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Dane Mitchell at Christopher Grimes Gallery
Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, U.S.A.
05 May —
16 June 2018
In classical science, aether was thought to be the fifth element, filling the region of the universe above the terrestrial sphere, connecting and permeating all things and acting as a medium for the propagation of light. Though these theories were eventually disproved by modern science, the word ethereal still invokes a sense of otherworldliness, fragility and spirituality. This exhibition brings together gallery artists from different backgrounds whose work engages with the immaterial, through forms such as light, color, vapor and air. Included in the exhibition are works by Olivier Mosset, Gianfranco Foschino, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Dane Mitchell and João Louro.
Dane Mitchell’s (New Zealand) practice is concerned with manifesting the physical properties of the incorporeal. In Ethereal, Mitchell will present a series of hollow, amorphous glass objects, which act as repositories for incantations. Each sculpture was molded by the artist’s voice as he relayed spells prepared by a practitioner of the dark arts into the molten glass. The resulting forms bulge and undulate with the invisible forces they contain. Mitchell’s work was recently on view in a solo exhibition at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan, and he will represent New Zealand in the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019.
In classical science, aether was thought to be the fifth element, filling the region of the universe above the terrestrial sphere, connecting and permeating all things and acting as a medium for the propagation of light. Though these theories were eventually disproved by modern science, the word ethereal still invokes a sense of otherworldliness, fragility and spirituality. This exhibition brings together gallery artists from different backgrounds whose work engages with the immaterial, through forms such as light, color, vapor and air. Included in the exhibition are works by Olivier Mosset, Gianfranco Foschino, Iñigo Manglano-Ovalle, Dane Mitchell and João Louro.
Dane Mitchell’s (New Zealand) practice is concerned with manifesting the physical properties of the incorporeal. In Ethereal, Mitchell will present a series of hollow, amorphous glass objects, which act as repositories for incantations. Each sculpture was molded by the artist’s voice as he relayed spells prepared by a practitioner of the dark arts into the molten glass. The resulting forms bulge and undulate with the invisible forces they contain. Mitchell’s work was recently on view in a solo exhibition at the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan, and he will represent New Zealand in the 58th Venice Biennale in 2019.