KARL HOLMQVIST (EDITION II)
Scumbags & Cie
In his installation called 'Scumbags & Cie' Holmqvist pays homage to the artist Yayoi Kusama by re-making certain elements of her spectacular visceral installations. He installs on plinths certain fetish-like objects for example 'Black Kusama Shoes' and a bag called 'Black Kusama Refugee Bag'. It connotes her distinctive style but is rendered by his own hand. He accompanies the installation with a large print called 'Joke Painting'; and a photocopy edition called 'Sex and Drugs'
In his installation called 'Scumbags & Cie' Holmqvist pays homage to the artist Yayoi Kusama by re-making certain elements of her spectacular visceral installations. He installs on plinths certain fetish-like objects for example 'Black Kusama Shoes' and a bag called 'Black Kusama Refugee Bag'. It connotes her distinctive style but is rendered by his own hand. He accompanies the installation with a large print called 'Joke Painting'; and a photocopy edition called 'Sex and Drugs'
November 17, 2006 - January 7, 2007, De Appel arts centre
'Scumbags & Cie', Karl Holmqvist, November 2006 , De Appel arts centre
Facehug
Born 1964, Vasteras, Sweden, lives and works in Berlin. Karl Holmqvist works with text and presents this in both written and spoken form. In his performances the genre of the ‘spoken word’ is central. He has taken part in numerous international exhibitions and performance programs, including 'Utopia Station', 'Venice', and 'Performa 05' and '07', New York.
In his new work 'Facehug', Karl Holmqvist refers to works by Martha Rosler, Lucy McKenzie and others. It is a publication for which he invites artists who in their work take a position toward the practice of other artists. The first issue of Facehug is made by himself and consists of photo collages and poetry.
Born 1964, Vasteras, Sweden, lives and works in Berlin. Karl Holmqvist works with text and presents this in both written and spoken form. In his performances the genre of the ‘spoken word’ is central. He has taken part in numerous international exhibitions and performance programs, including 'Utopia Station', 'Venice', and 'Performa 05' and '07', New York.
In his new work 'Facehug', Karl Holmqvist refers to works by Martha Rosler, Lucy McKenzie and others. It is a publication for which he invites artists who in their work take a position toward the practice of other artists. The first issue of Facehug is made by himself and consists of photo collages and poetry.
28 October, 2007 - 6 January, 2008, MuHKA
2 & 3 November, 2008, Festival a/d Werf
2 & 3 November, 2008, Festival a/d Werf
'Facehug', Karl Holmqvist, Oct. 2007 - Jan 2008, MuHKA
'Facehug', Karl Holmqvist, November 2007, Festival a/d Werf
