1982, 2014
found objects, polystyrene

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exhibition view at Kunsthaus Glarus, November 2014

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detail from Wall Paintings, 2014
plain plywood sheets, cement, metal, ceramic, engobe, enamel

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exhibition view at Kunsthaus Glarus, November 2014

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detail from Turbo Craft, 2014
printer, acrylic, wood

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Wall Paintings, 2014
plain plywood sheets, cement, metal, ceramic, engobe, enamel

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detail from Schnitzeljagd, 2014
ceramic, engobe, enamel

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exhibition view at Kunsthaus Glarus, November 2014

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Old Future, 2014
ceramic, engobe, enamel

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detail from Old Future, 2014
ceramic, engobe, enamel

all images © wfw

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The Kunsthaus of Glarus is currently presenting Coupé-Décalé, a solo exhibition for BASTIEN AUBRY and DIMITRI BROQUARD, two Swiss artists who started to work together in 2002 as graphic designers and who have slightly developed exuberant sculptures mixing high art and history with popular culture, creating a unique discourse between past and present.

The exhibition reflects the diversity of their artistic practice, in which painting, craft, design, and architecture intertwine in a dynamic relationship. The duo transforms the space of the Kunsthaus into a synthesis of contrasting visual forms and modes of presentation. The show is anchored by two installations. On the first floor, a series of cast-off CD shelves placed on fake stone plinths dominate the space creating a dazzling juxtaposition of past decorative forms. These share the room with a series of collages (using photoshop and scissors) presented on built-in exhibition walls covered with rough outdoor plaster.

The upper floor presents a large installation of plain plywood sheets treated with a rough plaster coating. The walls as well as the wood sheets supports constellations of ceramic forms with sometimes distinct morphologies, while some are rather abstract and clumsy.

After studying graphic design at visual arts school in Biel, BASTIEN AUBRY and DIMITRI BROQUARD worked together as FLAG design office. In the field of fine arts they have had several solo and group shows since 2008, including exhibitions in the Centre Culturel Suisse, Paris (2008), the Swiss Institute, New York (2012).

➝ Coupé-Décalé is on view at the Kunsthaus Glarus until November 23, 2014

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