 Oliver,Oliver,Oliver, 2004 Installation View Braunschweig Parcours tent surface: translucent material w/ color pattern. tent structure: lightweight steel and or wood. seating: 4 inch foam or fabric pads; Length: 1476.70 cm, Height: 410.0 cm, Seating: 180.0 cm Courtesy: Taka Ishii Gallery Photo Credit: Thomas Muller Jorge Pardo "It's discursive product" (Jorge Pardo, 2004) Taka Ishii Gallery is pleased to announce Jorge Pardo's second solo exhibition with the gallery. The gallery has also worked in cooperation with the artist and his studio, Jorge Pardo Sculpture, to realize two projects in Japan; a temporary window display at the Maison Hermès, Tokyo (2005), as well as the production of two large-scale event tents for the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa (2005). Pardo's recent projects include the creation of a restaurant for the K21 Museum (Dusseldorf, Germany) as well as a multifunctional sculpture for the Dia Art Foundation (New York). Jorge Pardo produces sculptures. The artist's understanding of sculpture is informed by conceptual art practice; in speaking of sculpture, Pardo states "I don't think in terms of sculpture as something that you walk around or inside or anything. What's important is what you take with you in your head. That is the space that gets privileged." With the assistance of his studio, Pardo produces objects (lamps, tables, chairs, houses, boats, paintings) which by design result in an engagement with sculpture informed by daily life. Pardo's consideration of the cultural context in which his work is experienced - from production to exhibition- as well as his intention to create of an open conversation rather than the direct transmission of a specific idea, results in practice that may be termed realist. Taka Ishii Gallery will exhibit a new body of work focusing on the kamado, a ceramic barbeque created in southern California in the 1960's. This American invention is modeled on a traditional Japanese cooking vessel, the mushikamado, but differs in both function and design; the present-day kamado is a craft work, typically constructed of colorful ceramic tiles (a material utilized by Pardo in past projects) and used to cook meat and fish, while the mushikamado is a rice cooker of more austere design. In addition to the artist's barbeques, the gallery will exhibit a series of related laser-cut drawings. Exhibition: February 10 - March 11, 2006 Opening hours: Tues-Sat 11 am - 7 pm Taka Ishii Gallery 1-3-2-5F Kiyosumi, Koto-ku J-Tokyo #135-0024 Telephone +81(0)3 5646 6050 Fax +81(0)3 3642 3067 Email tig@takaishiigallery.com www.takaishiigallery.com |
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