ArtReview. Elaborating on traditions of memento mori, they remind viewers of the transience of life, beauty, and even art itself.” - Gagosian On a screen, as opposed to paper or canvas, Fischer is able to paint with light itself—moving illuminated pixels around, juxtaposing clean lines and gradients, and reflecting on the subtle atmospheric changes across day and night, summer and winter, Los Angeles and New York. Jeff Koons, Bluebird Planter, 2010–16 © Jeff Koons, November 27–30, 2020, booth S07Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centrewww.artbasel.com. Work by Urs Fischer is included. Gagosian Shop / Urs Fischer. 941-584-2127 Daryn Gurkin. Fischer presents characters and drawings that seem capable of disappearing at any moment. Gagosian’s Angela Brown sat down to talk with Hollander about this process. , Alice Godwin examines the legacy and development of a Surrealist ethos in selected works from three contemporary sculptors. Urs Fischer, Untitled, 2003 © Urs Fischer, See all Museum Exhibitions for Urs Fischer. The gallery’s participation was made possible by extraordinary support from the artists involved. Urs Fischer is a giant of the contemporary art world and undoubtedly one of the most important artists working today. Urs Fischer. Urs Fischer —a hard-to-categorize artist perhaps best known for his giant, candle-like wax sculptures, occasionally depicting his friends and peers (and, in at least one instance, himself). —Urs Fischer. Over the past year, he has been creating paintings digitally, inventing things, rooms, and spaces using color and light. Urs Fischer Gagosian bookshop takeover, New York, 2019 Urs Fischer TBD Snowman Wallpaper (Gagosian bookstore) 2019 TBD Inkjet prints on adhesive paper and adhesive vinyl TBD Dimensions … Gagosian is pleased to present Images, an exhibition of new paintings and sculptures by Urs Fischer. This is his first solo exhibition in Asia. We speak with the artist, discussing his take on the absurd, his inspirations and his favourite medium—life. www.xnlpiacenza.it. URS FISCHER Images January 11–February 9, 2019 Beverly Hills Opening Reception Friday, January 11, 6–8pm gagosian.com. Urs Fischer’s Iz, Zizi and Miss Satin at the Gagosian gallery in London. Urs Fischer (born 1973) is a Swiss-born artist living in New York City. And in an uncanny sculptural ecosystem below, two motorized snails slowly wander through the gallery, leaving trails of slime in their wake. 720-595-7534 Cyn Holtkamp. The fictional paintings and sculptures depict animals, food, city streets, or messy brushstrokes, but they—like the light—only exist within Fischer’s constructed environments; they need not adhere to any history, law, or logic. Urs Fischer, 2 Socks, 2018, aluminum composite panel, aluminum honeycomb, two-component adhesive, primer, gesso, and solvent-based screen printing ink. 196. —Urs Fischer. Urs Fischer follow Leo (George & Irmelin), 2019 (detail) Paraffin wax, microcrystalline wax, pigment, stainless steel and wicks 84 5/8 x 38 5/8 x 57 3/4 in (214.9 x 98.1 x 146.7 cm) Urs Fischer schickte tanzende Bürostühle an eine Ausstellung in New York (USA). This week, Dasha Zhukova, Russia’s most well-known art collector and the founder of Moscow’s Garage Museum of Contemporary, is going to be set alight by Urs Fischer—sort of. Selected exhibition history (PDF)Selected bibliography (PDF). Work by Urs Fischer is included. 941-584 … 14.4 oz. Fischer had his first solo show with Gagosian in 2012. "Dasha" (2018) is a larger-than-life-size wax candle depicting Dasha Zhukova, a personal friend of the artist. Urs Fischer, Bad Timing, Lamb Chop!, 2004–05, Cast aluminum, polyurethane resin, and enamel paint, 177 ⅛ × 90 ½ × 129 ⅞ inches (450 × 230 × 330 cm), edition of 2© Urs Fischer. Torrey Fischer. Photo: Rob McKeever, Aluminum panel, aramid honeycomb, two-component polyurethane adhesive, two-component epoxy primer, galvanized steel rivet nuts, acrylic primer, gesso, acrylic ink, acrylic silkscreen medium, acrylic paint, and oil medium, 96 × 120 inches (243.8 × 304.8 cm)© Urs Fischer. PDF. Photo: Erich Koyama, Top: ultralight MDF, acrylic sealer, wallpaper primer, wallpaper adhesive, paper, silk-screened acrylic paints, acrylic polymer emulsion, acrylic polyurethane, and urethane; base: cold-rolled steel powder-coated with polyester TGIC (RAL 6034), polyester tape, cork composite, and hardware; 34 ½ × 34 ½ × 24 ¾ inches (87.6 × 87.6 × 62.9 cm)© Urs Fischer/Gavin Brown Enterprise, Milled aluminum, galvanized steel, screws, bolts, and two-component resin, 85 ⅞ × 103 ⅝ × 43 ¾ inches (218.2 × 263.1 × 111.1 cm), edition of 3© Urs Fischer, Cast bronze, 40 ½ × 48 × 84 inches (102.9 × 121.9 × 213.4 cm), edition of 2© Urs Fischer. Windows appear often: one glows behind a gauzy white curtain, looking onto swaying palm trees; another reflects a sunrise or sunset, with a still life on a table barely visible through fingerprints on the glass; and another frames a building across the street, where nine more windows reveal smeared and fragmented California views. Gagosian is pleased to participate in the inaugural Hong Kong Spotlight by Art Basel, the gallery’s third in-person art fair since the COVID-19 lockdown in March. Food is also a major element in Fischer’s work. 720-595 … TEXT: Carina Fischer IMAGES: Courtesy of the artist Inside Art: More Gagosian by Carol Vogel. For his exhibition at Gagosian opening today in Paris, Urs Fischer has made a monumental wax sculpture, Leo, of the Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio with his … Article by Gagosian. 720-595-5903 Weetamoe Stelzner. It was brave of Zhukova to volunteer herself as the subject of the sculpture, and to submit to having her image burn before our eyes. Fruit and vegetables are a recurring motif in Urs Fischer’s visual vocabulary, introducing the dimension of time while elaborating on the art historical tradition of the, Urs Fischer talks about reading during the pandemic lockdown, sharing five books—both fiction and nonfiction—that he has turned to while in self-isolation, Journalist and curator Judith Benhamou-Huet leads a tour of the exhibition, All the artworks will appear on the Gagosian website and a rotating selection will appear in the, by Helen Stoilas, Nancy Kenney, and Ivy Olesen. 941-584-8885 Dawina Gautreau. Urs Fischer TBD Snowman Wallpaper (Gagosian bookstore) 2019 TBD Inkjet prints on adhesive paper and adhesive vinyl TBD Dimensions variable. Gagosian is pleased to present Leo, an exhibition of new work by Urs Fischer. 720-595-7364 Jerusha Stile. Jenny Saville reveals the process behind her new self-portrait, painted in response to Rembrandt’s masterpiece Self-Portrait with Two Circles. Part of Noor Riyadh, a new city-wide annual festival of public art installations across Saudi Arabia’s capital, the exhibition Light Upon Light includes thirty works of light art divided into four thematic “rays” that survey light as an artistic medium and aim to unite established artists of diverse geographic origin. The Winter 2018 issue of Gagosian Quarterly is now available. New York Times. Das Spiel sei der Ursprung von Fiktion, meint der Schweizer Künstler. Fischer and international curator, Francesco Bonami, discuss this unique exhibition with the Gagosian Quarterly. Larry Gagosian has expanded his empire of modern and contemporary galleries, by presenting Urs Fischer’s ‘YES’ series of sculptures across two new New York locations. Adrian Searle @SearleAdrian. ISBN: 978-0-9964130-5-3 Dec 2, 2018 - Learn about the work and career of artist Urs Fischer. Work by Urs Fischer, Piero Manzoni, Cindy Sherman, Tom Wesselmann, and Franz West is included. —Urs Fischer Gagosian is pleased to present PLAY, conceived by Urs Fischer with choreography by Madeline Hollander. This week, Dasha Zhukova, Russia’s most well-known art collector and the founder of Moscow’s Garage Museum of Contemporary, is going to be set alight by Urs Fischer—sort of. Urs Fischer TBD Snowman Wallpaper (Gagosian bookstore) 2019 TBD Inkjet prints on adhesive paper and adhesive vinyl TBD Dimensions variable. Through scale distortions, illusion, and the juxtaposition of common objects, his sculptures, paintings, photographs, and large-scale installations explore themes of perception and representation while maintaining a witty irreverence and mordant humor. Across his protean oeuvre, Fischer frequently evokes art historical genres and motifs with wry self-awareness and humor. XNL Piacenza Contemporanea, Italy In his own words, “anything can be used to create art—your mind, your hand, your elbow or toe.” This outlook makes his work engaging, playful, and timeless. 941-584-7217 Quiggy Buresh. Artworks, biography, exhibitions, editorial content, news, museum exhibitions, press, and more. Urs Fischer makes wax portrait of Leonardo DiCaprio and his family for Gagosian show by Anna Sansom. Gagosian is pleased to present Printemps oublié for the first online edition of FIAC. Fruit and vegetables are a recurring motif in Urs Fischer’s visual vocabulary, introducing the dimension of time while elaborating on the art historical tradition of the vanitas. Gagosian … 720-595-8315 Kadejah Tenison. Urs Kahana. These gleaming lines, which evaporate over time, wind across the floor, uniting the other sculptures—a smoking volcano, a snowman, a palm tree—within a swirling, ephemeral landscape. Urs Fischer is an artist that takes unconventional materials and molds and manipulates them to create works that are curious, surreal and exciting. But that’s its strength, of course, that’s what the word “art” is for.—Urs Fischer. At the intersection of sculpture, behavior, and choreography, PLAY is an arena of chance encounters where visitors are invited to interact with nine office chairs that seem to have lives of their own. Courtesy Fair Warning Last month, Christie’s shocked the art world by selling an NFT artwork by the artist Beeple at auction for $69 million. About The Artist Urs Fischer mines the potential of materials—from clay, steel, and paint to bread, dirt, and produce—to create works that disorient and bewilder. Artworks, biography, exhibitions, editorial content, news, museum exhibitions, press, and more. June 1, 2014 PDF. ©URS FISCHER/COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GAGOSIAN Artist and choreographer Madeline Hollander worked with Fischer and a team of programmers and animators to create various gestures, movements, and behavior sequences for the chairs. Featuring works from the early twentieth century to today, The Paradox of Stillness examines the notion of stillness as both a performative and a visual gesture. collecting@gagosian.com On Fair Warning, the pre-sale estimate for his first NFT is a much lower price—just $1,000–$2,000. Urs Fischer. In Fischer’s work, images emerge from an odd liminal space between the real and the imagined, between what does, and could, exist. Artworks, biography, exhibitions, editorial content, news, museum exhibitions, press, and more. Urs Fischer talks about reading during the pandemic lockdown, sharing five books—both fiction and nonfiction—that he has turned to while in self-isolation. Artwork © Urs Fischer. Urs Fischer’s Fairy-Tale World at Gagosian by Kristen Knupp. Learn about the work and career of artist Urs Fischer. riyadhart.sa. Photo: Melissa Christy, Cast bronze, 60 × 60 × 300 inches (152.4 × 152.4 × 762 cm), edition of 2© Urs Fischer. Photo: Stefan Altenburger. This is his first solo exhibition in Asia. Urs Fischer Sulfur 2015 Aluminum panel, aramid honeycomb, two-component polyurethane adhesive, two-component epoxy primer, galvanized steel rivet nuts, acrylic primer, gesso, acrylic ink, acrylic silkscreen medium, acrylic paint 96 x 76 3/4 x 7/8 inches (243.8 x 194.9 x 2.2 cm) Urs Fischer … Through scale distortions, illusion, and the juxtaposition of common objects, his paintings, sculptures, photographs, and large-scale installations explore themes of perception and representation while maintaining a witty irreverence and mordant humor. Amid the bustle of midtown Manhattan, a rhinoceros can be glimpsed through tall, arched windows at street level. As soon as Fischer has accomplished one material feat, he embarks on another, in ways that are complicated and playful, messy and perfected. Riyadh Art October 14, 2019 Online. Photo: Mats Nordman, Aluminum panel, epoxy, reinforced polyurethane foam, acrylic primer, gesso, acrylic ink, acrylic silkscreen medium, and acrylic paint, 71 × 127 ⅜ inches (180.3 × 323.5 cm)© Urs Fischer, Cast bronze, acrylic primer, chalk gesso, rabbit skin glue, and oil paint, 8 ¼ × 15 ¼ × 7 ½ inches (21 × 38.7 × 19.1 cm), edition of 2© Urs Fischer. See more ideas about exhibition, screen printing ink, gagosian gallery. His work defies limits. At the intersection of sculpture, behavior, and choreography, PLAY is … www.epfl.ch. Photo: Mats Nordman, Aluminum, epoxy, steel, acrylic primer, gesso, acrylic ink, acrylic silkscreen medium, and acrylic paint, 59 × 59 ¾ inches (149.9 × 151.8 cm), edition of 2 + 1 AP© Urs Fischer. The following year for his exhibition Yes at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA Los Angeles, 1,400 volunteers produced unfired clay sculptures in the weeks leading up to the exhibition. This curated presentation reflects the dual character of springtime as a reminder of past trials and the harbinger of a vibrant new season to come. 941-584-7111 Schamane Goacher. 720-595-1191 Noya Rief. Urs Fischer follow Things, 2017 (detail) Milled aluminum, steel, power magnets, two-component epoxy adhesive 125 1/4 x 204 3/8 x 118 1/2 inches (318 x 519 x 301 cm) Image courtesy Urs Fischer. at gagosian’s midtown gallery on new york’s fifth avenue, swiss artist urs fischer has installed a silver sculpture of a life-size rhinoceros. PDF ‘An Artwork Is Not About the Now’: Urs Fischer on His New Gagosian Show, ‘Images’ by Annie Armstrong. The show features more than 150 works from eighteen of the most important art collections in Italy. Themes of absence and presence, as well as the processes of art production, pervade his work, in which Fischer makes use of tables, chairs, shadows, and light to explore distortion and anthropomorphism. 2019 10 × 12 inches (25.4 × 30.5 cm); 572 pages; 3 volumes in a slipcase; Fully illustrated Published by Kiito-San, LLC; Designed by Graphic Thought Facility, London; Printed by Pureprint Group, Uckfield Weight: 11 lbs. Urs Fisher at Gagosian in Paris “Captivating in their materiality and haunting in their implications, Fischer’s candles serve as both portraits of—and meditations on—the passing of time. Artnews. Urs Fischer. ISBN: 978-0-9964130-5-3 As spring approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, Sydney Stutterheim reflects on the iconography and symbolism of the season in art both past and present. walkerart.org. In other paintings, Fischer imagines canvases hanging on walls, hit with swathes and squares of light pouring in from an unseen source. Paris . The works are derived from Fischer’s sprawling exhibition at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA last year, for which he enlisted the help of 1,500 volunteer participants to sculpt various subjects in clay. In one painting, a small orange bird sits on a branch, floating in a dark gray sky. 941-584-6834 Latika Earle. In Stuhl mit (1995–2001), bulbous, fabric-covered legs merge with a wooden chair, and in Studies for chairs for individual seating positions (1993), the absence of a human body is suggested by a sawdust and rubber mold draped over the furniture. Oct 11, 2019 - Explore Gagosian's board "Urs Fischer", followed by 11727 people on Pinterest. 941-584-5308 Kappy Smigel. News. As spring approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, Sydney Stutterheim reflects on the iconography and symbolism of the season in art both past and present. Offering an unconventional look at the rapidly expanding field of robotics, Nature of Robotics aims to instigate a thought process on the emerging perspectives and scenarios situated at the frontier between science and the visual arts. Art has always been a word for this thing that can’t be rationalized; when you see or hear something that you struggle to explain. All the artworks will appear on the Gagosian website and a rotating selection will appear in the inaugural FIAC Online Viewing Rooms, from March 4 to 7. Dec 2, 2018 - Learn about the work and career of artist Urs Fischer. Photo: Melissa Christy, Aluminum panel, aramid honeycomb, two-component polyurethane adhesive, two-component epoxy primer, galvanized steel rivet nuts, acrylic primer, gesso, acrylic ink, acrylic silkscreen medium, and acrylic paint, 132 ½ × 106 inches (336.6 × 269.2 cm)© Urs Fischer. Tue 23 Jun … November 12–15, 2020, booth A102West Bund Art Center, Shanghaiwestbundshanghai.com. "Dasha" (2018) is a larger-than-life-size wax candle depicting Dasha Zhukova, a personal friend of the artist. Urs Fischer | Gagosian. See more ideas about gagosian gallery, exhibition, screen printing ink. Fischer began his artistic career studying photography at the Schule für Gestaltung in Zurich. Urs Fischer mines the potential of materials—from clay, steel, and paint to bread, dirt, and produce—to create works that disorient and bewilder. Collezionismi Italiano Contemporaneo,” Piazcenza, Italy: 2/1/20 – 3/24/20 “American Pastoral,” Gagosian, Britannia London: 1/23/20–3/14/20 “100 Sculptures,” No Gallery, Los Angeles: 1/18/20 – 2/16/20 “To Paint Is to Love Again,” Mier Gallery, Los Angeles: 1/18/20 – 1/28/20 720-595-3949 Hebe Osmon. Giuseppe Penone is creating a site-specific piece for the exhibition, and work by Urs Fischer, Ellen Gallagher, Piero Manzoni, and Andy Warhol is also included. Artist Spotlight. Urs Fischer - Gagosian DAILY ART FAIR. Gagosian Geneva has opened its latest exhibit with works by 46-year old Swiss artist Urs Fischer who was born in Zurich and now lives and works in New York. TEXT: Carina Fischer IMAGES: Courtesy of the artist More IF Analysis, Trend, Ranking & Prediction. In 2009 Fischer had his first large-scale solo presentation in an American museum, at New York’s New Museum; the exhibition featured a series of immersive installations and hallucinatory environments including cityscapes and mirrored labyrinths. Urs Fischer coyly titled his new exhibition, now on view at Gagosian in Paris, “Leo,” and the announcement contained no information apart from a vague image of a torso facing another body. 720-595-9404 Wheeler Wrice. Horse Bedding Gagosian Gallery Recording Studio Home Retail Store Design Creative Artwork Museum Exhibition Installation Art Art Installations Best Artist. Gagosian Gallery Ursa Major Star Wars Steel Sculpture Land Art Best Artist Contemporary Artists Modern Art Installation Art Urs Fischer on ArtStack - art online Urs Fischer, Maybe, 2019 © Urs Fischer. 720-595-9281 Sarri Lacey. Gagosian Geneva has opened its latest exhibit with works by 46-year old Swiss artist Urs Fischer who was born in Zurich and now lives and works in New York. swiss artist urs fischer sculpts a larger-than-life wax sculpture of dasha zhukova, presented at london's gagosian gallery. XNL Piacenza Contemporanea, a new cultural center dedicated to contemporary art, presents its inaugural exhibition, whose title translates to We Are the Revolution: Contemporary Italian Collecting. More than sixty-five artists present object-based art, pictures, and actions staged by live performers to test the boundaries between stillness and motion, mortality and aliveness, and the still life and the living picture. 720-595-3122 Johonna Bergs. In seinem New Yorker Atelier plant und entwirft er seine Arbeiten – wie ein Handwerker. Gagosian Paris is presenting new works by Swiss contemporary artist Urs Fischer. Urs Fischer - Paintings 1998–2017 at Gagosian Shop. 720-595-5776 Caelen Zurlo. Fruit and vegetables are a recurring motif in Urs Fischer’s visual vocabulary, introducing the dimension of time while elaborating on the art historical tradition of the vanitas. 941-584-1717 Ashauntae Maly. 941-584-3039 Hines Visintainer. Mit seinen riesigen Objekten begeistert der Schweizer Urs Fischer die Kunstwelt. Artworks, biography, exhibitions, editorial content, news, museum exhibitions, press, and more. Photo: Stefan Altenburger, Opened September 26, 2020 March 21, 2014 PDF. We speak with the artist, discussing his take on the absurd, his inspirations and his favourite medium—life. —Urs Fischer This video shows the exhibition at Gagosian Hong Kong, of new works by Urs Fischer. Photo: Mauro Del Papa, Through June 12, 2021 Though its legs are in sharp focus, its body becomes a vaporous orb, glowing within the surrounding clouds. Photo: Stefan Altenburger, Installation view with Urs Fischer, Maybe (2018; detail), Aluminum composite panel, aluminum honeycomb, two-component adhesive, primer, gesso, and solvent-based screen printing ink, 89 ½ × 67 ½ inches (227.3 × 171.5 cm)© Urs Fischer, Aluminum composite panel, aluminum honeycomb, two-component adhesive, primer, gesso, and solvent-based screen printing ink, 89 ½ × 67 ½ inches (227.3 × 171.5 cm)© Urs Fischer. Urs Fischer follow Sōtatsu Installation view, Gagosian New York © Urs Fischer - Photo: Rob McKeever Review: Last Supper, Gagosian, Park & 75 by Brienne Walsh. On view will be a range of thematic solo and group exhibitions, as well as films and specially curated art historical presentations. Gagosian is pleased to present Images, an exhibition of new paintings and sculptures by Urs Fischer. Urs Fischer follow Leo (George & Irmelin), 2019 (detail) Paraffin wax, microcrystalline wax, pigment, stainless steel and wicks 84 5/8 x 38 5/8 x 57 3/4 in (214.9 x 98.1 x 146.7 cm) Photo by Nicholas Crouse Share. The candle works, which Fischer has produced since 2001, attest to his mastery of entropy, as well as his simultaneous incorporation and rejection of tradition. —Urs Fischer. Organized in conjunction with Fine Art Asia, the fair will present works from twenty-two Hong Kong–based galleries in a boutique setting. Dec 2, 2018 - Learn about the work and career of artist Urs Fischer. In his introduction to the catalogue for Urs Fischer’s exhibition The Lyrical and the Prosaic, at the Aïshti Foundation in Beirut, curator Massimiliano Gioni traces the material and conceptual tensions that reverberate throughout the artist’s paintings, sculptures, installations, and interventions.