Urs Fischer's Playful World of Scale and Subversion
Urs Fischer's work destabilizes perception through shifts in scale, value, and material. His exhibition at Museum Boymans-van Beuningen ran from April 1 to May 21, 2006, while another show at the Art Museum of the University of Houston continues until August 5, 2006. Fischer employs iconoclasm, mockery, and visual puns to create spatial experiences that are more playful than unsettling. Objects become gigantic, photographs and paintings multiply in formats and colors, collapsing spaces into a ludic encounter for the viewer.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Museum Boymans-van Beuningen: April 1 to May 21, 2006
- Exhibition at Art Museum of the University of Houston: until August 5, 2006
- Fischer's work involves shifts in scale, value, and material
- The experience is described as spatial and playful
- Iconoclasm and derision are key elements
- Objects acquire gigantic dimensions
- Photographs and paintings appear in multiple formats and colors
- The work disconcerts through reversals of value
Entities
Artists
- Urs Fischer
Institutions
- Museum Boymans-van Beuningen
- Art Museum of the University of Houston
Locations
- Rotterdam
- Netherlands
- Houston
- United States
Sources
- artpress —