FW (half 1 and a couple of) is a seasonal exhibition that takes place in two elements, the primary exhibition opening within the fall in Paris and the second exhibition opening in the course of the winter in Arles.
There’s a sure sort of interior panorama that emerges in the course of the fall and winter months, a panorama of interiority so to talk. Surrounded by bustling festivities, heightened ranges of commerce and colder local weather, a solitary model of the season elaborates itself. Outlined by stillness, temper and ambiance, this model of the season carries with it a weight that tends to endure and stay in a single’s reminiscence.
Artwork and trend have over time employed the seasons as a strategy to construction tradition. The use and results of which have translated into an accelerated type of retail cycle and tradition business. What seems as change has turn into predictably duplicative and in essence a type of perpetual manufacturing. One can argue the ‘season’ we’re at now could be primarily outlined by a sort of collective exhaustion.
“FW pt.1” is a present concerning the season through which it takes place, however additionally it is, because the title may counsel, concerning the tradition business. Via this, we current works that may operate as a little bit of a repose, much less as home windows into inventive narratives and extra as objects of reflection.
Collaborating artists:
Ant Łakomsk, Paul Levack, Graham Little, Beaux Mendes, Alan Michael, Michelle Uckotter
at Excessive Artwork, Paris
till February 22, 2025
