Urs Fischer's 'Marguerite de Ponty' at New Museum
Urs Fischer's 'Marguerite de Ponty' exhibition at the New Museum, running from October 21, 2009, to February 2, 2010, is curated by Massimiliano Gioni and occupies three levels, showcasing new pieces that draw from modernist influences. The top level showcases five sizable cast-aluminum sculptures inspired by Willem de Kooning, along with a pop skeleton made from cardboard and a droopy pink latex lamp echoing Claes Oldenburg's style. On the third floor, visitors can find Oldenburg's life-size lavender soft piano and Fischer's photographic wallpaper titled 'Last Call Lascaux,' which alludes to Jorge Luis Borges. The second floor features a mirror maze with silkscreened images, referencing Michelangelo Pistoletto, with a restriction on note-taking for critics and students.
Key facts
- Exhibition runs October 21, 2009 – February 2, 2010 at New Museum
- Curated by Massimiliano Gioni
- Three floors with distinct environments
- Top floor: five cast-aluminum sculptures evoking Willem de Kooning
- Top floor: pop skeleton from cardboard boxes and limp pink latex lamp referencing Claes Oldenburg
- Third floor: life-size lavender soft piano by Oldenburg
- Third floor: photographic wallpaper 'Last Call Lascaux' covering entire gallery
- Work 'Noisette': mechanical tongue from wall hole activated by viewer
- Second floor: labyrinth of mirrors with silkscreened images referencing Pistoletto, Judd, Spoerri
- Ban on note-taking for critics and students on second floor
Entities
Artists
- Urs Fischer
- Willem de Kooning
- Claes Oldenburg
- Michelangelo Pistoletto
- Donald Judd
- Daniel Spoerri
- Jorge Luis Borges
- Stéphane Mallarmé
- Eleanor Heartney
- Maxime Boidy
Institutions
- New Museum
- Whitney Museum
- Centre Pompidou
- art press
Locations
- New York
- Zurich
- Rotterdam
- United States
Sources
- artpress —