Galerie Eli Kerr's Group Exhibition Explores Sculpture's Spatial Syntax
Galerie Eli Kerr in Montreal is hosting an exhibition titled "(eye to eye) (les yeux dans les yeux)," showcasing works from various sculptors, including David Armstrong Six, Valérie Blass, Sylvie Hayes-Wallace, and more. This display draws inspiration from Isa Genzken's Ellipsoid series and incorporates insights from Alfred H. Barr regarding the MoMA collection, as well as critiques by Benjamin H. D. Buchloh about Genzken's impact on sculpture between 1976 and 1982. Richard Nonas's 1994 pieces highlight the versatility of the art form. The exhibition features both emerging and established artists, celebrating contemporary sculpture.
Key facts
- Group exhibition at Galerie Eli Kerr, Montreal, featuring sculptures by seven artists.
- Exhibition title: (eye to eye) (les yeux dans les yeux).
- Curatorial inspiration from Isa Genzken's Ellipsoid works and Alfred H. Barr's 'torpedo moving through time' quote.
- Benjamin H. D. Buchloh's argument about Genzken's works (1976-1982) shifting sculpture's trajectory.
- Richard Nonas's work serves as entry and exit point, produced circa 1994.
- Artists include David Armstrong Six, Valérie Blass, Maggy Hamel-Metsos, Sylvie Hayes-Wallace, Kai Jenrette, Jacob Lepp, and Richard Nonas.
- Valérie Blass received the 2017 Gershon Iskowitz Prize.
- Richard Nonas died in May 2021 at age 85.
Entities
Artists
- David Armstrong Six
- Valérie Blass
- Maggy Hamel-Metsos
- Sylvie Hayes-Wallace
- Kai Jenrette
- Jacob Lepp
- Richard Nonas
- Isa Genzken
- Alfred H. Barr
- Benjamin H. D. Buchloh
Institutions
- Galerie Eli Kerr
- Museum of Modern Art
- Museum of Contemporary Art Toronto
- Darling Foundry
- Künstlerhaus Bethanien
- Bradley Ertaskiran
- Night Gallery
- Nikolaj Kunsthal Gallery
- Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal
- White Columns
- National Gallery of Canada
- Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec
- McMichael Canadian Art Collection
- Art Gallery of Ontario
- Université du Québec à Montréal
- Catriona Jeffries
- Oakville Galleries
- Galerie Douglas Hyde
- Artspeak
- MOCA Toronto
- New York Public Art Fund
- Musée Zadkine
- Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
- Centre d’art contemporain d’Ivry – le Crédac
- La Biennale de Montréal
- Vancouver Art Gallery
- Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland
- Montréal Museum of Fine-Arts
- Galerie Tschudi
- Fonderie Darling
- La Galerie du Nouvel-Ontario
- Joe Project
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
- Saunderson Prize
- BMO 1st Art Award
- Silke Lindner
- Chapter NY
- In Extenso
- A.D. Gallery
- Bad Water
- Interstate Projects
- New Works
- Rose Easton
- Cob Gallery
- Simone Subal Gallery
- King’s Leap
- Annex de Odelon
- Frontera 115
- The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
- Haystack Open Studio Residency
- LVL3
- April April
- The Cooper Union
- National Gallery of Art Library
- The Bauhaus
- Concordia University
- artch Emerging Artist Grant
- Lise-Helene Larin Scholarship
- Nicolas Robert
- Bonny Poon/Conditions
- University of Michigan
- Lafayette College
- Columbia University
- University of North Carolina
- FiveMyles
- MAMCO Geneve
- T’ Space
- Art Institute of Chicago
- MoMA PS1
- MASS MoCA
Locations
- Montreal
- Canada
- New York
- USA
- Berlin
- Los Angeles
- Copenhagen
- Ottawa
- Kleinburg
- Toronto
- Vancouver
- Dublin
- Paris
- Berkeley
- Ivry
- Cleveland
- Québec
- Switzerland
- Sudbury
- Cincinnati
- Ohio
- Chicago
- Clermont-Ferrand
- Knoxville
- Brooklyn
- London
- Ridgewood
- Mexico City
- Maine
- Pittsburgh
- Weimar
- Geneva
- Rhinebeck
- North Adams
- Massachusetts
- Northern Ontario
- Northern Mexico
- Southern Arizona