Pilar Corrias is pleased to participate in this year’s edition of Art Basel with a selection of new and recent works by Ragna Bley, Sedrick Chisom, Sophie von Hellermann, Cui Jie, Hayv Kahraman, Pierre Knop, Kat Lyons, Tala Madani, Manuel Mathieu, Sofia Mitsola, Sabine Moritz, Philippe Parreno, Sojourner Truth Parsons, Mary Ramsden, Rachel Rose, Tschabalala Self, Arlene Shechet, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Lina Iris Viktor, Georg Wilson and Vivien Zhang.
Philippe Parreno’s Marquee series was initiated in 2006. Parreno’s Marquees are unique pieces: individual in their form, light effect and construction. The suspended Marquee spans the realms of sculpture, architecture and art. The Marquee combines lighting techniques that are almost a relic of the past (such as incandescent bulbs and neon tubes) with modern acrylics that are milled, shaped and formed according to the latest fabrication methods.
This new painting by Tala Madani is the latest in the artist’s renowned series of Disco works. In Disco Balls a group of indistinguishable male figures are depicted in ecstatic reverie, while the celebration has gone awry. The men are swinging from the ceiling, having cast themselves in the disco balls, while others are enmeshing themselves in the glittery shards that have fallen to the floor, clamouring to hold onto the ability to shine amongst the crowd. While a rave is normally a place for connection, the men scrimmage with a child-like impulse, each intent on bedazzling their egos.
A MILLION RABBIT HOLES by Rirkrit Tiravanija is an installation reflecting the feverish atmosphere leading up to the U.S. election and the polarisation the country is undergoing. Viewers are surrounded by a wallpaper that features a roadside woodlot amid a forested landscape in upstate New York. Hanging atop the wallpaper are four brass-plated stencils with slogans that reflect the atmosphere of political debate in America.
