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‘Implosion 20’

Anton Kern Gallery

10 November 16 - 22 December 16

Anton Kern Gallery is turning twenty and we celebrate this anniversary with Implosion 20, a group exhibition featuring the work of all 28 artists on roster, as well as works by artists who have shown previously or have had a personal connection to the gallery. In addition, we will present a series of events, kicking off with a special ‘lecture’ performed by John Bock. The exhibition will mark the last show at this location before we move to Midtown Manhattan.

The show is based around the concept of implosion, not as a destructive force but as a centering force and act of integration. From its inception 1996, the gallery has grown organically out of the dialogue between Anton and our core roster of artists. This exhibition is to pay tribute to those who have shaped the gallery’s trajectory and have made the gallery what it is today: a space of confluence for various media and artists of different backgrounds and locales.

Implosion 20 will juxtapose new works with historic pieces that became milestones in the gallery’s history. A video recording of Angus Fairhurst’s live performance (with Phillip Bradshaw, Cerith Wyn Evans and Matt Collishaw) from his two-person show with Lothar Hempel, Low Expectations, commemorates the gallery’s opening on September 19, 1996. The concert established the enduring interest in the intersection between visual art and music that defines the gallery and many of its participants.

During the opening reception on November 10th, John Bock will give a lecture-performance. As the first artist to exhibit at the 532 West 20th Street space, it is appropriate that he mark the closing of the space with an enactment of his piece, Dünnhäutiger Butcher (Thin-skinned Butcher), a work in which Bock creates small clay portraits of members of the audience that he will give away. Accompanying the exhibition will be a weekly program of performances taking place in the gallery every Saturday afternoon with live music, poetry readings and other works by the gallery artists and their network of friends.

A zine on Implosion 20 and the gallery’s history, featuring an essay by Bob Nickas, will be available on the occasion.

Artists: Nobuyoshi Araki, Georg Baselitz, Ellen Berkenblit, John Bock, Brian Calvin, Anne Collier, Nicole Eisenman, Angus Fairhurst, Saul Fletcher, Martino Gamper, Mark Grotjahn, Bendix Harms, Eberhard Havekost, Lothar Hempel, Richard Hughes, Dorothy Iannone, Robert Janitz, Sarah Jones, Edward Krasinski, Shio Kusaka, Jim Lambie, Marepe, Chris Martin, Dan McCarthy, Enrique Metinides, Matthew Monahan, Matt Mullican, Marcel Odenbach, Manfred Pernice, Alessandro Pessoli, Richard Prince, Wilhelm Sasnal, Lara Schnitger, David Shrigley, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Francis Upritchard, Erik van Lieshout, Andy Warhol, Jonas Wood.

 

Anton Kern Gallery (press release)

 

Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Lara Schnitger 'Eve Was Framed', 2005 Fabric and wood, 64 x 80 inches, (162.56 x 203.2 cm). Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Lara Schnitger ‘Eve Was Framed’, 2005
Fabric and wood, 64 x 80 inches, (162.56 x 203.2 cm).
Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Francis Upritchard 'Brown Monk', 2011 Modeling material, foil, wire, paint and cloth. 30 3/4 x 22 1/16 x 12 1/4 in (78.1 x 56 x 31.1 cm)(sculpture), 29 1/2 x 15 x 13 in (75 x 38 x 33 cm) (pedestal), 61 1/4 x 22 1/16 x 13 in (155.6 x 56 x 33 cm) (overall installed dimensions). Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Francis Upritchard ‘Brown Monk’, 2011
Modeling material, foil, wire, paint and cloth. 30 3/4 x 22 1/16 x 12 1/4 in (78.1 x 56 x 31.1 cm)(sculpture), 29 1/2 x 15 x 13 in (75 x 38 x 33 cm)
(pedestal), 61 1/4 x 22 1/16 x 13 in (155.6 x 56 x 33 cm) (overall installed dimensions).
Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Erik Van Lieshout, Untitled, 2015 Collage, 17.12 x 23.22 in (43.5 x 59 cm) (paper). Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Erik Van Lieshout, Untitled, 2015
Collage, 17.12 x 23.22 in (43.5 x 59 cm) (paper).
Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Jonas Wood 'Two Picasso Heads', 2016 Gouache, ink and colored pencil on paper, 28 x 41 1/8 in (71.12 x 104.45 cm) (paper) 33 3/4 x 46 3/4 in (85.72 x 118.75 cm) (framed). Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Jonas Wood ‘Two Picasso Heads’, 2016
Gouache, ink and colored pencil on paper, 28 x 41 1/8 in (71.12 x 104.45 cm) (paper) 33 3/4 x 46 3/4 in (85.72 x 118.75 cm) (framed).
Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Enrique Metinides, Untitled (Primer plano de mujer rubia arrollada e impactada contra un poste, en avenida Chapultepec, Ciudad de México), 1979 Color photograph, 20 x 24 inches (paper), 21 1/4 x 25 1/8 (framed). Edition 4 / 15. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Enrique Metinides, Untitled (Primer plano de mujer rubia
arrollada e impactada contra un poste, en avenida Chapultepec, Ciudad de México), 1979
Color photograph, 20 x 24 inches (paper), 21 1/4 x 25 1/8 (framed). Edition 4 / 15.
Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Nobuyoshi Araki, 'Tokyo Nude (28)', 1989 Silver gelatin print, 15 1/2 x 12 3/4 in (39.37 x 32.38 cm) (each image paper); 23 1/2 x 36 in (59.69 x 91.44 cm) (diptych framed). Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Nobuyoshi Araki, ‘Tokyo Nude (28)’, 1989
Silver gelatin print, 15 1/2 x 12 3/4 in (39.37 x 32.38 cm) (each image paper); 23 1/2 x 36 in (59.69 x 91.44 cm) (diptych framed).
Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
David Shrigley, Untitled (Hairdresser), 2016 Acrylic on paper, 50.2 x 36.4 in (127.5 x 92.5 cm) (paper); 55 7/16 x 41 11/16 in (140.8 x 105.88 cm) (framed). Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
David Shrigley, Untitled (Hairdresser), 2016
Acrylic on paper, 50.2 x 36.4 in (127.5 x 92.5 cm) (paper);
55 7/16 x 41 11/16 in (140.8 x 105.88 cm) (framed).
Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Bendix Harms 'Der letzte Rauch', 2012 Oil on canvas, 71 x 55 1/8 inches (180 x 140 cm). Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Bendix Harms ‘Der letzte Rauch’, 2012
Oil on canvas, 71 x 55 1/8 inches (180 x 140 cm).
Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Thomas Müller
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Thomas Müller
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Sarah Jones, 'Vitrine (The Porcupine Illusion) (I)', 2016 C Print, 27 1/2 x 22 in (70 x 56 cm) (paper); 29 1/4 x 23 3/4 in (74.93 x 60.325 cm) (framed). Edition 1 / 5, 2 APs. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Sarah Jones, ‘Vitrine (The Porcupine Illusion) (I)’, 2016
C Print, 27 1/2 x 22 in (70 x 56 cm) (paper); 29 1/4 x 23 3/4 in (74.93 x 60.325 cm)
(framed). Edition 1 / 5, 2 APs.
Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Saul Fletcher, Untitled, 2016 Mixed media, 19 1/2 x 15 1/4 inches, (49.53 x 38.74 cm). Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Saul Fletcher, Untitled, 2016
Mixed media, 19 1/2 x 15 1/4 inches, (49.53 x 38.74 cm).
Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Thomas Müller
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Thomas Müller
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Thomas Müller
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Thomas Müller
Edward Krasi ski 'Intervention', 1981 Acrylic paint, collage, blue tape on board, 28 1/4 x 28 inches, (71.8 x 71.1 cm).  Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Edward Krasi ski ‘Intervention’, 1981
Acrylic paint, collage, blue tape on board, 28 1/4 x 28 inches, (71.8 x 71.1 cm). Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery.
Installation view 'Implosion 20'. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Installation view ‘Implosion 20’. Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Chris Martin 'Little Pink Seven', 2014 Acrylic on canvas, neon light and Plexi box, 48 1/4 x 39 1/4 inches, (122.6 x 99.7 cm). Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.
Chris Martin ‘Little Pink Seven’, 2014
Acrylic on canvas, neon light and Plexi box, 48 1/4 x 39 1/4 inches, (122.6 x 99.7 cm). Courtesy Anton Kern Gallery, photography Object Studies.

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