07 Feb 2014

KUNSTHALLE São Paulo presents Loredana Sperini

LX92_II #1

Loredana Sperini
Mi ritorna in mente

Exhibition through 8 March 2014

KUNSTHALLE São Paulo invites Swiss artist Loredana Sperini (*1970, in Wattwil, Switzerland) to present Mi ritorna in mente, her first solo show in Brazil.

The artist's work is focused on the fragility and vulnerability of the body, which is explored through the combination of both materials, whose qualities are of very different nature, as in its forms, that range from geometric figures, abstractions, and human body elements. This formal and material combination creates a strong tension and estrangement in the observer, who, on the other hand, is also attracted by the colors and textures and sensuality of forms present in it.

In this sense, Sperini's work has an uncanny aspect – a term which, according to Freud denominates something that, being both familiar and strange, generates in the subject a cognitive dissonance, who feels attracted and at the same time rejects the observed object – that triggers memories and recollections in our subconscious, and lead us to a deeper world.

In Mi ritorna in mente the artist presents groups of works in different of materials. Five small porcelain sculptures are collages made from fragments of figures found in rubble of bombings of World War II, and purchased by the artist at the flea market in Berlin. Five other wall sculptures are collages of found objects in her studio, and molded in black epoxy. Some have only geometric shapes and include also other figurative elements.

There are also two abstract paintings in wax, and an assemblage of colorful sculptures of hands also made in wax and butterfly wings, arranged on top of a mirror. And last but not least, one work in cement exclusively made for the exhibition.

Loredana Sperini's show continues the LX92 project, which reaches its second year, and is support by the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia.

Curated by Marina Coelho
Supported by: the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia

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About Loredana Sperini

Loredana Sperini (*1970, in Wattwil, Switzerland). Lives and works in Zurich. She studied at the University of Arts and Design of Luzern and University of Arts and Design of Zurich. Among the exhibitions in which she participated are: the solo show tra di noi (2012); Hall of Mirrors (2012); The Secret Garden (2011); the solo show Quello che conta (2010), all at Freymond-Guth & Co., in Zurich; Une idée. Une forme. Un être- poesie/ politique du corporel, at the migros museum für gegenwartskunst (2010); Shifting Identities- (Schweizer-) Kunst heute, at Kunsthaus Zürich (2008), both in Zurich; Loredana Sperini / Tanja Roscic, at Neuer Kunstverein (2012), in Vienna; the solo show dientro la finestra, at Schaukasten Herisau (2012), in Herisau (Switzerland), and at Grieder Contemporary (2011), in Berlin; Wunsch Ordnung, at Ausstellungsraum Klingental (2011), in Basel; Voici un dessin suisse, at Aargauer Kunsthaus (2011), in Aarau (Switzerland); (RE)CONSTRUCTED, at Kunsthaus Glarus (2011), in Glarus (Switzerland); 100. Exhibition, at Autocenter (2010), in Berlin; Voici un dessin suisse, at Musée Rath (2010), in Genève; In This World, at Holster Projects (2009), in London.

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About LX92

Launched in 2013, the project LX92 consists of a series of exhibitions of foreign artists at KUNSTHALLE São Paulo, and aims to create an international dialogue between São Paulo and Europe, specially Switzerland, expanding the local art scene for the ideas that are being discussed in those countries and promoting European artists. In exchange, artists who have their shows at KUNSTHALLE São Paulo can experience the contact with the Brazilian culture while installing their works, which most of the times are developed for the space exclusively. The project title is a reference to the direct flight that connects Zurich to Sao Paulo.

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About KUNSTHALLE São Paulo

Opened in September 2012, KUNSTHALLE São Paulo is an independent contemporary art space. Holding projects and exhibitions of national and international artists, the space is characterized by experimentation, community formation and the creation of discussions around current social and contemporary art issues. KUNSTHALLE São Paulo functions as a meeting point for artists, theorists, and people who are interested in art in general, who may suggest projects, discursive events, such as lectures and debates, video projections and concerts.



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