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GROUP EXHIBITION

Chorus organised with Bill Powers Almine Rech 12 October–16 November 2019 Paris, Rue de Turenne
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Almine Rech Paris is pleased to present CHORUS, the third exhibition organised with Bill Powers (following Cliche in New York and Early 21st Century Art in London, both 2018). A riff on music producer Tom Dowd’s famous line ‘Don’t bore us, get to the chorus’, this sentiment speaks to the audience’s relationship with contemporary western culture. They want the hook without the set up, drop the bass and make it all chorus, no verse. Group shows are a type of chorus, a gathering of disparate voices brought together. Historically, the Greek chorus included characters speaking on the dramatic action viewed before us as a unified response.

Genesis Tramaine’s paintings translate these choral actors into portraits of Jesus’ apostles. Jonathan Gardner reminds us that currency is a faith-based agreement tacitly stamped with the approval of the masses in their acceptance of its value. Cheikh Ndiaye tackles the subject of civil unrest; even chaos can have structure and momentum when a group holds a focused mentality.

Daniel Heidkamp’s painting reveals an empty stage where instruments lay fallow, while Chris Martin turns to the sky, exposing abstract galaxies organised by stars and planets alike.

Schools of painting can each be thought of as a type of chorus, but from today’s vantage point it can also be a form of marginalisation. Traditionally, one wants to place things in genres, only to have their makers reject that categorisation. In their differences, we may spot overlap, and in their friction each piece comes into focus.

Works by Natalie Ball, Jonathan Gardner, Daniel Heidkamp, Andrea Joyce Heimer, Ewa Juszkiewicz, Chris Martin, Cheikh Ndiaye, Peter Schuyff, Pauline Shaw and Genesis Tramaine will be presented.

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Artists Exhibiting

Natalie Ball contemporary artist
Natalie Ball b. 1980 Follow +
Jonathan Gardner contemporary artist
Jonathan Gardner b. 1982 Follow +
Daniel Heidkamp contemporary artist
Daniel Heidkamp Follow +
Chris Martin contemporary artist
Chris Martin b. 1954 Follow +
Cheikh Ndiaye contemporary artist
Cheikh Ndiaye b. 1970 Follow +
Pauline Shaw contemporary artist
Pauline Shaw b. 1988 Follow +
Andrea Joyce Heimer contemporary artist
Andrea Joyce Heimer b. 1981 Follow +
Genesis Tramaine contemporary artist
Genesis Tramaine b. 1983 Follow +
Peter Schuyff contemporary artist
Peter Schuyff b. 1958 Follow +

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About the Gallery

Almine Rech opened its doors on April 1st, 1997 in the 13th arrondissement in Paris. The gallery was founded on an axis of California Minimal, Perceptual art and Conceptual art, representing artists such as James Turrell, John McCracken and Joseph Kosuth.

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Almine Rech contemporary art gallery in Paris Rue de Turenne France
Almine Rech
64 Rue de Turenne, Paris, France
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