Chisenhale gallery, chisenhale arts place trust, london, united kingdom. Camille henrot edition for chisenhale gallery new art editions. In one of the rooms, camille henrot exhibited her installation the pale fox, which had previously been commissioned and produced by chisenhale gallery. Konig galerie shows the new ehibition the pale fox by camille henrot from 5. Betonsalon centre for art and research, paris and westfalischer kunstverein, munster. French artist camille henrots first solo uk exhibition at chisenhale. Chisenhale gallery is a nonprofit contemporary art gallery based in londons east end. For henrot, the construction of knowledge is as much a haptic and sensual experience as it is a cerebral one we make sense of the world through interacting with the objects that surround us. Andy keate the pale fox is an immersive environment built on henrots previous project grosse fatigue 20 a film awarded with the silver lion at the 55th venice biennial. Oct 21, 2019 the tate has appointed polly staple, who has led the chisenhale gallery since 2008, director of the institutions collection of british art. Jun 02, 2016 camille henrot wants to look at everything.
Courtesy kamel mennour, paris and johann konig, berlin. She won the silver lion for most promising young artist at venice biennale last year. Commissioned and produced by chisenhale gallery in partnership with kunsthal. Apr, 2014 the pale fox, 28 february april 2014, chisenhale gallery, london. Camille henrot and maria loboda, in collaboration with fiorucci art trust. In the same year, henrot participated in the inaugural ngv triennial 2017 with the bronze sculpture contrology 2016, which was also acquired for the ngv collection, and takes a humorous approach towards exploring feelings around monday the first day of the working week. The gallery is one of arts council englands national portfolio organisations. Camille henrot is a french artist based in new york. Chisenhale gallery is pleased to present an ambitious new commission and the first uk solo exhibition by french new yorkbased artist camille.
Commissioned and produced by chisenhale gallery in partnership with kunsthal charlottenborg, betonsalon, and westfalischer kunstverein. Polly staple named director of tates collection of. Sep 11, 2015 camille henrot sits on a sofa in the corner of konig galerie s recently converted space, a brutalist former cathedral in the heart of berlin. Camille henrot, the frenchborn, new york citybased contemporary artist, will be celebrated in an australianfirst survey of works that take a playful and inventive approach to addressing lifes big questions, in may 2020. In frenchborn, new yorkbased camille henrots first uk solo exhibition, the pale fox, at chisenhale gallery in london, the installation exemplifies the contemporary attraction to using quasianthropological forms and methods for navigating the cult of information. Chisenhale gallery is now temporarily closed to the. She succeeds ann gallagher in managing the research and acquisition of works of british art from 1500 to the present day and will take up the post in january 2020. Polly staple named director of tates collection of british art. Untitled, by camille henrot, is a new limited edition artwork, the sixth in chisenhale gallerys annual series of archive editions.
The organisation focuses on a programme of commissioned exhibitions, events, performances, and talks. Shes trying to get to the bottom of things the show is full of references to origins but this seems at odds with the dizzying array of stuff that fills the gallery space. She wears denim dungarees as the installation unfolds, nearby around a dozen assistants help to arrange objects in a large rectangular room at the center of the gallerys nave. The pale fox elaborates henrots theme in objects and images. Chisenhale gallery, official artspace partner art for. Camille henrot is a french artist who lives and works in new york. Then she wants to catalogue, systematize, and place it all into a context of her own labyrinthine design. Although the pale fox sounds like the name of a pub, it actually comes. May 08, 2014 for a muchpraised show at mennours gallery in 2012, henrot used japanese ikebana flowerarranging techniques to translate some of her favorite books into plantbased sculptures. The restless earth will be on view on the second floor from may 7june 29, 2014. Everywhere in camille henrots impressive installation the pale fox is the frame, the bounded box, the vernacular of the desktop window.
Chisenhale gallery 64 chisenhale road london e3 5qz. The pale fox runs at chisenhale gallery, london until april 2014. She wears denim dungarees as the installation unfolds, nearby around a dozen assistants help to arrange objects in a. Pollys track record in recognizing artistic talent and her commitment to making art. The pale fox, 28 february april 2014, chisenhale gallery, london. Born in 1978, camille henrot lives and works in new york. Archive editions series celebrates artists who have participated in chisenhale gallery s historic 33year programme. The tate has appointed polly staple, who has led the chisenhale gallery since 2008, director of the institutions collection of british art. The gallery occupies the ground level of a 1930s veneer factory on chisenhale road situated in the london borough of tower hamlets, near victoria park, housed in the same building are chisenhale art place and chisenhale dance space. In 2014 the chisenhale gallery in london, in partnership with kunsthal charlottenborg. In her film and video animations, sculpture, drawing, and photography, camille henrota winner of the prestigious silver lion award at the venice biennaleexamines systems of knowledge and the way in which disparate cultures and locations have been represented throughout art history. Andy keate the pale fox is an immersive environment built on henrots previous project grosse fatigue 20 a. Chisenhale gallery is one of londons most innovative galleries for contemporary visual art. Chisenhale gallery, official artspace partner art for sale.
Based in london and new york, the englishlanguage publication is part of a network of. The pale fox chisenhale gallery is pleased to present an ambitious new commission and the first uk solo exhibition by french new yorkbased artist camille henrot b. Andy keate the pale fox is an immersive environment built on henrot s previous project grosse fatigue 20 a film awarded with the silver lion at the 55th venice biennial. Her new show, the pale fox, is a vast meditation on where we come from that takes in origin stories from darwinism to aboriginal dream maps, writes adrian searle. Camille henrot the pale fox 28 february april 2014. Camille henrot s untitled 2016 commemorates her 2014 chisenhale gallery commission and first solo exhibition in the uk, the pale fox. Chisenhale gallery commissions and produces contemporary art, supporting international and ukbased artists to pursue new directions and make their most ambitious work to date. Last year she produced a thirteenminute film called grosse fatigue, which attempts to tell the story of the creation of the universe. Commissioned and produced by chisenhale gallery in partnership with kunsthal charlottenborg, copenhagen. Clara meister, kristina scepanski, michael connor publishers. The pale fox, camille henrot, 2014, photography by andy keate via. Camille henrot born 1978 is a french artist who lives and works in paris and new york. The pale fox, the first uk solo exhibition of the french, new yorkbased artist camille henrot, is currently on show at chisenhale gallery a publicly funded space that garners awards and frequently punches above its weight in terms of its programming and outreach work with local communities. Installation view, chisenhale gallery, london camille henrot courtesy the artist, kamel mennour, paris and johann konig, berlin.
Archive editions are specially produced limited edition artworks generously donated by the artists. Her recent work, adapted into the diverse media of sculpture, drawing, photography and, as always, film. Chisenhale gallery, london daphne wrights sons are back in her captivating new show. Mar 30, 2014 french artist camille henrots first solo uk exhibition at chisenhale gallery is like asking a question and receiving a million answers. Camille henrot, the pale fox 2014, installation view, chisenhale gallery. The pale fox by camille henrot chisenhale gallery, london through april camille henrot, the pale fox, 2014, installation view, chisenhale gallery. Camille henrot builds a universe from ebaysourced objects. For a muchpraised show at mennours gallery in 2012, henrot used japanese ikebana flowerarranging techniques to translate some of her favorite books into plantbased sculptures. Her work includes video installation, sculpture, drawing. In 20, her work was included in the 55th venice biennale, where she was awarded the silver lion, and she had solo shows at the new orleans museum of art, usa, and slought foundation, philadelphia, usa. Camille henrots the pale fox explores origin myths. Currently on display at the chisenhale gallery is camille henrots the pale fox.
The pale fox exhibition at chisenhale gallery london. Chisenhale gallery is now temporarily closed to the public and the chisenhale team are working remotely until further notice. Chisenhale gallery supports the production and presentation of new forms of artistic activity and engages diverse audiences, both local and international. Untitled, by camille henrot, is a new limited edition artwork, the sixth in chisenhale gallery. Everywhere in camille henrot s impressive installation the pale fox is the frame, the bounded box, the vernacular of the desktop window. Bestknown for her videos and animated films combining drawn art, music and occasionally scratched or reworked cinematic images, camille henrots work blurs the traditionally hierarchical categories of art history. Camille henrot, the pale fox, 2014, installation view, chisenhale gallery. Koenig books, london and inventory press, new york isbn. The archive editions series celebrates artists who have participated in chisenhale gallerys historic 33year programme.
But here, too, is its antidote, in the form of the unformed, curved and chaotic, via ruptures, slippages, disjunctures or stoppages. Expanding on this idea, the pale fox exhibition at chisenhale gallery explores the life cycle and evolution of both nature and technology. Mar 07, 2014 camille henrots the pale fox explores origin myths. The art newspaper is the journal of record for the visual arts world, covering international news and events. Feb 19, 2015 born in 1978, camille henrot lives and works in new york. Camille henrots new work, untitled 2016, commemorates her 2014 chisenhale gallery commission and first solo exhibition in the uk, the pale fox. French artist camille henrots first solo uk exhibition at chisenhale gallery is like asking a question and receiving a million answers. Camille henrot is a french artist based in new york, usa.
The new museum digital archive contains documentation of the new museums program and institutional history in the. Commissioned and produced by chisenhale gallery in partnership with. Last year, camille henrot posed this question in her film grosse fatigue, 20, the winner of the silver lion at the venice biennale. Taking over the chisenhale gallery, henrot builds on grosse fatigue to create the pale fox, in which a similar narrative unfolds, but into space rather than on a computer screen, and that turns the feeling of exhaustion into a meditative and enveloping experience. Camille henrot born 1978 in paris, france lives and works in new york.
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