carsten höller: divided divided

carsten höller: divided divided
museum boijmans van beuningen, netherlands
from february 6th to april 25th 2010


carsten höller
revolving hotel room, 2008
chairs, table, bed, wardrobe, light bulbs, steel construction, four glass platforms, engine
approximately 600 x 600 cm, 180cm (including furniture)
photo © attilio maranzano
image courtesy of gagosian gallery, london

carsten höller's 'divided divided' exhibition at the museum boijmans van beuningen,
netherlands showcases the 'revolving hotel room', in which höller has outfitted one of the
museum's adjoining galleries as a hotel room. the space includes a bedside table and mini-bar,
mounted on four revolving discs. while the exhibition is running, visitors will be able to book
this exclusive room with its constantly changing view. guests in the 'revolving hotel room'
have twenty-four-hour access to the entire museum. this hotel room was shown previously
in the guggenheim museum in new york with success.

other works included in the exhibition are a new series of huge complex mushroom replicas -
'triple giant mushrooms'. he has also made 'swinging curve', a floating room from aluminum
and 'singing canaries mobile', an enormous mobile composed of seven birdcages hanging down
from the ceiling, complete with live singing canaries. all the works on show are based on
a simple mathematical formula that divides and redivides the space and the objects into two.


carsten höller
revolving hotel room, 2008
chairs, table, bed, wardrobe, light bulbs, steel construction, 4 glass platforms, engine
approximately 600 x 600 cm, 180cm (including furniture)
photo © attilio maranzano
image courtesy of gagosian gallery, london


detail of the engine and four rotating disks
photo © attilio maranzano
image courtesy of gagosian gallery, london


carsten höller
singing canaries mobile, 2009
powder coated steel construction, wood, PVC
installation approximately 500 x 300 x 250 cm
7 bird cages: 45 x 45 x 60 cm
photo © carsten eisfeld, berlin
image courtesy of esther schipper, berlin


carsten höller
singing canaries mobile, 2009
powder coated steel construction, wood, PVC
installation approximately 500 x 300 x 250 cm
7 bird cages: 45 x 45 x 60 cm
photo © carsten eisfeld, berlin
image courtesy of esther schipper, berlin


up close of singing canaries mobile, 2009
photo © carsten eisfeld, berlin
image courtesy of esther schipper, berlin


carsten höller
swinging curve, 2009
styrofoam, wood
1460 x 730 x 270 cm
photo © attilio maranzano
image courtesy of gagosian gallery, london


carsten höller
swinging curve, 2009
styrofoam, wood
1460 x 730 x 270 cm
photo © attilio maranzano
image courtesy of gagosian gallery, london


carsten höller
shawinigan swinging room, 2007
polystyrene panels, glue, metal wire
1154 x 388 x 145 cm
photo © national gallery of canada, terrence brennan
image courtesy of esther schipper, berlin


carsten höller
shawinigan swinging room, 2007
polystyrene panels, glue, metal wire
1154 x 388 x 145 cm
photo © national gallery of canada, terrence brennan
image courtesy of esther schipper, berlin


carsten höller
scale model of triple giant mushroom, 2009-2010
photo © carsten eisfeld, berlin

carsten höller's work has been exhibited internationally for the last 20 years.
his solo shows include the fondazione prada, milan (2000), the massachusetts museum
of contemporary art (2006) and the kunsthaus in bregenz, austria (2008).
he represented sweden at the 51st venice biennale in 2005.
he currently lives and works in stockholm.