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Roni Horn

RONI HORN

‘An Elusive Red Figure...’ Hauser & Wirth 9 June–16 September 2023 Zürich, Limmatstrasse
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Known for conceptually oriented work in diverse media, Roni Horn continues her exploration of identity and difference with the exhibition An Elusive Red Figure..., on view at Hauser & Wirth Zurich, Limmatstrasse. Opening this June during Zurich Art Weekend, Horn presents the work titled: ‘An elusive red figure darting about in the Venetian darkness; a red dwarf burning out beyond Saturn; a nasty gang of runts in red snowsuits acting out in a North American suburb; an attractive young Italian woman dressed in red is stalked by a lesbian serial killer; a village girl, the prettiest you can imagine, in a red velvet hood cut from the belly of a sleeping wolf ....’ (2022).

An Elusive Red Figure... is a suite of 33 drawings, each drawing consists of a paired set of inkjet prints on paper and some are stand alone works. Following on from the 2021 work ‘LOG’, ‘An Elusive Red Figure...’ is a collection of original drawings, ‘LOG’ outtakes including quotations, collages, photographs, casual commentaries, notes on news and weather events, and original texts by Horn. It is a deeply personal work that reflects Horn’s relationship with drawing as a medium, which she has described as ‘a kind of breathing activity on a daily level.’

‘LOG (March 22, 2019 – May 17, 2020)’, which debuted at Hauser & Wirth New York in 2021, is a large-scale installation comprised of 406 individual works on paper. The work is the result of a daily commitment undertaken by Horn over a period of fourteen months. ‘LOG (March 22, 2019 – May 17, 2020)’ will be on view at a major exhibition titled Roni Horn: I am paralysed with hope at Centro Botín in Santander, coinciding with the artist’s presentation in Zurich.

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Using drawing, photography, installation, sculpture and literature, Roni Horn’s work consistently questions and generates uncertainty to thwart closure in her work, engaging with many different concerns and materials. Important across her oeuvre is her longstanding interest to the protean nature of identity, meaning, and perception, as well as the notion of doubling; issues which continue to propel Horn’s practice.

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Hauser & Wirth was founded in 1992 in Zurich by Iwan Wirth, Manuela Wirth and Ursula Hauser, who were joined in 2000 by Partner and Vice President Marc Payot. A family business with a global outlook, Hauser & Wirth has expanded over the past 26 years to include outposts in Hong Kong, London, New York, Los Angeles, Somerset and Gstaad. The gallery represents over 70 artists and estates who have been instrumental in shaping its identity over the past quarter century, and who are the inspiration for Hauser & Wirth’s diverse range of activities that engage with art, education, conservation and sustainability.

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