Friday, April 2, 2010

10.339 UGO RONDINONE

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  1. UGO RONDINONE'S HELL, YES!, 2001, NEON, PERSPEX AND TRANSLUCENT FILM, 284 X 734 X 15 CENTIMETERS. NEW YORK-BASED, MIXED-MEDIA ARTIST WHOSE WORKS EXPLORE THEMES OF FANTASY AND DESIRE. MANY OF HIS PIECES COAX THE VIEWER INTO A MEDITATIVE STATE LIKE THE BLURRED, BRIGHTLY-COLORED, CONCENTRIC RINGS OF HIS TARGET-SHAPED PAINTINGS; OR HIS STRICTLY BLACK AND WHITE LANDSCAPES OF GNARLED TREES THAT SEEM TO BRISTLE WITH ENERGY. ONE SIGN, “DOG DAYS ARE OVER,” PROCLAIMS AND END TO A PERIOD OF TURMOIL, BUT WHAT THAT PERIOD IS REMAINS UNCLEAR. RONDINONE HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT MAJOR SOLO EXHIBITIONS AT THE KUNSTHALLE, VIENNA; MUSEO DE ART CONTEMPORANEO, LEON, SPAIN; LOUISIANA MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, HUMLEBAEK, DENMARK; AND THE SCULPTURE CENTER, NEW YORK. IN 2007, HE REPRESENTED SWITZERLAND IN THE VENICE BIENNALE.

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