November
03
IZLOŽBA UGO RONDINONE - "LUMINOUS LIGHT"
Lokacija: Galerija Kula (Ul. Kralja Tomislava 10)
Trajanje: 3. studenog - 17. veljače 2024.
Izložba švicarskoga umjetnika s njujorškom adresom Uga Rondinonea zamišljena je kao nastavak niza međunarodnih umjetničkih gostovanja u Galeriji „Kula“. Riječ je o umjetniku koji se koristi različitim medijima likovnoga izražavanja: kiparstvom, slikarstvom, videom, fotografijom i drugim. Za Rondinoneovo djelo se ne može reći da je u potpunosti hermetično jer on uglavnom operira sa simbolima koji su shvatljivi i prethodno znani svima, bez obzira na njihovu dob, spol, rasu ili nacionalnost. Cilj je umjetnika promatrača direktno gurnuti prema radu iz čega se potom artikuliraju različiti doživljaji i interpretativne nadgradnje. To je slučaj i sa ovom splitskom izložbom koja nosi naslov luminous light.
U Galeriji „Kula“ Rondinone se predstavlja radom nastalim specifično za ovaj prostor koji za motiv uzima munju razgranate kompozicije ukotvljenu u galerijski pod potpuno prekriven pijeskom. Time se stvara ambijent koji u polje doživljaja uključuje vizualnu, haptičku i auditivnu komponentu. Trenutačna pojava munje koja se obično promatra u daljini ovdje je približena posjetitelju posredstvom brončanoga tijela vizualno olakšanoga žutom bojom. Statična Rondinoneova munja postavljena posred sipljive materije zapravo postaje misaonim poligonom na kojem se s jedne strane u suprotnosti sjedinjuju stvaranje i razaranje, a s druge potiču i podsjećanja na različite sustave vjerovanja u kojima se munja pojavljuje kao simbol vrhovništva, od grčkoga mita do katoličanstva ili hinduizma. Dakako, ne bi valjalo zapostaviti ni pomisao na primordijalni strah od munje. Ne bi li se kontrolirala ona se ovdje skoro na animistički način uvlači u zatvoreni kasnoantički prostor koji postaje poput kakve pećine gdje se ritual štovanja obavlja u relativnoj sigurnosti. Ugo Rondinone ovim svojim splitskim umjetničkim istupom na svojevrstan način svraća pozornost na nekontroliranu dinamiku prirode i pledira za razdoblje razuma. (Tekst Dalibor Prančević)
Ugo Rondinone je poznat kao jedan od istaknutih predstavnika svoje generacije, umjetnik koji stvara žarke meditacije o prirodi i ljudskom stanju istovremeno razvijajući organski formalni izričaj koji spaja različite kiparske i slikarske tradicije. Širina i velikodušnost njegove vizije ljudske prirode rezultirale su raznolikim spektrom dvodimenzionalnih i trodimenzionalnih objekata, instalacija, videozapisa i performansa. Njegovi hibridni oblici, koji crpe iz izvora i drevne i moderne kulture, zrače patosom i humorom, direktno ulazeći u srž najvažnijih problema našeg vremena, gdje se susreću modernistička postignuća i arhaični izričaji.
Ugo Rondinone rođen je 1964. godine u Brunnenu u Švicarskoj. Studirao je na Universität für Angewandte Kunst u Beču prije nego što se preselio u New York 1997. godine, gdje i danas živi i radi. Njegov je rad predstavljen na samostalnim izložbama u Centre George Pompidou, Pariz (2003.); Whitechapel Gallery, London (2006.); Art Institute of Chicago (2013.); Rockbund Art Museum, Šangaj (2014.); Palais de Tokyo (2015.); Secession, Beč (2015.); Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (2016.); MACRO, Rim (2016.); Carre D’Art, Nimes (2016.); Berkley Art Museum, Berkeley; Contemporary Art Center Cincinnati, Cincinnati (2017.); Bass Museum of Art, Miami (2017.); Belvedere, Beč (2021.); Muzej Tamayo, Mexico City (2022.); Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt (2022.); Petit Palais, Pariz (2022.); Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista di Venezia, Venecija (2022.); Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Ženeva (2023.); Storm King, New York (2023.); i Städel Museum, Frankfurt (2023.). Godine 2007. predstavljao je Švicarsku na 52. Venecijanskom bijenalu. Nadolazeće izložbe uključuju: The Phillips Collection, Washington i Fosun Foundation, Šangaj.
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Location: Kula Gallery (10 Kralja Tomislava Street)
Duration: November 3rd to February 17th, 2024.
The exhibition by Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone, based in New York, is conceived as a continuation of a series of international artistic visits to the Kula Gallery. This artist uses various forms of artistic expression, including sculpture, painting, video, photography, and more. Rondinone's work is not entirely hermetic; he primarily operates with symbols that are understandable and known to all, regardless of age, gender, race, or nationality. The artist's goal is to directly engage the observer with his work, which leads to various experiences and interpretative expansions. This is also the case with this Split exhibition, titled "Luminous Light."
In the Kula Gallery, Rondinone presents a piece created specifically for this space. The artwork features a thunderbolt in a complex composition anchored in the gallery floor, completely covered in sand. This creates an environment that includes a visual, haptic, and auditory dimension in the field of experience. The current appearance of a thunderbolt, usually observed in the distance, is brought closer to the visitor through a bronze body visually lightened with yellow color. Rondinone's static thunderbolt, set amidst loose material, becomes a mental playground where, on one hand, creation and destruction merge in opposition, and on the other, it stimulates and recalls various belief systems in which the thunderbolt appears as a symbol of divinity, from Greek mythology to Catholicism and Hinduism. Of course, one should not neglect the thought of the primordial fear of lightning. To control it, almost in an animistic way, it is introduced into the closed, late-antique space, which becomes like a cave where worship rituals are performed in relative safety. With this artistic endeavor in Split, Ugo Rondinone draws attention in his unique way to the uncontrolled dynamics of nature and advocates for a period of reason. (Text by Dalibor Prančević)
Ugo Rondinone is known as one of the prominent representatives of his generation, an artist who creates vivid meditations on nature and the human condition while simultaneously developing an organic formal expression that connects various sculptural and painterly traditions. The breadth and generosity of his vision of human nature have resulted in a diverse spectrum of two-dimensional and three-dimensional objects, installations, videos, and performances. His hybrid forms, drawing from both ancient and modern cultures, radiate pathos and humor, directly addressing the core issues of our time where modernist achievements meet archaic expressions.
Ugo Rondinone was born in 1964 in Brunnen, Switzerland. He studied at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna before relocating to New York in 1997, where he continues to live and work. His work has been featured in solo exhibitions at the Centre George Pompidou, Paris (2003); Whitechapel Gallery, London (2006); Art Institute of Chicago (2013); Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai (2014); Palais de Tokyo (2015); Secession, Vienna (2015); Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (2016); MACRO, Rome (2016); Carre D’Art, Nimes (2016); Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley; Contemporary Art Center Cincinnati, Cincinnati (2017); Bass Museum of Art, Miami (2017); Belvedere, Vienna (2021); Museo Tamayo, Mexico City (2022); Schirn Kunsthalle, Frankfurt (2022); Petit Palais, Paris (2022); Scuola Grande San Giovanni Evangelista di Venezia, Venice (2022); Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva (2023); Storm King, New York (2023); and Städel Museum, Frankfurt (2023). In 2007, he represented Switzerland at the 52nd Venice Biennale. Upcoming exhibitions include: The Phillips Collection, Washington, and Fosun Foundation, Shanghai.
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