éric béridon
Biography
Biennal at the Courtauld Institute Of Art - London (2012-2013)
Biennal of EAST Wing X - Exhibition "Material Matters"
The East Wing Biennale is a two-year contemporary art exhibition held in the east wing of the Courtauld Institute of Art and organized by students of the Courtauld Institute. It was inaugurated in 1991 and has exhibited artists like Gilbert and George, Howard Hodgkin and Damien Hirst among others.
The tenth exhibition of the East Wing committee ran from January 20, 2012 to July 2013. Entitled, "Material Matters", this exhibition celebrated established and emerging contemporary artists who explore the use of new media or unusual materials or who reinterpret traditional forms of representation in which the work of Eric Béridon finds its place.
"Material matters" was the tenth East Wing exhibition and marked the twentieth anniversary of East Wing at the Courtauld Institute of Art. The exhibition also coincided with the London 2012 Olympics which gave an exciting cultural dimension to the events that took place.
The tenth exhibition of the East Wing committee ran from January 20, 2012 to July 2013. Entitled, "Material Matters", this exhibition celebrated established and emerging contemporary artists who explore the use of new media or unusual materials or who reinterpret traditional forms of representation in which the work of Eric Béridon finds its place.
"Material matters" was the tenth East Wing exhibition and marked the twentieth anniversary of East Wing at the Courtauld Institute of Art. The exhibition also coincided with the London 2012 Olympics which gave an exciting cultural dimension to the events that took place.
Exhibition "Material Matters: The Power of the Medium"
By Nadine Loach, Head of Exhibition
"Having included artists including Gilbert and George and Howard Hodgkin in past exhibitions, Material Matters featured both emerging and established artists from around the globe, united by their use of pioneering media or re-interpretation of traditional forms of representation. From Meekyoung Shin’s soap-made vases and pots in Ghost Series (2011), to Gabriel Dawe’s site-specific thread structure, Plexus no. 11 (2011), the exhibition sought to acquaint viewers with the process of creating art, breaking down the boundaries between the pieces and the viewer. This theme was explored further in our series of Outreach programs for Material Matters, which included our Family Fun Day and our lecture series featuring Tom Hunter, Philip Levine, Rosalind Davis and Patrick Hughes.
January 2012 marked the tenth anniversary of the East Wing Collection. Material Matters is a celebration of the material properties that have embodied contemporary art in the years since its foundation.
All too often the physical properties of an artist’s work are secondary to the way in which we interact with them in any given space. Material Matters addressed this imbalance with an exhibition of the states of art: a discussion and exploration of the manifold physical characteristics of artistic production. Material Matters addressed the manner in which we read and receive radical changes in art’s material world.
The interaction of material with space comes together in unique synchronicity in the eighteenth-century interior of Somerset House. Offering a poignant counterpoint to the permanent works of The Courtauld Gallery next door, the temporality of the East Wing Biennial allowed for a more creative and unconventional use of a traditional space. Past East Wing shows have included the installation of the dropping of raw bread dough through the central cavity of the celebrated exhibition staircase, and Material Matters fully intended to further such deliberately avant-garde pursuits of materials and display."
"Having included artists including Gilbert and George and Howard Hodgkin in past exhibitions, Material Matters featured both emerging and established artists from around the globe, united by their use of pioneering media or re-interpretation of traditional forms of representation. From Meekyoung Shin’s soap-made vases and pots in Ghost Series (2011), to Gabriel Dawe’s site-specific thread structure, Plexus no. 11 (2011), the exhibition sought to acquaint viewers with the process of creating art, breaking down the boundaries between the pieces and the viewer. This theme was explored further in our series of Outreach programs for Material Matters, which included our Family Fun Day and our lecture series featuring Tom Hunter, Philip Levine, Rosalind Davis and Patrick Hughes.
January 2012 marked the tenth anniversary of the East Wing Collection. Material Matters is a celebration of the material properties that have embodied contemporary art in the years since its foundation.
All too often the physical properties of an artist’s work are secondary to the way in which we interact with them in any given space. Material Matters addressed this imbalance with an exhibition of the states of art: a discussion and exploration of the manifold physical characteristics of artistic production. Material Matters addressed the manner in which we read and receive radical changes in art’s material world.
The interaction of material with space comes together in unique synchronicity in the eighteenth-century interior of Somerset House. Offering a poignant counterpoint to the permanent works of The Courtauld Gallery next door, the temporality of the East Wing Biennial allowed for a more creative and unconventional use of a traditional space. Past East Wing shows have included the installation of the dropping of raw bread dough through the central cavity of the celebrated exhibition staircase, and Material Matters fully intended to further such deliberately avant-garde pursuits of materials and display."
Artists selected by the East Wing X comittee for the exhibition "Material Matters"
Legal references
All rights reserved © éric béridon 2007-2021
Legal deposit 2020 - ISBN 978-2-9534504-1-5
All rights reserved © éric béridon 2007-2021
Legal deposit 2020 - ISBN 978-2-9534504-1-5