«No Fear of Fainting
in a Gym»
with Louisa Gagliardi, Ebecho Muslimova,
Tabita Rezaire and
Anna Uddenberg
27th January – 25th March 2018
Ebecho Muslimova, Fatebe Big Foot, 2018
. Courtesy: the artist.
Anna Uddenberg, Journey of Self Discovery, 2016. Courtesy: the artist and Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin.
Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier
Ebecho Muslimova, Fatebe Big Foot, 2018
. Courtesy: the artist.
Anna Uddenberg, Journey of Self Discovery, 2016. Courtesy: the artist and Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin.
Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier
Ebecho Muslimova, Fatebe Big Foot, 2018
. Courtesy: the artist.
Anna Uddenberg, Journey of Self Discovery, 2016. Courtesy: the artist and Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin.
Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier
Ebecho Muslimova, Fatebe Big Foot, 2018
. Courtesy: the artist.
Anna Uddenberg, Journey of Self Discovery, 2016. Courtesy: the artist and Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin.
Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier
Louisa Gagliardi, Thicker Than Water, 2018; Stacked, 2015; Double Trouble, 2018. Courtesy Thicker Than Water: the artist, Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels and Collection Beverly Allan. Courtesy Stacked and Double Trouble: the artist and Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels. Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier
Anna Uddenberg, Journey of Self Discovery, 2016. Courtesy: the artist and Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin. Louisa Gagliardi, Stacked, 2015; Double Trouble, 2018. Courtesy: the artist and Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels. Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier
Tabita Rezaire, Peaceful Warrior, 2015. Courtesy: the artist and Goodman Gallery, South Africa. Anna Uddenberg, Twin Generators and Upgraded Tender, 2017; Cozy Stabilization Unit, 2017. Courtesy: the artist and Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin. Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier
Anna Uddenberg, Twin Generators and Upgraded Tender, 2017; Cozy Stabilization Unit, 2017. Courtesy: the artist and Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin. Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier
Anna Uddenberg, Cozy Stabilization Unit, 2017. Courtesy: the artist and Kraupa-Tuskany Zeidler, Berlin. Louisa Gagliardi, Thicker Than Water, 2018; Stacked 2015. Courtesy Thicker Than Water: the artist, Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels and Collection Beverly Allan. Courtesy Stacked: the artist and Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels. Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier
Tabita Rezaire, Peaceful Warrior, 2015
Courtesy: the artist and Goodman Gallery, South Africa
Photo: Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen, Gunnar Meier
Tabita Rezaire, Peaceful Warrior, 2015
Courtesy: the artist and Goodman Gallery, South Africa
Opening: Friday, 26 January, 6 p.m.
Guided Tour I / Introduction for Teachers:
Thursday, 8 February, 6 p.m.
Art Lunch: Thursday, 15 February, 12 noon
Talk Talk Talk: Thursday, 22 February, 6 p.m.
Concert Christoph Gallio (Day & Taxi): Thursday, 15 March, 6 p.m.
Painting Afternoon: Wednesday, 21 March, 2 p.m.
Art Snack: Thursday, 22 March, 12.30 p.m.
Guided Tour II: Sunday, 25 March, 3 p.m.
At the beginning of 2018 Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen is simultaneously showing a monographic photo exhibition of Herbert Hoffmann («Es juckt schon wieder unter dem Fell») and a group exhibition of international artists with the title «No Fear of Fainting in a Gym». The common denominator of both projects is the interest of all the participating artists in the human body as source material and projection surface.
The group exhibition «No Fear of Fainting in a Gym» is showing works by international female artists who take as their central theme the body, parts of it or even its absence and thereby stimulate a critical encounter with its present-day perception and the use of it. In the works on show there is a mixture of self portrayal and phantasms, grotesque humour and the uncanny, real limits of the physical and the virtual possibilities of new technologies. The exhibition is characterised by the use of the widest range of media such as a mural (Ebecho Muslimova, *1984, Russia), inkjet print on PVC (Louisa Gagliardi, *1989, Switzerland), sculpture (Anna Uddenberg, *1982, Sweden) and video (Tabita Rezaire, *1989, France). The artists manage both to explore technical limits and to open a space between the poles of the grotesque and figuration. «No Fear of Fainting in a Gym» consciously promotes the female view on the topic and makes an important contribution to current discussions.
Louisa Gagliardi (*1989 in Sion/CH), lives and works in Zurich.
Ebecho Muslimova
(*1984 in Dagestan/RUS), lives and works in New York.
Tabita Rezaire (*1989 in Paris/FR), lives and works in Johannesburg.
Anna Uddenberg
(*1982 in Stockholm/SE), lives and works in Berlin.