\u2018Venice\u2019s urban texture is so dense and multi-layered that I decided to turn the Espace Louis Vuitton Venezia into a black box, to establish a feel of both remoteness and intimacy,\u2019 says Katharina Grosse. The German artist is well known for her prismatic paroxysms of paint that often take...
, that captures the quintessence of the Venetian setting as a sensory experience.
Iridescent and shimmering, Grosse’s meticulous installation flows like a single, fluid fabric from wall to floor. The impact of its gleaming, theatrical colours is heightened by the contrast with the black interior and special in the space. The work conveys the aesthetic feeling of Venice by mirroring its reflective optical qualities, found in the local materials associated with the city and its architecture: water, Murano glass, Fortuny silk and terrazzo mosaic tiles. represents the first time Grosse has printed photography onto metal mesh material, which resembles knitted sequins and enshrouds the entire room like an armour.
Various objects have been placed under the mesh, prompting us to imagine what lies beneath, or why – a fold-up chair, a pair of boots – suggesting narratives and the presence of the artist. Barely perceptible on the surface of the metallic fabric is a composite printed image of the artist’s hands. These moments explore the link between the mediums ofand photography, and the ever-present tensions in Grosse’s work between image and body, physicality and illusion.
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