And in a very noisy world, silence should be produced, must be ‘made,’ because it does not exist; an inner silence so that people return to be with themselves.” The importance of creating silence in everyday life is manifested in the works presented in the smaller gallery: a series of eight bronze heads that embody the proverbial principle “hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil.” The use of hands in these sculptures also refers to Plensa’s earlier works, like Jaume Plensa is one of the most respected and renowned sculptors working today. February 16, 2017 He has lived and worked in Berlin, Brussels, England, France, USA, and he currently shares his residence between Paris and Barcelona.
JAUME PLENSA: CAN YOU HEAR ME? Covid-19 has changed the world and in New Zealand we are in lockdown to prevent the community spread of the virus. Jakobshallen – Galerie Scheffel, Bad Homburg, Germany Behind the Walls / Detrás del Muro.
In addition to a long career of exhibition in traditional museums and galleries, he is a respected innovator and pioneer for his projects engaging with public space, which can now be found in over fourteen countries around the world. May 6 – June 18, 2011 These four sculptures bear the names of the young girls of whom they are the portrait (Julia, Laura, Wilsis, Minna) but the facial features have been so elongated as to become unrecognisable, thus taking on a universal dimension. Continuing his exploration of contemporary portraiture, most notably with Chicago’s The exhibition fully speaks to Plensa’s sensitivity to medium and how his use of new materials evolved to inform his life-long search for a universal depiction of a reflective inner world. Jaume Plensa has received numerous national and international awards, including the Medaille de Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, awarded by the French Ministry of Culture, in 1993, and the Government of Catalonia’s National Prize for Fine Art in 1997. The anamorphosis is captivating. These four sculptures bear the names of the young girls of whom they are the portrait (Julia, Laura, Wilsis, Minna) but the facial features have been so elongated as to become unrecognisable, thus taking on a universal dimension. Galerie Lelong & Co., New York, viewing room (online show) 2019. July 8 – September 22, 2018
It is the goal of Galerie Lelong & Co. to make the information on our website accessible to individuals with visual, hearing or cognitive disabilities. Text by Jochen Wierich, Mark Scala, Jane O. MacLeod, et al.Texts by Florence Guionneau-Joie and Didier ArnaudetTexts by Carsten Ahrens, Pilvi Kalhama, and Jaume PlensaTexts by Peter Murray CBE, Jaume Plensa, Clare Lilley, Jeremy Strick, Lewis Biggs, and Laurie Peake Literature, psychology, biology, language, and history have been key guiding elements throughout his career.
About Jaume Plensa. Jaume Plensa, a sculptor and artist born in 1955 in Barcelona, has exhibited this year in a number of institutions, such as the MACBA in Barcelona, the Moscow Museum of Modern Art, the Beelden Aan Zee Museum in the Netherlands and the City of Arts and Sciences in Valencia. BIOGRAPHY Over the past thirty-five years, Spanish artist Jaume Plensa (b. November 1 – December 17, 2013 Map of Works Recent Upcoming Exhibitions Videos. Galerie Lelong & Co., Paris (online show) Jaume Plensa: April is the cruelest month. The artist has presented solo exhibitions at prestigious institutions around the globe including the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Wisconsin; Musée d’art moderne et contemporain de Saint-Étienne Métropole, Saint-Étienne, France; Institut Valencia d’Art Moderne, Spain; Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, Texas; Musée Picasso, France; Yorkshire Sculpture Park, England; and the Espoo Museum of Modern Art, Finland. Foto: Joaquín P. Reina - LOBLANC; 30 July 2019 | PLAIN Magazine . Paris. The majority of our website is available in HTML format that can be deciphered by screen readers. She is an all-round artist.