Jeff Koons
Gagosian Gallery is hosting its second major exhibition in Moscow this autumn at a 19th-century former chocolate factory called Red October, a powerfully suggestive and highly atmospheric architectural landmark named in the spirit of the Bolshevik Revolution. The exhibition, entitled 'for what you are about to receive', contrasts ways in which contemporary artists continue to investigate the twin pillars of 20th century art, the readymade and pure abstraction, reflecting on the sublime through a self-conscious engagement with material and process.
To underscore these concerns, the site for the exhibition is a 19th-century former chocolate factory called Red October, a powerfully suggestive and highly atmospheric architectural landmark named in the spirit of the Bolshevik Revolution. Red October has been inaccessible to the public for many years; the Gagosian exhibition will open its doors once again, and inaugurate an ambitious new arts program for the city of Moscow. Featured international artists include Willem de Kooning, Jeff Koons, Yayoi Kusama, Takashi Murakami, Edward Ruscha, Richard Serra and Cy Twombly. For many of the artists involved, this will be their first exposure in Moscow.
Guests at the opening will witness the performance of Arc Light by New York-based artist Aaron Young, who has choreographed a team of motorcycle riders to weave dangerously on a specially prepared platform or support. The resulting tire-burns and skid marks create an amplified expansion of Jackson Pollock's famous "action paintings."
The title and invitations for the exhibition have been conceived as an artwork by renowned Scottish artist Douglas Gordon, a Turner Prize winner known for his work in a variety of media, including film and video as well as text.
for what you are about to receive
18 September - 25 October
Gagosian at:
Red October Chocolate Factory
Bersenevskaya Naberezhnaya 6
Moscow 119072
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