Fiona Banner's Eighth Solo Show at Galerie Barbara Thumm
Fiona Banner, also known as The Vanity Press, will present her eighth solo exhibition at Galerie Barbara Thumm in Berlin. As a founding member of the gallery, Banner explores various mediums, including drawing, sculpture, performance, and video, focusing on themes such as gender, language, and conflict. The exhibition, titled 'Poems for Helicopter Blades,' will showcase new video and sound sculptures made from fighter aircraft components. Visitors will enter through 'The channel,' a helicopter blade inscribed with a description of the Bayeux Tapestry, which Banner refers to as 'the first ever war film.' Another notable work, 'La Fin / Runway,' will be projected onto a Jaguar aircraft, part of her renowned 2010 installation 'Harrier and Jaguar.' The exhibition reaffirms her enduring connection with the gallery.
Key facts
- Galerie Barbara Thumm will present the eighth solo exhibition by Fiona Banner aka The Vanity Press.
- Fiona Banner is a founding member of Galerie Barbara Thumm.
- The exhibition is titled 'Poems for Helicopter Blades'.
- The show includes new video and sound sculptures constructed around parts of fighter aircraft.
- The entrance work 'The channel' is a verbal description of the Bayeux Tapestry written on a helicopter blade.
- Banner describes the Bayeux Tapestry as 'the first ever war film'.
- 'La Fin / Runway' is projected onto the canopy of a Jaguar aircraft.
- The Jaguar aircraft was part of Banner's 2010 installation 'Harrier and Jaguar'.
- Banner's practice explores gender, language, and conflict through drawing, sculpture, performance, and moving image.
- The exhibition is held at Galerie Barbara Thumm in Berlin.
Entities
Artists
- Fiona Banner
Institutions
- Galerie Barbara Thumm
Locations
- Berlin
- Germany