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Galeria Fortes Vila�a: Valeska Soares - 22 Sept 2009 to 24 Oct 2009

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22 Sept 2009 to 24 Oct 2009
Tuesday to Friday 10 am � 7 pm
Saturday, 10 am � 5 pm
Galeria Fortes Vila�a
Rua Fradique Coutinho 1500
05416-001
Sao Paulo
Brazil
South America
p: + 55 11 3032 7066
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Valeska Soares, Horizontes, 2009, Wood boxes, Various dimensions
and Entaglement, 2009, Two glass chairs and 65 footstools,
85 x 930 x 650 cm
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Artists in this exhibition: Valeska Soares





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Valeska Soares
passa tempo
19.09.2009 | 24.10.2009

A Fortes Vila�a tem o prazer de apresentar a exposi��o passa tempo, de Valeska Soares, no Galp�o. A artista mostra esculturas e instala��es in�ditas que t�m como tema central a rela��o entre mem�ria, afeto e percep��o do tempo.

A obra Vertigo � formada por dezenas de cake stands - pedestais de doces - de vidro, porcelana, espelho e prata, que se equilibram uns sobre os outros e s�o agrupados por afinidade de cores e materiais ou mesmo por oposi��o de estilos. Colunas que atingem at� 1,45 m de altura dispostas diretamente no ch�o, aludem �s �colunas infinitas� de Brancusi. Como estruturas arquitet�nicas, Soares transforma os cake stands em �torres� que parecem poder desmoronar a qualquer momento. O espectador se v� caminhando por um campo minado e experimenta uma sensa��o de perigo e vertigem.

O conceito de fragilidade tamb�m est� presente na colagem da s�rie Sugar Blues, na qual Soares utiliza embalagens dos doces consumidos por ela e seus amigos no dia a dia. O exagerado consumo pode ser visto como uma forma de matar o tempo. Com contornos geom�tricos, a colagem tridimensional de verve construtivista fica pendurada na parede. A artista se apropria destes objetos �reinventando suas hist�rias�.

Em Horizontes, dezenas de caixas de madeira - de charuto, de maquiagem, de costura e colecionadas por Soares ao longo de anos - s�o penduradas na altura dos olhos, formando uma grande linha do horizonte de doze metros de comprimento. A artista explora a carga sem�ntica das caixas como signo de mem�ria e tempo. As caixinhas marchetadas t�m t�picas paisagens do Brasil, um coqueiro na praia ou uma arauc�ria na montanha. Estes desenhos se unem em pontos chave: uma montanha de uma caixa liga-se ao lago de outra, um rio des�gua no mar da outra caixa, formando uma �nica imagem.

A instala��o Entanglement, formada por duas cadeiras de vidro vazias unidas por v�rios banquinhos de descanso de p� (que datam de 1800 a 1980) constr�i uma colorida colagem, uma trama de texturas e hist�rias. A obra manifesta de forma sublime a id�ia da aus�ncia, da passagem inexor�vel do tempo, sendo um emaranhado de mem�ria e de vida. Entanglement confirma que Soares se apropria da hist�ria que cada objeto carrega, mais do que do objeto em si.

A artista reside em Nova York desde 1992. Participou das Bienais de S�o Paulo (2008), de Sharjah (2009), de Istambul e de Taipei (2006), al�m da 51� Bienal de Veneza (2005). Em outubro de 2009, inaugura um pavilh�o individual no Inhotim Centro de Arte Contempor�nea, Brumadinho, no qual poder� ser vista a obra Follies, anteriormente exibida na Bienal de Veneza.

Fortes Vila�a is pleased to present the exhibition passa tempo [killing time], by Valeska Soares, at the Galp�o, featuring new sculptures and installations that deal with the relation between memory, feeling, and the perception of time.

The artwork Vertigo is made up of dozens of cake stands made of glass, porcelain, mirror and silver, balanced atop one another and grouped according to affinities of color and material, or by opposition of style. Columns with heights up to 1.45 meters arranged directly on the floor allude to Brancusi�s infinite columns. Like architectural structures, the cake stands are transformed by Soares into �towers� that seem ready to crumble at any moment. Viewers feel as though they were walking through a minefield, experiencing a sensation of danger and vertigo.

The concept of fragility is also present in the collage of the series Sugar Blues, in which Soares uses wrappers from candy she and her friends have eaten in daily life. Exaggerated consumption can be seen as a kind of pastime. With geometric outlines, the three-dimensional collage with a constructivist verve is hung on the wall. The artist appropriates these objects, �reinventing their histories.�

In Horizontes, dozens of wooden boxes � cigar boxes and boxes for makeup or sewing supplies, collected by Soares over the years � form a 12-meter-long horizon line at eye level on the wall. The artist explores the semantic content of the boxes as a sign of memory and time. The little inlaid boxes present typical Brazilian scenes like a coconut tree on a beach or an araucaria pine on a mountain. The drawings come together at key points: a mountain on one box is linked with a lake on another, a river on one flows into the sea on another, forming a single image.

The installation Entanglement, formed by two empty glass chairs joined by various footstools (dating from 1800 to 1980) constructs a colorful collage, a web of textures and historical elements. As an entanglement of memory and life, this artwork sublimely manifests the idea of absence, of the inexorable passage of time. Entanglement confirms that Valeska Soares appropriates the history that each object bears, more than the object itself.

The artist has resided in New York since 1992. She has participated in various international art biennials: S�o Paulo (2008), Sharjah (2009), Istanbul and Taipei (2006), as well as the 51st Venice Biennale (2005). In October 2009 her installation Follies, previously shown at the Venice Biennale, will open in an individual pavilion at Inhotim Contemporary Art Center in Brumadinho, Minas Gerais.






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