles; Aeroplastics, Brussels; ltd los angeles, Los Angeles; Sezession, Vienna; Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York; Galerie Frederic Giroux, Paris; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Art Unlimited, Art Basel/33.
www.skiparnold.com
Nigel Rolfe (*1950 Isle of Wight, UK) lives and works in Dublin. His œuvre deals with socio-political questions of having and not having, as well as conflicts within society. In the 1970s, before the now commonly used term ‘performance’ entered the discourse, Rolfe coined the term ‘Sculptures in Motion’ to describe his use of time and material.
Major retrospectives of Nigel Rolfe’s work were shown at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin and the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. He was part of the São Paulo, Busan, Venice and Gwangju Biennials and was featured in solo and group exhibitions worldwide. Rolfe was professor at the Royal Academy of Arts in London and lecturer at various universities in the USA and Europe as well as visiting professor at Yale University.
www.nigelrolfe.net
Major retrospectives of Nigel Rolfe’s work were shown at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in Dublin and the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. He was part of the São Paulo, Busan, Venice and Gwangju Biennials and was featured in solo and group exhibitions worldwide. Rolfe was professor at the Royal Academy of Arts in London and lecturer at various universities in the USA and Europe as well as visiting professor at Yale University.
www.nigelrolfe.net
Performances
Tuesday, 25 Oktober 2022, 7 pm
Official greeting
Dr. Nadia Ismail
Director Kunsthalle Giessen
Rainer Gläsel
Chairman Unterer Hardthof Association
Introduction
Tarika Johar
Curator
Official greeting
Dr. Nadia Ismail
Director Kunsthalle Giessen
Rainer Gläsel
Chairman Unterer Hardthof Association
Introduction
Tarika Johar
Curator
Kunsthalle Gießen goes Unterer Hardthof
Due to renovation work at the Kunsthalle Giessen, the performative interventions will be held at the former brewery “Unterer Hardthof”.
EXBODIMENT is a collaboration with BLACK KIT | DIE SCHWARZE LADE. Founded in 1981, this vibrant archive for international performance art is intended as a source of inspiration for the present. It contains approx. 4,000 dossiers on performance, theatre and sound artists, 10,000 specialist publications, videos and photos in various formats, relics of performances and many metres of shelf space devoted to networks across different continents.
As a result of the Kunsthalle’s collaboration with the Cologne-based archive, all performances will be held in two cities. In addition to the dates in Giessen, performances by the invited artists can also be seen at the Kulturbunker in Cologne-Mülheim.
performanceartarchive.com
As a result of the Kunsthalle’s collaboration with the Cologne-based archive, all performances will be held in two cities. In addition to the dates in Giessen, performances by the invited artists can also be seen at the Kulturbunker in Cologne-Mülheim.
performanceartarchive.com
Due to the worldwide Covid 19 situation, last-minute changes may occur. We will inform you of such changes in good time.
Kunsthalle Gießen goes Unterer Hardthof
Unterer Hardthof 7, 35398 Germany
Access information:
Please do not park in the courtyard.
Car:
Parking on the street in front of the entrance.
Bus:
Line 7, bus stop ‚Unterer Hardthof‘
Access information:
Please do not park in the courtyard.
Car:
Parking on the street in front of the entrance.
Bus:
Line 7, bus stop ‚Unterer Hardthof‘
With special thanks to:
