Gana Art, Seoul, Korea
April 12–May 5, 2022
Gana Art is pleased to present at that time, a solo exhibition featuring the work by Robert Therrien (1947-2019), the first solo exhibition since the artist’s passing in 2019. Therrien is widely known for his large-scale sculptures and installations of enlarged utilitarian objects, which transform a scene of everyday life into a surrealistic landscape.
No title (folding table and chairs, green) (2008) is a monumental sculpture consisting of a table and chairs, standing over three-meter high. The work, which is the highlight of this exhibition, invites the audience to the surreal scene of familiar objects, making them feel as if they were the main characters of “Alice in Wonderland.” This work perfectly replicates not only its appearance but also its function as furniture by perfectly copying ready-made products. The viewer is invited to walk around and underneath it to experience the sculpture physically, and, in turn, it transforms the viewer’s perception of the exhibition space. Due to its enormous size, the viewer is located inside the sculpture and becomes a part of the work, which makes it impossible to view and sense the entire sculpture at once. The viewer can, therefore, focus on their own movements and their physical existence, while experiencing a theatrical moment as if they became an actor on stage. Gana Art wishes to offer the audience in Korea an opportunity to fully experience the artistic world of Therrien and to have an experience of becoming the protagonist of the surreal yet beautiful scenery built by the artist.
Learn more at Gana Art Center.