As Frieze is celebrating its 20th year, ArtDog Istanbul launched its international edition at Frieze London. Organized a launch party in collaboration with Piartworks London, the international edition launched in London.
As we are celebrating the international edition of ArtDog Istanbul, we have chosen our highlights from the fair.
Marina Abramovic- Galerie Krinzinger
Abramovic’s ‘Energy Clothes’ expands on her sculptures, videos, sounds and objects exhibited all around the world, including in group exhibitions at the Biennale di Venezia (1976 and 1997) and at the Documenta VI, VII and XI in Kassel.
The pieces also build on Abramović’s desire to share her work with her audience, exploring energy forces as a two-way relationship between performer and viewer in works that consider Asian philosophies and ritualistic ceremonies in Latin America and Australia.
(Image credit: ©Marina Abramović, Courtesy Marina Abramović Archives, photo Marco Anelli)
Francis Upritchard – Kate Macgarry Gallery
Since discovering balata rubber in a market during her residency in Brazil in 2004, Upritchard has been working with this precious natural material. Balata rubber is sustainably harvested and when heated, it becomes malleable. However, it quickly hardens in a cold-water bath, requiring more than two hands to manage. Upritchard started with a 1:20 sketch model, then moved to 1:5 balata maquettes, where the figures could gain form and character.
Friedrich Kunath- Galerie Max Hetzler
Kunath’s oeuvre spans painting, drawing, installation, sculpture and video. Informed by the artist’s own personal history, but also music, German Romanticism and American pop culture, the works are imbued with both tradition and modernity. With an equally diverse subject matter, they illustrate themes of tragedy, comedy and romance, freely shifting between the three and occupying a unique space between irony and sincerity.
Tony Matelli – Maruani Mercier
Tony Matelli is a New York-based sculptor known for his painstakingly detailed, resemblant sculptures. Concerned with how we define ourselves as human beings, what constitutes meaningful relationships and the transience of life, Matelli chronicles these ideas through a playful lens whilst pushing the boundaries of his medium. The result is a subversive dialogue that deepens the conversation surrounding the possibilities of sculpture.
