Three for Society in 303 Gallery
In 303 Gallery, “Three for Society” is exhibited. It’s group show in which eleven artist participate, Robert Boyd, Rebecca E. Chamberlain, Anne Chu ,Hans Peter, Feldmann, Tom Gidley, Mary Heilmann, Florian Maier-Aichen, Collier Schorr, Agathe Snow, David Thorpe. Jakub Julian Ziolkowski. The title of this show is derived from the non-fiction book, “Walden” written by Henry David Thoreau and published in 1854. 1.He is an american essayist, poet, and practical philosopher, renowned for having lived the doctrines of Transcendentalism as recorded in his masterwork, Walden and for having been a vigorous advocate of civil liberties, as evidenced in the essay “Civil Disobedience” (1849). He depicts almost two years life in Walden Pond, not far from family and friend. Isolating himself from the civilized world, he criticizes the contemporary western world with clear perspective. Dealing with the phenomenon that they not only destroy and consume nature but also dehumanize people and ignores their solitude for civilization, he let contemporary society rethink about better life. 2.He provides his original perspective on the meaning of work and leisure and describes his experiment in living as simply and self-sufficiently as possible, asserting meaningful life.
In Walden, a sentence, 3. “I had three chairs in my house: one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.” link to “Three for Society”, the title of this exhibition. 4.He goes on to discuss his experience of having guests in his intimate interior space and his observations of communication indoors versus out of doors. It is divided into outdoor as social stage and indoor as personal shelter. The former is all about domineering and the latter is full of absence, loneliness and discomfort.
1.http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9072230/Henry-David-Thoreau
2.http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-7231/Henry-David-Thoreau
3.http://www.303gallery.com/exhibition.php?exh_id=44
4.http://www.303gallery.com/exhibition.php?exh_id=44
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Yuni,
Could you please give us more information about the gallery--where it is located, what kinds of shows/artists it typically holds, etc. See other posts for further information.
Thanks.
I want to add some information about “Three for society”, exhibition in 303gallery. In this exhibition, there are diverse mediums such as sculptures, videos, photographs, and pictures.
“Three for society” is classified into two stages such as the natural world and the interiors for humans. The main point of Thoreau’s book is that nature is influenced by culture. So, in this show, there are several works about that point. For example, Sunset is photographs by Hans-Peter Feldmann. The sunset in this piece is beautiful nature, but that could be the culture of human like wallpaper. Some pieces are separated into interiors and outdoors, they express loneliness and uncomfortable feelings- Robecca E. Chamberlain’s blue paintings of interiors. This is interesting that humans create interior space for protect, but they are suffered by the interior space again, and while we see the exhibition, we also may be confused by this show. This is the opportunity to think about relationships between nature and culture.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/29/arts/design/29gall.html?ex=1184817600&en=2c6392fa83452e4f&ei=5070
location:
303 Gallery
Chelsea
525 West 22nd Street, 212-255-1121
June 2 - July 27, 2007
between 10th and 11th avenues in Chelsea.
I like the three for Society - the loneliness, friedship, and society. Also I am looking forward to seeing how the artists express their inspiration from the book "Walden".
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