If paintings were live pets, would you buy them more readily? oder Bilderlügen haben lange Beine
The painter Matthias Aeberli is fathomed around the question whether the lie is an inherent part of every painted image, or whether it is possible to create images that do not lie.
“Entropic – pictures lie – picture lies – all pictures lie – picture lies have long legs – the long legs of picture lies – in truth the picture lies – the truth lies within the picture – the picture lies while trying to tell the truth – why does the true Picture lie”
Matthias Aeberli
We are delighted to present the solo exhibition If Paintings were live Pets, would you buy them more readily? Oder Bilderlügen haben lange Beine by Swiss artist Matthias Aeberli (Basel) at das Esszimmer. His method of sampling – content- and formal-wise – can be viewed as a visual experimental arrangement that revolves around the one question: „How does an image become an image?“. This image survey or image research runs throughout Matthias Aeberli’s entire oeuvre.
The current exhibition at Das ESSZIMMER tries to fathom whether a lie is an inherent component of every painting, or if there can exist paintings that do not lie. Thereupon the provocative and confusing exhibition title is referred to.
Accompanying events
Image change
The front, street-side exhibition room becomes a Schaulager, where every 3-4 weeks the exhibition will be rearranged with the participation of the audience. This becomes the starting point for general discussions about art, images, exhibitions and in particular, Matthias Aeberlis works.
Presentation of the Exhibition publication
The exhibition publication 110_in effigie_Titel für alles Mögliche (engl.: 110_in effigy_Title for everything) published by Projekt_957 I.A.M and edited by Stephan Wittmer (Luzern, CH), will be presented at the end of November in the presence of Matthias Aeberli. On this occasion, Stephan Wittmer will personally introduce into his magazine project Projekt_957 I.A.M.
Artist talk
The exhibition project ends with an artist talk between the artists Rainer Barzen, Ingrid Roscheck (both from Cologne, GER) and Matthias Aeberli.
Soft Opening
Matthias Aeberli leafed through one of his storybooks, as he calls hits drawing books, in the form of a lecture performance on the opening days. They show a level of his work that usually remains hidden.
Material for the exhibition
- Invitation
- Press-release
- Pricelist
- Exhibition publication “110_in effigie_Titel für alles Mögliche“
- Insert text exhibition publication by Isabel Zürcher (GER)
- Article by Gudrun von Schoenebeck in General-Anzeiger Bonn, 09.12.2020 (GER)
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