David Lieske. Platoon (RL-X)

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DAVID LIESKE, Platoon (RL-X)
exhibition view at mumok, Wien, February-June 2015
photo: mumok / LAURENT ZIEGLER

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DAVID LIESKE, Platoon (RL-X)
exhibition view at mumok, Wien, February-June 2015
photo: mumok / LAURENT ZIEGLER

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DAVID LIESKE, Platoon (RL-X)
exhibition view at mumok, Wien, February-June 2015
photo: mumok / LAURENT ZIEGLER

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DAVID LIESKE, Platoon (RL-X)
exhibition view at mumok, Wien, February-June 2015
photo: mumok / LAURENT ZIEGLER

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DAVID LIESKE, Platoon (RL-X)
exhibition view at mumok, Wien, February-June 2015
photo: mumok / LAURENT ZIEGLER

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DAVID LIESKE with ECKHAUS LATTA, Flash Art Issue 298, October 2014
photo: SEBASTIAN MAYER

Platoon (RL-X) is the title of a solo exhibition by German artist DAVID LIESKE currently on view at Mumok in Vienna. The installation consists of an abandoned army encampment delimited by a canopy of military camouflage netting. On a closer look, LIESKE‘s camp seems to be rather a trade show booth displaying stacks of a book entitled I tried to make this work which is in fact the artist’s autobiography, a kind of ‘art war’ memoir in which he tells the story of his life in an idealized retrospective.

This exhibition as well as the book, that has been printed in an edition of 300 copies, attempt to layer LIESKE‘s concerns of artistic autonomy and social relations, of utility and language. According to the press release, the central premise of the show is the complex relationship between the artist and the work, as well as the fluid borders between life and work. Nevertheless by taking the military allegory as a starting point, one can’t help but making connections with the context of combat and the art scene that DAVID LIESKE as an artist, co-founder of a record label and gallerist knows well.

Platoon (RL-X) by DAVID LIESKE is on view at Mumok in Vienna until June 14, 2015. Please note also that the Austrian premiere of DAN BODAN’s album Soft will take place on May 7 at Mumok and will be a continuation of performances associated with the network of LIESKE and his exhibition, more infos about this event here.



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