Koons and Giacometti sculptures will be dancing!
Coming soon to London's Old Vic will serve ... the famous sculpture of XX century. Creation, Alberto Giacometti, Hans Arpa, Jeff Koons and others will speak voices of famous actors, including Kevin Spacey
12 October at London's Old Vic Theater will be a wonderful presentation. Instead of live actors on stage will rise ... sculpture. Copies of the famous creations of the XX century will be to move by remote control and talking voices of famous actors, including Kevin Spacey (Kevin Spacey). An unusual piece called «Drama Queens» ( «Next stage»). The text to the established English artist and writer Tim Etchells (Tim Etchells), and have a play Scandinavian artists Michael Elmgrin (Michael Elmgreen) and Ingar Dragset (Ingar Dragset).
In setting involved seven well-known sculptures: «people coming» Alberto Giacometti (Alberto Giacometti), «Shepherd clouds» Arpa Hans (Hans Arp), «Korobka Brillo» Andy Warhol (Andy Warhol), «Elegy III» Barbara Hepvort (Barbara Hepworth), «Four Cuba» Levitte Sol (Sol LeWitt), «Untitled (Granite)» Ryukrima Ulrich (Ulrich Rueckriem) and «Rabbit» Jeff Koons (Jeff Koons). They gossip about their significance in the history of art, how they perceive the visitors, and, of course, how much would they cost at the auction. Hyperactivity «Rabbit» quarrel with melancholic «reaching man», «Shepherd clouds» falls in love with rounded «Elegy III», «Untitled (Granite)» shout abuse curse in German, and «Four Cuba» skeptically watching all the events. Sculptures even like disco!
This is an extraordinary presentation that will last 45 minutes, held in London two days before the opening of the first exhibition Elmgrina and Dragseta in the UK. The exhibition will be held at Victoria Miro Gallery. Artists also invited to establish a Scandinavian and Dutch pavilion for the Venice Biennale in 2009.
Excerpt from the play «Next stage» is available .
P.S. on 6 November. According ARTINFO.com, Drama Queens premiere was held in London on October 12, but the story decided to slightly change the setting. In the play there was the sculpture of Hans Arpa.
Julia Maksimova
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