Niki de Saint Phalle: Relief. 1961, painted plaster, plastic, rope and iron on wood, 50x50 cm., Niki de Saint Phalle: Relief. 1961, painted plaster, plastic, rope and iron on wood, 50x50 cm. Courtesy KUNSTEN, Museum of Modern Art Aalborg.
15.8 - 19.9.2015
Med udstillingens titel venligst udlånt af filmskaber Jørgen Leth kan vi passende erindre scenen fra Det legende menneske (1986), hvor tennisspilleren og billedkunstneren Torben Ulrich dypper tennisbolden i maling og gentagende gange skyder den op på papiret. Boldens aftryk indgår i kompositionen af det færdige værk og lader selve udførelsen for altid stå og sitre i billederne. Med muligheden for at vise en serie af disse værker har gruppeudstillingen Great Gifts Of Chance taget form. Den præsenterer værker hvor ’tilfældet’ har spillet ind i udførelsen og processen spiller en hovedrolle i resultatet. Det færdige værk bliver aldrig ren overflade, men peger insisterende på sin historie og inviterer til udforskning af den. I nogle af værkerne er historien skrevet for længe siden, i andre for nylig og i enkelte skrives den faktisk direkte under udstillingen.
With the title of the exhibition kindly lent by Danish filmmaker Jørgen Leth we can appropriately remember the scene from his film Moments Of Play (1986), where tennis player and artist Torben Ulrich is dipping the tennis ball in paint and repeatedly hits it up on canvas. The ball's imprint are part of the final works composition and leaves the actual execution to always stand and quiver in the pictures. With the opportunity to display a series of these works the group show Great Gifts Of Chance have taken shape. It presents works where 'chance' plays a part of the execution and the process plays a key role in the result. The finished work will never be just the seemingly, it will insistently point on its history and invite us to explore it. In some of the works the story is written long ago, in others recently and in a few it will actually be written during the exhibition.
Thanks to the artists, Børge Igor Brandt, Molly Martin, Lars Movin, Jørgen Leth, Steen Møller Rasmussen, Jens Kristian Zink, Yuri Zupancic from Estate of William S. Burroughs & KUNSTEN, Museum of Modern Art Aalborg.
William S. Burroughs works is courtesy of © Estate of William S. Burroughs.
Lars Christensen is represented by Bendixen Contemporary, Copenhagen og Anne Mosseri-Marlio Galerie, Basel.
Niki de Saint Phalles work is courtesy of KUNSTEN, Museum Of Modern Art, Aalborg.
Steve Reichs work is performed by kind permission of Universal Edition.
Richard Serras works is shown by kind permission of Copydan, BilledKunst.
Great Gifts Of Chance. Installation view.
Great Gifts Of Chance. Installation view.
Great Gifts Of Chance. Installation view.
Great Gifts Of Chance. Installation view.
Great Gifts Of Chance. Installation view.
Great Gifts Of Chance. Installation view.
Torben Ulrich: Untitled. 2003, Ink on rice paper, 65 x 90 cm, Torben Ulrich: Untitled. 2003, Ink on rice paper, 65 x 90 cm
Torben Ulrich: Untitled. 2003, Ink on rice paper, 53 x 78 cm, Torben Ulrich: Untitled. 2003, Ink on rice paper, 53 x 78 cm
Torben Ulrich: Untitled. 2003, Ink on rice paper, 53 x 78 cm (1), Torben Ulrich: Untitled. 2003, Ink on rice paper, 53 x 78 cm
Jacob Kirkegaard: Haus der Mahre. 2010, Sound installation, Installation view from KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin, 2010, Sound installation
Jacob Kirkegaard: Haus der Mahre. 2010, Sound installation, Installation view from KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin (1), 2010, Sound installation
Steve Reich: Pendulum Music. Performed in May 1969 at the Whitney Museum, New York by (left to right) Richard Serra, James Tenney, Steve Reich, Bruce Nauman and Michael Snow. Photo: Richard Landry, 1969, Performance
Claus Carstensen: Dialogue Between Two Worlds. C-print, 30x40 cm, Claus Carstensen: Dialogue Between Two Worlds. 2008, C-print, 30x40, 40x30, 40x30 cm
Claus Carstensen: Kiasme (anonymous defaced, 2015). 2009, posca on fabric, 175 x 78 cm., Claus Carstensen: Kiasme. 2009 (anonymously defaced, 2015), posca and spray on fabric, 175 x 78 cm
William S. Burroughs: Untitled Triptych. 1993. Spray paint and shotgun blasts on plywood, 73 x 55 x 6 cm each. © Estate of William S. Burroughs, William S. Burroughs: Untitled Triptych. 1993, spray paint and shotgun blasts on plywood, 73 x 55 x 6 cm each. © Estate of William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs: ‘45 Writings. 1992. Spray paint and gunshots on plywood, 79 x 44 cm © Estate of William S. Burroughs, William S. Burroughs: ‘45 Writings. 1992. Spray paint and gunshots on plywood, 79 x 44 cm © Estate of William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs: Untitled, 1992. Paint, spray paint and revolver shots on plywood, 56 x 50 cm. © Estate of William S. Burroughs, William S. Burroughs: Untitled, 1992. Paint, spray paint and revolver shots on plywood, 56 x 50 cm. © Estate of William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs: Buddha from Exploded Tin Can, 1989. Tin can, paint, shotgun blast and $5 bill, 24 x 18 cm. © Estate of William S. Burroughs., William S. Burroughs: Buddha from Exploded Tin Can, 1989. Tin can, paint, shotgun blast and $5 bill, 24 x 18 cm. © Estate of William S. Burroughs.
Lars Christensen: Polychrome #1. 2015, Acrylic on canvas, 153 x 123 cm, 2015, Acrylic on canvas, 153 x 123
Lars Christensen: Polychrome #1 (detail). 2015, Acrylic on canvas, 153 x 123 cm, 2015, Acrylic on canvas, 153 x 123 cm
Andreas Albrectsen: Calibergraphy no. 3. 2015, graphite frottage on tracing paper, passepartout 42x36 cm., Andreas Albrectsen: Calibergraphy no. 3. 2015, graphite frottage on tracing paper, passepartout 42x36 cm.
Andreas Albrectsen: Calibergraphy no. 4. 2015, graphite frottage on tracing paper, passepartout 42x36 cm., Andreas Albrectsen: Calibergraphy no. 4. 2015, graphite frottage on tracing paper, passepartout 42x36 cm.
Andreas Albrectsen: Calibergraphy no. 13. 2015, graphite frottage on tracing paper, passepartout 42x36 cm., Andreas Albrectsen: Calibergraphy no. 13. 2015, graphite frottage on tracing paper, passepartout 42x36 cm.
Henrik Menné: 60S. 1997, Stearic, wood, metal, lightbulb and mixed materials, 220 x 70 x 70 cm, Henrik Menné: 60S, 1997, Stearic, wood, metal, lightbulb and mixed materials, 220 x 70 x 70 cm
Richard Serra: Hand Catching Lead. 1968, B/W, duration 3 min. ©Richard Serra/Billedkunst.dk, Richard Serra: Hand Catching Lead. 1968, B/W, duration 3 min. ©Richard Serra/Billedkunst.dk
Julie Nord: Uden titel 1. (pige m. Sorte hænder). 2015, Pen and pencil on paper, 31 x 23 cm, Julie Nord: Uden titel 1. (pige m. Sorte hænder). 2015, Pen and pencil on paper, 31 x 23 cm
Julie Nord: Uden titel 2. (pige m. Flere øjne). 2015, Pen and pencil on paper, 31 x 23 cm, Julie Nord: Uden titel 2. (pige m. Flere øjne). 2015, Pen and pencil on paper, 31 x 23 cm