Thursday, June 30, 2011

Venice Biennale: The Belgian Pavilion – Feuilleton.



Venice Biennale: The Belgian Pavilion – Feuilleton Angel Vergara’s Feuilleton, is the name of the exhibition in the Belgian Pavilion curated by Luc Tuymans.  “This exhibition created by Angel Vergara is principally a reflection based around the theme of the Seven Deadly Sins, such as desire, anger sloth… Using this theme as a leitmotif applied to contemporary society is a way of infecting a sort of virus into the range of trivial images that the media floods us.” Tuymans explains.


Venice Biennale: The Belgian Pavilion – Feuilleton.  “On the seven screens of the large frieze that forms the centerpiece of Angel’s project, the images appropriated by the artist are projected over and over again before finally being attacked by the paintbrush and paint, as if highlighting the powerlessness of this gesture.” Tuymans adds.




Venice Biennale: The Belgian Pavilion – Feuilleton.  The artist Angel Vergara on Feuilleton explains “Applying this theme as a leitmotif to today’s society is like injecting a virus into the gamut of images the current scene produces in all their triviality.”



Venice Biennale: The Belgian Pavilion – Feuilleton.  “In the center of the Pavilion, various paintings on glass are displayed.  Although these are independent works, they can be said to be linked directly to the large frieze in the central display area.” Tuymans concludes.

 
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