Art Fair
Art Basel Galleries, Booth K2 + Artbasel Unlimited
Cécile B. Evans, Stano Filko, Gaylen Gerber, Lena Henke, Philipp Timischl
September 24 – 26, 2021
Philipp Timischl
The embedded mentality of self-sufficiency, 2021
66 LED screen panels, 2 paintings (mixed media on canvas), metal mounting system, media player, video loop
300 × 900 × 100 cm
Philipp Timischl
The embedded mentality of self-sufficiency, 2021
66 LED screen panels, 2 paintings (mixed media on canvas), metal mounting system, media player, video loop
300 × 900 × 100 cm
Philipp Timischl
The embedded mentality of self-sufficiency, 2021
66 LED screen panels, 2 paintings (mixed media on canvas), metal mounting system, media player, video loop
300 × 900 × 100 cm
'The embedded mentality of self-sufficiency' is a deconstructed video wall with two integrated paintings. Surrounded by an LED screen, a film collage interacts with two static canvases. Through a dialogue, loosely based on two Kardashian sisters discussing their work ethic, it tells the tale of our painted protagonists. With opinions as strong as they are imprecise, their fight can be read as a metaphor of our shared reality. While trying to understand the world at large, we lose nuances – whereas by fixating on details, the bigger picture slips out of sight.
A storyline which is also told through the material qualities of the sculpture; two mediums forced together, creating a shifting duality that oscillates between distance and proximity, pixels and pigments, nature and technology; simultaneously emitting and swallowing light.
Booth K2, Hall 2.1., 2021
Installation view
Art Basel, Basel
Booth K2, Hall 2.1., 2021
Installation view
Art Basel, Basel
Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., Oil paint on portrait of a woman with gilt frame, British School, 19th Century, 83 × 70.5 × 6.5 cm
Gaylen Gerber
Support, n.d.
Oil paint on mirror with metal frame, United States, 20th century
76 × 38 × 2.5 cm
Philipp Timischl
Hard workers (Blue & Blue), 2021
Incredibly Kleinish Blue on linen, LED Panels, metal truss, media player
Video 4’27'', 150 × 100 × 50 cm
Booth K2, Hall 2.1., 2021
Installation view
Art Basel, Basel
Stano Filko
Heart of Love, 1966, Metal construction, plastic string, mirrors, found object (ventilator) [a modified version of this work has been realized in the early 2000s: the components such as a 500 × 400 cm carpet and a different sculptural object are included as well]
280 × 244 × 52 cm (m.o.)
Detail shot
Stano Filko
Heart of Love, 1966, Metal construction, plastic string, mirrors, found object (ventilator) [a modified version of this work has been realized in the early 2000s: the components such as a 500 × 400 cm carpet and a different sculptural object are included as well]
280 × 244 × 52 cm (m.o.)
Booth K2, Hall 2.1., 2021
Installation view
Art Basel, Basel
Lena Henke
i’m save, 2020
Leather, fabrics, forton, metal
250 × 150 × 20 cm
Detail shot
Lena Henke
i’m save, 2020
Leather, fabrics, forton, metal
250 × 150 × 20 cm
Detail shot
Stano Filko
Associations XXXX (Solar system), 1969-70
Aluminium sheet, perforation, polishing
59.5 × 42.5 cm
Stano Filko
Associations XXXX (COS-MOS), 1969-70
Aluminium sheet, perforation, polishing
59.5 × 42.5 cm
Gaylen Gerber
Support, n.d.
Oil paint on floral still life in gilt frame, H E De Castro, England, 18th Century
70.5 × 60.5 × 8 cm
Gaylen Gerber
Support, n.d.
Oil paint on mirror with wood frame, United States, 20th century
95.5 × 65 × 3 cm
Gaylen Gerber
Support, n.d.
Oil paint on metal film canister with paper labels for Walt Disney Productions’ Pinocchio, mid-20th century
40.6 × 40.2 × 17.8 cm
Booth K2, Hall 2.1., 2021
Installation view
Art Basel, Basel
Cécile B. Evans
Prop for a Future Adaptation (microbial fuel cell prototype for giselle) I, 2021
Acrylic case, water, Bristol BioEnergy Lab microbial fuel cell, preserved plants, MacConkey agar, petri dishes, bacteria, epoxy, voltmeter part, wires, birch wood, sealant tape
30 × 22 × 11 cm
Cécile B. Evans
Prop for a Future Adaptation (microbial fuel cell prototype for giselle) I, 2021
Acrylic case, water, Bristol BioEnergy Lab microbial fuel cell, preserved plants, MacConkey agar, petri dishes, bacteria, epoxy, voltmeter part, wires, birch wood, sealant tape
30 × 22 × 11 cm
Cécile B. Evans
Prop for a Future Adaptation (microbial fuel cell prototype for giselle) IV, 2021
Acrylic case, water, Bristol BioEnergy Lab microbial fuel cell, preserved plants, MacConkey agar, petri dishes, bacteria, epoxy, wires, birch wood, sealant tape
30 × 22 × 11 cm
Cécile B. Evans
Prop for a Future Adaptation (microbial fuel cell prototype for giselle) III, 2021
Acrylic case, water, Bristol BioEnergy Lab microbial fuel cell, preserved plants, MacConkey agar, petri dishes, bacteria, epoxy, voltmeter part, wires, birch wood, sealant tape
30 × 22 × 11 cm
Detail shot