AES + F - Basis Wien

Wien
AES + F
„Le Roi de la Forêt“
Knoll Galerie Wien
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Samstag 11 – 14 Uhr
Ausstellungsdauer: 8.6. – 27.7.2002
ERÖFFNUNG: 8.6. 2002
SAMSTAG 10 - 18 UHR
GALERIENTAG + GALERIEFRÜHSTÜCK
Le Roi des Aulnesâ, 2001-2002, Farbfotografien, je 120 x 140 cm
AES + F
„The unhappy paedophilic protagonist of
dangerously, some are brilliantly fal-
Tatiana Arzamasova, Lev Evzovich,
Michel Tournier's "Le roi des Aulnesâ" - af-
ling and catching the rope again: the
Evgeny Svyatsky + Vladimir Fridkes
ter which the work of AES+F is named -
point is to be on the edge.
was a keen photographer, sublimating his
In any case, the show is unavoidable:
obsession in obsessive representation.
these are those to be shown, these
(...)
are those to take the ingrateful job of
Children are represented in a large cro-
representation.“
Le Roi de la Forêt Le Roi des Aulnesâ
The King of the Forest is a mythological creature
wd, and there is a totalitarian twist about
of Europe. It kidnaps beautiful children and hides
it. Are they victims looking at the invisi-
them in its palace. This plot was used in a poem by
ble tyran giving them orders, as in Tour-
J.W. Goethe and in the novel by Michel Tournier.
nier's novel where children are entering
Ekaterina Degot
in: NU The Nordic Art Review», 2001
the Nazi youthcamp and the totalitarian
Vladimir Fridkes
The project „The King of the Forest/Le
fascination with the fragile young beauty
Lebt und arbeitet in Moskau, Mode-
Roi des Aulnesâ“ is a series of perfor-
is addressed?
fotograf. Veröffentlichungen in den
mances in different countries (Russia,
Are they called by an invisible Forest
Magazinen: VOGUE, Harper’s Bazaar,
Sweden, Egypt, France, Italy etc.)
King who will take the mout of this life,
ELLE, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan,
turn them into statues? Or are they gene-
Sunday Times Style.
For the first performance (in throne hall
rating the stereotype themselves, wil-
Seit 1995 Zusammenarbeit mit AES.
of the Catherine IIs palace in Pushkin
lingly entering the realm of the image?
town) we chose more then two hundred
(...)
Tatiana Arzamasova,
pupils of the special ballet and sport
Like children on these photographs,
Lev Evzovich, Evgeny Svyatsky
schools and some children from model
many artists today, including AES+F, are
Künstlergruppe AES seit 1987.
agencies from St.Petersburg, all of them
walking a rope of glamour stereotype,
Leben und arbeiten in Moskau
from 3,5 to 11 years old.
since they feel this is the only way
<http://aes.zhurnal.ru>
through the abyss. Some are balancing
<www.eyestorm.com>
AES+F
GALERIENTAG +
GALERIEFRÜHSTÜCK
6./7. BEZIRK WIEN +
ERÖFFNUNG AES+F
SAMSTAG, 8.6.2002
„ZIDER“ VOM ROSENBAUM
AUS ROHRBACH/GÖLSEN
10-18 UHR PRÄSENTATION
„LE ROI DES AULNES“
VON AES
Das Video von AES dokumentiert wie
die Fotografien von Vladimir Fridkes
die erste russische Performance in
der Thronhalle des Palastes von Katharina II. mit über 200 Kindern zwischen 3, 5 und 11 Jahren aus Ballett- und Sportschulen sowie aus
Modelagenturen von St. Petersburg.
>KUNST IST FREMD<
Folder 40#d © 06. 2002, Knoll Galerie Wien
Phtogrpahs: Artists
Many Thanks to Ekaterian Degot
Knoll Galerie Wien
A-1060 Wien, Esterházygasse 29/Hof