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carsten höller retrospective 'experience' at the new museum


'experience' retrospective of carsten höller
image © benoit pailley 
all images courtesy of the new museum

carsten höller retrospective 'experience'
new museum, new york
until january 15,  2012.

in the first united states retrospective of german artist carsten höller, the new museum in new york brings together works from the
past twenty years. höller's approach to art derives from his background of being also a scientist, focusing on phytopathology
(the study of plant disease). his practice is reminiscent of research experiments.
collectively entitled 'experience', the installations focus on creating a perception altering environment.
the visitor is usually immersed in a situation where one or more of their senses are confused, reduced or heightened.
höller's artwork is reshaping their awareness of both -- their surroundings and themselves. 

the exhibition is curated by massimiliano gioni, gary carrion-murayari and jenny moore. 



people waiting to go down slide 
image © benoit pailley

connecting three floors of the building is 'test site' (2007), a curved semi-transparent slide which functions 
as an alternative transportation system within the walls of the museum. running from the fourth floor to the second, 
it perforates the ceilings and floors, redefining movement through the otherwise normal structure.



'test site' (2011) by carsten höller 
image © benoit pailley 



slide going through building
image © benoit pailley



'high rise sculpture' (2006) by carsten höller 
image © benoit pailley



'giant psycho tank' (1999) by carsten höller 
image © benoit pailley


on the opposite spectrum of experiences is the sensory deprivation pool called 'psycho tank' (1999). instead of movement, 
the body-temperature salt water creates the feeling of floating through nothingness. there is no sound or smell, 
creating a relaxing oblivion. 
 
'double light corner' (2011) is a hallway which uses a sequence of flashing lights to disorient the viewer. 
the lights are timed and placed in such a way that the space appears to be flipping back and forth.  
 
exploring the meaning of play, höller adapts popular amusement park rides to alter viewer's perceptions 
of their engrained childhood memories.



view from inside tank 
image © benoit pailley 



'swinging curve' (2009) by carsten höller 
image © benoit pailley



'aquarium' (1996) by carsten höller 
image © benoit pailley



'new york twins' (2011) by carsten höller 
image © benoit pailley



'zöller stipes' applied to the walls 
image © benoit pailley



'giant triple mushroom' (2010) by carsten höller 
image © benoit pailley



side view 
image © benoit pailley



front view 
image © benoit pailley


see designboom's article of carsten höller's most recent work 'double carousel with zöllner stripes', which has won the enel contemporanea award 2011
and will be shown at MACRO museum in rome, italy from december 1st 2011 until february 26th 2012.  
bora db
11.19.11  
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