days, between placing and displacing Jean-Pascal Flavien

September 19—October 25, 2014

days, between placing and displacing Jean-Pascal Flavien

Sequence (chair, bed, table, pillow), 2014 (front, detail) Sequence (chair, table, chair, table, chair), 2014 (back) Both works: PU paint on metal, wool fabric Custom-made furniture-stools, chairs, a day-bed, tables and a ladder-are placed in sequences numbering between 3 and 6 elements that appear to articulate concise statements. Outlet, 2014 (wall, left) Electrical outlet, vacuumed blue plastic, plexiglas, screws Blue and yellow electrical outlet covers punctuate the space. Sink, 2014 (wall, back) Vacuumed red PVC, metal, PVC pipes, PVC tap Flavien has introduced objects usually found in domestic settings, turning the exhibition, in the artist’s words, into a house. Upon entering, visitors are faced with a functioning sink that acts to destabilize standard expectations of an exhibition space. The room, 2014 (wall, left) Two radios, two wireless switches, vacuumed plastic An electrical switch at the entrance allows visitors to turns on or off lights, another one, in a less familiar gesture, the power to two radios that have been hung on the wall. Photo © Andrea Rossetti

Press Release

Esther Schipper is pleased to present days, between placing and displacing, Jean-Pascal Flavien’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. Flavien has introduced objects usually found in domestic settings, turning the exhibition, in the artist’s words, into a house. Upon entering, visitors are faced with a functioning sink that acts to destabilize standard expectations of an exhibition space. An electrical switch at the entrance allows visitors to turns on or off lights, another one, in a...