The exhibition "Undone" features sculptures somewhere on the threshold between production and decay. This fascinating exhibition presents numerous pieces of recent work by international contemporary artists and identifies a common aesthetic that characterizes the work of these otherwise disparate group of artists. The sculptures, made from readily available materials by artists from Europe, the USA and Brazil, appear to reflect a new age of austerity.
The focus is on "handmade" items, often created with simple traditional craft techniques such as crochet, braiding, weaving, or shredding. Based on a wide range of materials, colors, scales and textures, the structures are ready to fall apart.
The selection includes works by Tonico Lemos Auad, Claire Barclay, Alexandra Bircken, Nayland Blake, Ruth Claxton, Krysten Cunningham, Michael Dean, Angus Fairhurst, Leo Fitzmaurice, Tom Friedman, Franziska Furter, Neil Gall, Jim Lambie, Tim Machin, Sally Osborn, Simon Periton, Mary Redmond, Eva Rothschild, and Armando Andrade Tudela.
While contemporary sculptors such as Damien Hirst want to highlight the peak of the economic boom with the use of diamonds and gold, the approach taken by the exhibition “Undone” seems to be more appropriate in more modest times.
The Henry Moore Institute is a center for the study of sculpture and is in the heart of Leeds. Its practice focuses on collections, exhibitions and research. It is part of the Henry Moore Foundation in partnership with the Leeds City Council.
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30 September 2010 - 2 January 2011
Henry Moore Institute, Main Galleries, The Headrow, Leeds, LS1 3AH
