One of a Thousand Ways to Defeat Entropy

54. Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte – la Biennale di Venezia - Eventi collaterali

Dal 4 giugno al 27 novembre 2011

Una mostra collettiva di respiro internazionale sull’entropia che presenta nuove installazioni degli artisti Alexander Ponomarev (Russia), Hans Op de Beeck (Belgio), Adrian Ghenie (Romania) e Ryoichi Kurokawa (Giappone). 

An Official Collateral Project by four international contemporary artists, each represented by a newly commissioned site-specific work engaging with the theme of entropy. Alexander Ponomarev’s previous career as a seaman left an indelible mark on his creative practice, which is dominated by epic aquatic installations. At the Arsenale Novissimo, Tesa 89, he débuts his monumental installation titled Formula. Nearby, an immersive audio-visual piece by the Japanese multimedia practitioner Ryoichi Kurokawa fuses natural and digital forms to spectacular effect, raising the issue of global energy interactions. Romanian painter Adrian Ghenie – known for his dramatic, expressive, painterly panels – undertakes his largest work yet for the exhibition, while the Belgian artist Hans Op de Beeck continues his acclaimed Location series – creating an immersive ‘total installation’ reflecting upon on domestic architecture.