Žilvinas Kempinas Lithuanian, b. 1969
Tripods, 2008
Aliuminis / Aluminum
Kintantys matmenys / Dimensions variable
Edition of 3 plus 2 artist's proofs
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Tripods consists of a number of metal rods standing close to one another and joined by threes at an apex, forming a 'forest' of tripod-shaped objects. The rods are not...
Tripods consists of a number of metal rods standing close to one another and joined by threes at an apex, forming a 'forest' of tripod-shaped objects. The rods are not entirely straight but rather organically composed, subject to gentle bends and slight curves. In Sache, these were left unpainted and situated on a field in the open air, the pastureland morphing into an alien environment as sunlight bounced off the aluminum poles. Viewers were invited to move amongst and through the rods, which insisted navigation around and through.
Exhibitions
2013 Slow Motion, Tinguely Museum, Basel, Switzerland (solo)
2012 Beaufort04, Triennale, Belgium (group)
2008 Atelier Calder, Sachè, France (solo)
Publications
ZILVINAS KEMPINAS - SLOW MOTION, Museum Tinguely catalogue, published by Christoph Merian Verlag and Museum Tinguely Basel, 2013
Žilvinas Kempinas, TUBE, Lithuanian Pavilion at the 53rd international Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia, publisher Galerija VARTAI, published by DuMont Buchverlag, 2009
ZILVINAS KEMPINAS, Kunsthalle Wien catalogue, published by Verlag fuer moderne Kunst Nurnberg, 2008
