Ugo Rondinone - Becoming Soil

Ugo Rondinone - Becoming Soil

by Jean-Marc Prevost, Corinne Rondeau, Ugo Rondinone

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Der Schweizer Künstler Ugo Rondinone (*1964 in Brunnen) variiert seine künstlerischen Praktiken permanent: Von monumentaler Skulptur, Installation und Malerei bis zu delikater Kleinplastik und Collage reicht die Bandbreite seiner Werke. Oft kombiniert er industriell gefertigte Elemente mit manueller Arbeit und befragt mit seiner Kunst das Verhältnis des Menschen zu der ihn umgebenden Realität. Anschaulich dokumentiert der Katalog Rondinones erste große Einzelausstellung in Frankreich, in deren Rahmen sich das Carré d'Art in Nîmes in ein begehbares Gesamtkunstwerk verwandelt. Skulpturen und Gemälde verschmelzen zu einer szenischen Installation, die ein spezielles Raum-Zeit-Empfinden erzeugt. Sternenhimmel, Monumentallandschaften und Tierskulpturen verbinden sich zu einem poetischen Ganzen, das die Schönheit der Naturphänomene, die Unendlichkeit des Kosmos und die menschliche Existenz in eine zeitgenössische Neuinterpretation der Sichtweise der Romantik überführt. Exhibition: Carré d'Art Musée d'art contemporain, Nîmes, France (15.04.-18.09.2016).

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    The title "Becoming Soil" is profoundly evocative. What initial thoughts or feelings does this phrase conjure for you, and how do you anticipate it connects to the themes of human existence, nature, and transformation explored in Rondinone's work?

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    The exhibition is described as a "walk-through Gesamtkunstwerk," an immersive total work of art. How does the concept of experiencing art as an environment, rather than as individual pieces, potentially alter a viewer's perception and engagement? Have you had an immersive art experience that profoundly affected you?

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    Rondinone's art specifically questions "the relationship of humans to the reality surrounding them." Considering the elements like starry skies, monumental landscapes, and animal sculptures, what specific aspects of our human-reality relationship do you think the artist challenges or highlights?

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