François Morellet Books

As part of the 54th International Art Exhibition- la Biennale di Venezia, Personal Structures showcases 28 artists from 12 countries across 5 continents. This exhibition, held in 24 rooms at the prestigious Palazzo Bembo near the Rialto Bridge, features a mix of established and lesser-known artists united by their exploration of Time, Space, and Existence. Curated by Karlyn De Jongh and Sarah Gold, each room is dedicated to a single artist, creating a unique atmosphere through their strong statements. The diverse range of artistic media includes videos, sculptures, paintings, photographs, light installations, wallpaper, and performance art. Personal Structures is part of an international art project initiated in 2002 by Dutch artist Rene Rietmeyer, who recognized that artists worldwide engage with these themes in deeply personal ways. This insight inspired the creation of publications, exhibitions, and symposia to bring these artists together. Each artwork presented is either site-specific or drawn from the artist's studio, emphasizing the contemporary relevance of their work.

Two exhibitions at Galerie Stadtpark with François Morellet and Manuel Knapp and with Jessica Stockholder, David Hanvald, and Priscila Fernandes continue the line of the earlier program of curatorial juxtapositions of current, contemporary positions with establishes ones (earlier iterations included Fred Sandback, Franz Erhard Walther, and Bill Bollinger). The novelty of this catalog and the exhibitions from 2014 to 2017 that it presents is that it includes the solo exhibitions of contemporary, already canonized artists such as Dóra Maurer and Maria Lai, which deliberately exclusively focus on early works in the spirit of a snapshot in time. The clearly outlined concept of Reciprocity - and this renders the title programmatic - endows these works with a certain measure of contextuality and rigor, qualities that were often sorely missed in this year's exhibitions in Kassel and Venice. Exhibition: Galerie Stadtpark, Krems, Austria (various exhibitions in 2014-2017).

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