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<title><![CDATA[richard serra]]></title>
<link>http://strangersouvenez.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/richard-serra/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 12:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[ (richard serra: hand catching lead) For inspiration or insanity I was forced by energies outside my]]></description>
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<p> (richard serra: hand catching lead)</p>
<p>For inspiration or insanity I was forced by energies outside myself to visit this exhibit TODAY. Monumenta 2008 Richard Serra Promenade at the Grand Palais.</p>
<p>I was struck by everyone&#8217;s friendliness, the free audio tour, and the simplicity of the entire event. Completely fitting the installation.</p>
<p>Deciding against the free audio tour for the first <em>promenade,</em>I allowed myself to take in the building, the sculptures and let my mind wander. I noticed the hardware on the ceiling, a remainder of the installation, the &#8220;benches&#8221; (concrete slabs atop cinder blocks) around the perimeter. And these five slight off kilter 3 store high slabs of steel, his signature material.</p>
<p>The fact that I had no fear that they would fall down on top of me was a surprise. Instead I instantly gave them the authority that I give to buildings. I suddenly remembered 9/11 and i thought about the false security of these structures. i also thought alot about the construction of this project &#8211; the helicopters (?), cranes, and flatbed trucks. Pretty amazing. It&#8217;s daunting.</p>
<p>For my second promenade I took the audio tour and learned more about Richard Serra. For a man who counts Chuck Close and Phil Glass as friends and has a degree from yale I was surprised at how humble he is. He does this work and that&#8217;s that. He talks about the concepts and the work. And so did everyone else. yes, they mentioned how monumental his is every now and again, but mostly they spoke about the work.</p>
<p>He is much less scary than I thought he&#8217;d be from his appearance in matthew barney&#8217;s cremaster. </p>
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<p>(Matthew Barney &#8211; The Order From Cremaster)</p>
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<p>While I sat and took notes I noticed an group of dance students experimenting with negotiating the space and interacting with the sculptures. I was reminded of martha graham and i wondered about the experience of a dancer in a space and a creator in a space. something expressive through self, and of self but in two very different ways.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Monumenta 2008 : Richard Serra]]></title>
<link>http://superconnasses.wordpress.com/2008/05/10/monumenta-2008-richard-serra/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 10 May 2008 12:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>superconnasses</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Richard Serra Monumenta 2008 07 mai &#8211; 15 juin 2008 Grand Palais. Paris Contempler une oeuvre d]]></description>
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<span class="detailTitre"><a href="http://www.monumenta.com"></a></span></h3>
<h3 style="text-align:justify;"><span class="detailTitre"><a href="http://www.monumenta.com">Monumenta 2008</a><span><br />
07 mai &#8211; 15 juin 2008<br />
<span class="detailLieu"><a href="http://www.grandpalais.fr">Grand Palais</a>. <span class="detailLieu">Paris</span></span></span></span></h3>
<h4 style="text-align:justify;">Contempler une oeuvre de Richard Serra c&#8217;est un peu comme visiter New York pour la première fois, manger le côté gauche du champignon d&#8217;Alice aux pays des merveilles, croire en Dieu&#8230; On est plus rien, c&#8217;est effrayant et rassurant à la fois.</h4>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh194/marionclot/Serra5-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket" width="340" height="498" /></p>
<p style="text-align:center;"><strong>Photo @ SuperConnasses</strong></p>
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<h4 style="text-align:justify;">&#8230;Enfin c&#8217;est ce qu&#8217;on ressent d&#8217;habitude, parce qu&#8217;à l&#8217;occasion de la deuxième édition de Monumenta, Richard Serra a choisi la monumentalité du vide : le vertige.</h4>
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<h4 style="text-align:justify;">Cinq plaques de  dix sept  mètres de hauteur sur quatre de largeur, légèrement inclinées, s&#8217;érigent sur l&#8217;axe transversal de la nef du grand palais, lui restituant ainsi toute sa verticalité et permettant, une fois n&#8217;est pas coutume, d&#8217;admirer le grand palais sans qu&#8217;une scénographie labyrinthique n&#8217;en vienne gâcher la splendeur.</h4>
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<h4 style="text-align:justify;">Sur ce point ci le pari de Richard Serra est donc réussi : parvenir à structurer le lieu par la présence d&#8217;éléments sculpturaux qui, selon le point de vue du spectateur, se succèdent dans leur alignement ou ne s&#8217;y inscrivent que par la tranche. Créer une oeuvre dont les possibilités sont infinies car chaque visiteur selon sa position en a sa propre perception.</h4>
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<h4 style="text-align:justify;">Mais pour ce qui est de la monumentalité il faudra revenir l&#8217;année prochaine. Car si l&#8217;oeuvre est effectivement réussie et finit de conférer à son créateur le titre de génie, sa monumentalité ne tient, à mon sens, qu&#8217;à l&#8217;exception de son contexte.</h4>
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