atelier van lieshout: excrementorium at glasstress 2011

the focus of the show space was the 'gigantic blue cannon' surrounded by 12.5 years of design projects, including the newest furniture pieces that are a result of lensvelt and AVL's long standing collaboration. 

a presentation of 14 new works, by which the artist continues exploring recurring themes of work organization, power structures and autarky, implying the emergence of a new tribal administration.

'the set itself doesn't look historical but is a large factory in which a new version of my technocrat installation is starring. we wanted to make one very dense continuous performance.' - joep van lieshout

translating from spanish as 'mechanical heads,' this trio of handblown glass sculptures resemble whimsical cartoon heads with industrial gear-like forms inside.

made from mirrored blown glass, this installation recreates velvet ropes that typically separate elite crowds from the rest, arranged in a maze-like formation but including an open point for entry.

emu is part of a larger series entitled 'pixcell' in which the artist utilizes glass beads to cover entire surfaces of objects, mostly taxidermied animals, giving them the vision of 'the cell of an image'.

while we are impatiently waiting to see the upcoming retrospective of italian artist maurizio cattelan at the NY guggenheim, we remind our readers to visit his most recent installation in venice.

sited in south milan, the design aims to generate a new gallery typology that speaks to the evolving nature and interpretations of art, fashion, design, technology and cinema.

drawing from the notion of viral growth, this site-specific installation is mathematically programmed to respond to viewer's interactions, then self-replicate, morphing into a life form unto itself.