New performance by Michael Riedel – Dual air [Dürer] at Point Perché by The Absolut Company.
At the heart of the Palais de Tokyo, Michael Riedel takes over the Point Perché for the second time, at the invitation of The Absolut Company. Created on the initiative of The Absolut Company, the Point Perché is a strange platform, an architectural singularity overlooking the Galerie Basse, offering an offbeat view of the exhibitions. This space, which can host concerts, performances, conferences, screenings, etc., is the hub of the Palais de Tokyo’s Events program and of The Absolut Company’s sponsorship initiatives in France.
Designed by an artist, Point Perché is a place for living, sharing and discovering.
It also has a blog(lepointperché.com), which reports on the emerging international art scene.
Michael Riedel, the first artist invited to intervene in situ, follows on from his previous installation at Point Perché, “Jacques comité [Giacometti]” (July 2013 – April 2014).
His latest intervention, “Dual air [Dürer]”, is still inspired by the pop-up system (with folded strips of paper unfolding in space). For this project, the artist is developing an architecture made up of floors and partitions inscribed with the text “l”. “l” is based on an audio recording of 07h and 53sec. made during the dismantling of the exhibition “Albrecht Dürer.
His Art in Context” at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt in February 2014. The sounds produced during the moving and packing of the artworks are transformed by the artist via a voice recognition program. The text “l” should be considered in conjunction with the text “o” from the first installation. Both illustrate the on/off function (I / 0) which, in the case of a museum, deals with the presence and absence of art. It challenges the underlying theme of finished or unfinished works.
In this immersive installation, text covers the floor and walls (3,219 “l” are visible) and serves as both a graphic and architectural framework for scenographic elements from the Städel Museum.
Originally used for the Dürer exhibition, the pedestals and display cases are here transformed from supports for works of art to become art themselves. The production of texts using a
voice recognition program is a logical continuation of Michael Riedel’s previous productions, aimed at the automated production of textual material. During the opening hours of the Palais de Tokyo, visitors can observe the production of text live, as the sounds of the art center are transformed into text and projected in real time.
Michael Riedel was born in 1972 in Rüsselsheim (Germany). He lives and works in Frankfurt.
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