Anri Sala
Answer Me 2008
Film still
Courtesy of the artist; Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris, Marian Goodman, New York; Hauser & Wirth; London, Zurich; Johnen/Schöttle, Berlin, Cologne, Munich
© 2011 Anri Sala
Anri Sala
Title Suspended 2008
Resin hands, nitrile gloves, motor on wood
Dimensions variable
Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris
© 2011 Anri Sala
Anri Sala’s exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery The Serpentine Gallery presents an exhibition devoted to the work of Albanian artist Anri Sala (b.1974). 1 October – 20 November 2011]]>
Source: Serpentine Gallery / theartwolf.com
The exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery of London is conceived as a loop, structured around pairs of works that mirror each other.
Many of the works displayed at the exhibition use live performance as their starting point or lead to a performance. “Answer Me” (2008) was filmed in the dome of an abandoned surveillance station designed by architect Buckminster Fuller. The press note of the exhibition explains that “the dome’s distinctive echo, triggered in the film by a man playing the drums in the large, empty space, drowns all the dialogue spoken by the female character, with the exception of the words that give the film its title“. In addition, two films “deconstruct” and “reconfigure” a well-known punk song: “Should I Stay or Should I Go” by The Clash
About the artist
Born in Tirana, Albania, in 1974, Anri Sala studied art at the Albanian Academy of Arts from 1992 to 1996. Winner of the Young Artist Prize at the 2001 Venice Biennale, he has had solo exhibitions in France, USA and Canada, as well as showing work in numerous group exhibitions internationally, including the Venice Biennale (2003, 2001 and 1999) and the Yokohama Triennial (2001). Sala currently lives in Paris.
Daily performances
The exhibition features daily saxophone performances by Andre Vida (born 1974), a Hungarian American saxophonist, composer and lyricist.
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