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RACHEL
WHITEREAD
25
May - 26 August 2007
CAC
Málaga, the centre for contemporary art
run by Málaga City Council, presents the
most important exhibition ever staged in Spain
by Rachel Whiteread, a British artist whose themes
revolve around her peculiar vision of everyday
objects, which she reinvents using the technique
of “emptying what we do not see.”
The retrospective show comprises some 40 works,
including outstanding pieces from each phase in
Rachel Whiteread artistic career to date, mostly
sculpture but also including series of photographs
and silkscreens. The exhibition, open until August
26, is sponsored by Unión Fenosa.
The
art of this special, singular sculptor is based
on a series of confrontations (between the public
and the private, between the copy and the original…)
and on “emptying” spaces, using a
painstaking “negative casting” technique
to turn everyday objects into art. As a result,
the CAC Málaga show features pieces inviting
us to reflect on the objects that form part of
everyday life, as Whiteread reinvents bathtubs,
beds, tables, floors, chairs and doors by revealing
the empty spaces they create. The exhibition also
features a collection of 53 tiny dolls’
houses, an installation that calls to mind the
traditional Christmas crib.
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