Exhibit: Ex Libris: Matthew Higgs and Peter Wüthrich
We open on September 26th with the highly anticipated exhibition Ex Libris: Matthew Higgs and Peter Wüthrich, planned to coincide with BookMarks, a region-wide celebration of the book sponsored by Museums10 in Fall 2007. This exhibition brings together two internationally acclaimed artists, Matthew Higgs (UK) and Peter Wüthrich (Switzerland), who explore the book as “found” conceptual art and sculptural form.
For the past fifteen years, Matthew Higgs’ signature works have been made from book pages and covers carefully taken from their binding and orginal context to make unique works that have surprising impact and wit. They are either framed title pages extracted from an existing book or an altered version of a book cover. Peter Wüthrich makes reference to Minimalist sculpture and monochrome painting, simulating and creating landscapes and objects with playful use of form and color. The book as object and metaphor has constituted the key of his artistic practice since the early 1990s.
Their art is an inexhaustible inventory of forms and styles, by its intrinsic components: typography, grammar, ink and colors, illustrations, bindings, covers, and bookmarks. The results are as much about poetry as about art, and represent a contemporary homage to the book.
Matthew Higgs is represented by Murray Guy in NYC. He is director of White Columns in NYC and is a regular contributor to Artforum. Higgs was jury member of the prestigious Tate Britain/Turner Prize 2006.
Peter Wüthrich has had recent exhibitions at Galleria Christian Stein in Milan and the Kunsthalle in Winterthur, and has participated in numerous group shows internationally. This will be his premiere museum exhibition in the United States.
Opening Reception:
Wednesday, September 26 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Gallery Hours
Tuesday - Friday, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday & Sunday, 2 to 5 p.m.
during the academic year.
