Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Hobo at Shoeroom


This is my contribution to the Shoeroom exhibition; Hobo - Homeward Bound

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S H O E R O O M

Many people love and collect shoes
and there are many hidden Imelda Marcos among us.
Historically shoes have often symbolized status and desire for power.
The rich could afford it, the poor had to go barefoot or in wooden shoes.
Why are shoes so important for our well-being?
A Cinderella’s dream?  Status? Passion?
In the art history we met van Gogh’s boots, Goya’s pointy silk shoes,
Degas’ ballet shoes, clogs by Gustave Courbet, Ball shoes by
Helene Schjerfbeck, the list can be long…

But what about the contemporary artists’ approach to shoes?

STUDIO L2 has been looking for footprints and finds traces by

Kristina Abelli Elander
Lennart Aschenbrenner
Måna Grivner
Kent Karlsson
Cecilia Levy
Annika Liljedahl
Tarja Pitkänen-Walter
Sten Malcolm Rosenlund
Per B Sundberg
PG Thelander

8 September – 6 October
Tuesday - Friday 12 - 17  Saturday 12 - 16

Studio L2, Kindstugatan 3, Old Town, Stockholm

www.lidstromer.com

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3 comments:

  1. Helt underbara! Vilket oväntat möte, mellan text papper och formen av gummistövlar.

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  2. Oj! Wow! Och vilket intressant tema på utställningen också. Hoppas du ska ställa ut i Göteborg någon gång. Skulle vara roligt att se din konst i verkligheten på utställning.

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  3. Tack Lena! Ja, de är helt opraktiska, alldeles ofunktionella, ickevädersstövlar :)

    Pia - tack! Inte mig emot, vi får väl se.

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