Picture Ballot! - Monolithic Water

(Friday) (Sunday)

'Monolithic Water' focuses on the element of water in art. The latest in the 'Picture Ballot!' series, the presentation examines how painting and photography have investigated the phenomenon of the shimmering surface and human beings' relationship with water. Paintings, photographs, prints, videos and installations by James Ensor, Morris Louis, Gerhard Richter, Roni Horn, Klara Hobza, Pamela Rosenkranz and others open up a broad range of historical and thematic perspectives.
'Nous sommes tous sortis de la mer' – 'We all emerged from the sea' – proclaimed James Ensor in 1922. His statement traces its lineage back to creation myths in which water is the origin of all things: from the Greek Thales of Miletus and his philosophy of the nature of matter, through the Bible to the evolutionary theory of land colonization. In his writings, Ensor (1860–1949) repeatedly declares the sea to be the source of his artistic creativity. For the Belgian, who spent most of his life by the North Sea, contemplation of the open water was both inspiration and training for the eye. In 'Beach at Ostend' (around 1915), sand, sea and sky are divided into horizontal zones of colour that almost coalesce.
Picture Ballot is supported by Albers & Co.

Selection of further exhibitions in: Switzerland

01.08.2016 - 01.01.2030
Landesmuseum Zürich
Museumstrasse 2
Zürich

Read more >>
01.01.2016 - 01.01.2030
Landesmuseum Zürich
Museumstrasse 2
Zürich

Read more >>










Picture Ballot! - Monolithic Water Kunsthaus Zürich Main address: Kunsthaus Zürich Heimplatz 1 8001 Zürich, Switzerland Kunsthaus Zürich Heimplatz 1 8001 Zürich, Switzerland 'Monolithic Water' focuses on the element of water in art. The latest in the 'Picture Ballot!' series, the presentation examines how painting and photography have investigated the phenomenon of the shimmering surface and human beings' relationship with water. Paintings, photographs, prints, videos and installations by James Ensor, Morris Louis, Gerhard Richter, Roni Horn, Klara Hobza, Pamela Rosenkranz and others open up a broad range of historical and thematic perspectives.
'Nous sommes tous sortis de la mer' – 'We all emerged from the sea' – proclaimed James Ensor in 1922. His statement traces its lineage back to creation myths in which water is the origin of all things: from the Greek Thales of Miletus and his philosophy of the nature of matter, through the Bible to the evolutionary theory of land colonization. In his writings, Ensor (1860–1949) repeatedly declares the sea to be the source of his artistic creativity. For the Belgian, who spent most of his life by the North Sea, contemplation of the open water was both inspiration and training for the eye. In 'Beach at Ostend' (around 1915), sand, sea and sky are divided into horizontal zones of colour that almost coalesce.
Picture Ballot is supported by Albers & Co.
Book tickets