Gregor Schneider's Disturbing House Replica at Guido Costa Projects
At Guido Costa Projects in Turin, Gregor Schneider (born 1969 in Rheydt) presents a replica of his German home, transforming the domestic space into a claustrophobic, obsessive theater of crime and perdition. The exhibition, titled "Opere da una Collezione," runs until September 10, 2016. Visitors encounter unsettling objects: a sex doll's remains in a trash bag, a reproduction of the artist's wife's vagina, a wrecking ball, and urinals scattered in the dim light. Photographic sequences depict a maid prone on the floor, labeled "Alte Hausschlampe" ("Old Bitch"), and the artist's infant son disguised as a doll among dolls. The experience oscillates between disgust, repulsion, and pleasure, with formalin-preserved sperm symbolizing ambiguous household protectors. The exhibition turns the viewer into a voyeur navigating a labyrinthine space that severs all connection to the outside world.
Key facts
- Gregor Schneider was born in 1969 in Rheydt.
- The exhibition is at Guido Costa Projects in Turin.
- The exhibition runs until September 10, 2016.
- The show features a replica of Schneider's German home.
- Objects include a sex doll's remains, a vagina replica, a wrecking ball, and urinals.
- Photographs show a maid called 'Alte Hausschlampe' and the artist's son as a doll.
- Formalin-preserved sperm is displayed as a symbol.
- The space is described as a claustrophobic labyrinth.
Entities
Artists
- Gregor Schneider
Institutions
- Guido Costa Projects
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Rheydt
- Germany