Erik van Lieshout
Private View
Maureen Paley |
| Helmond Hollywood (colour copies on wood, works on paper on wood and mixed media), 2013-14 (detail) |
«In his work van Lieshout immerses himself within the rituals and norms of the communities he describes. Oscillating between documentary and fictional perspectives he tells stories...»
[PR] about a pink wisdom, memory and the power of perseverance over the middle class. Bringing a combination of ripe fruits on a golf course and florals (green apple, tropical fruits and stone fruits, like peaches and nectarine) shirts and robes, with a heady perfume and creamy body (honeysuckle, blossom and gingerbread) from time spent in an cheap-exotic distance destination. The work is often described as hedonistic, meaty and salacious like the cloths they wear. Just another reflection of a pink elephant in a middle class, suburban world! As Erik says, "Real Luxury is Buying Nothing".
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| Erik van Lieshout's Private View at Maureen Paley |
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| Exhibition view |
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| Untitled (3 colour copy on wood works, plasterboard and wood), 2013-14 (detail) |
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| House of Guilt (colour copies on wood, glass and mixed media), 2013-14 (detail) |
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| Film Production Plan (19 works on paper on plasterboard and wood), 2013-14 (exhibition view) |
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| The Workers (HD film, colour, sound with carpet installation, 53'), 2014 |
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| The Workers (HD film, colour, sound with carpet installation, 53'), 2014 |
Born in Deurne, The Netherlands in 1968, Erik van Lieshout lives and works in Rotterdam. Previous solo exhibitions include Commission, MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, 2012; Erik makes Happy, BAWAG Contemporary, Vienna, 2011; How Can I Help You, Hayward Gallery Project Space, London, 2011; Im Netz, Ludwig Museum, Cologne
, 2009; Homeland Security, Projekt am Museumsplatz, Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich, 2007 and Guantánamo Baywatch, Hammer Projects, Hammer Museum, UCLA, Los Angeles, 2007. Recent group exhibitions include The Encyclopedic Palace, 55th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, 2013; Manifesta 9, The European Biennial of Contemporary Art, Genk, Limburg
, 2012 and Melanchtopia, Witte de With, Center for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam, 2011. Forthcoming projects include Manifesta 10, The European Biennial of Contemporary Art, curated by Kasper König, St. Petersburg, The Crime Was Almost Perfect, Witte de With, Centre for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam and a solo exhibition at Anton Kern Gallery, New York, all in 2014.
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