John Baldessari, Daniel Buren, Thomas Demand, Gerard Byrne, Urs Fischer, Peter Fischli / David Weiss, Isa Genzken, Andrew Grassie, Martin Kippenberger, Paul McCarthy, Bruce Nauman, Perry Ogden, Martha Rosler, Dieter Roth, Frances Stark, Wolfgang Tillmans, Ian Wallace, Andy Warhol
Inspired by the presence of the studio of Francis Bacon, which is on permanent view at the Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane, THE STUDIO sets out to investigate the role, the idea and function of the artist’s studio as the main space of activity in the making and production of art.
The concept of the studio has long captivated audiences with its associations of unbridled creativity, freedom from convention, bohemian lifestyle and struggle for success. THE STUDIO wants to offer an indepth examination of the historic and contemporary role and function of the studio for artists. What does the studio mean for artists today whose creative production is based on ideas and process and for whom the notion of the permanency of the artwork is often redundant? Addressing this subject provides fascinating insights into art in the contemporary environment and the role and activities of the artist within those structures, social, economic and political, which inform society locally and globally.
THE STUDIO will look into the changes that the idea of the studio has encountered over the last decades and asks whether or not the studio is in fact still the main sphere of creative production for artists at a moment when art has become increasingly idea-based and less dependent on the notion of skill.
Curated by Jens Hoffmann and Christina Kennedy.
Paul McCarthy, still from painter, 1995. Courtesy the artist and Gallery Hauser & Wirth, Zurich & London.
Thomas Demand, Scheune (Barn), 1997. Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro Gallery, London.
Wolfgang Tillmans, studio light, 2006. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Cologne.
Wolfgang Tillmans, afterparty, c. 2002. Courtesy the artist and Galerie Daniel Buchholz, Cologne.
Gerard Byrne, Untitled (Ektalure), 2003 – 2006. Courtesy the artist and Green on Red Gallery, Dublin.
Isa Genzken, Atelier, 1993. Collection Daniel Buchholz and Christopher Müller, Cologne.
Isa Genzken, Atelier, 1993. Collection Daniel Buchholz and Christopher Müller, Cologne.
Installation view of Daniel Burren, Three colours for a Façade on Dublin,
Hugh Lane Gallery, 2006. Image by Oliver Godow.
Installation view of Daniel Burren, Three colours for a Façade on Dublin,
Hugh Lane Gallery, 2006. Image by Oliver Godow.
Installation view of Daniel Burren, Three colours for a Façade on Dublin,
Hugh Lane Gallery, 2006. Image by Oliver Godow.
Installation view of Daniel Burren, Three colours for a Façade on Dublin, Hugh Lane Gallery, 2006. wit Martin Kippenberger, L‘Atelier Matisse sous-loué à Spiderman, 1996. Untitled, 1996 and L‘Atelier Matisse sous-loué à Spiderman, 1996. Image by Oliver Godow.
Installation view of Paul McCarthy, Painter, 1995. Image by Oliver Godow.
Installation view of Ian Wallace, Chambre 19 Hotel Rivoli, Paris, 2006. Image by Oliver Godow.
Installation view of Urs Fischer, Madame Fisscher, 1999 – 2000. Image by Oliver Godow.
Installation view of Urs Fischer, Madame Fisscher, 1999 – 2000. Image by Oliver Godow.
Installation view of Urs Fischer, Madame Fisscher, 1999 – 2000, and Gerard Byrne, Untitled (Tech-pan), Untitled (Dura-flex), 2003 – 2006. Image by Oliver Godow.
Installation view of Urs Fischer, Madame Fisscher, 1999 – 2000. Image by Oliver Godow.
Installation view of Isa Genzken, Atelier, 1993 and Wolfgang Tillmans, after party, c, 2002. Image by Oliver Godow.
Installation view of Andrew Grassie’s temporary studio at Hugh Lane Gallery, November 2006. Image by Oliver Godow.
Installation view of Andrew Grassie’s temporary studio at Hugh Lane Gallery, November 2006. Image by Oliver Godow.
Installation view of Martha Rosler, Rosler Studio, 2006. Images by John Kellett.
Installation view of Martha Rosler, Rosler Studio, 2006. Image by John Kellett.
Installation view of Dieter and Björn Roth, Bali Floor II, 1977 – 98. Image by Oliver Godow.
Installation view of Dieter and Björn Roth, Bali Floor II, 1977 – 98. Image by Oliver Godow.
