{"id":720,"date":"2006-10-13T09:00:55","date_gmt":"2006-10-13T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.londonmithraeum.com\/bloomberg-space-archive\/bertrand-lavier\/"},"modified":"2017-07-18T08:59:45","modified_gmt":"2017-07-18T12:59:45","slug":"bertrand-lavier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonmithraeum.com\/bloomberg-space-archive\/bertrand-lavier\/","title":{"rendered":"Bertrand Lavier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>Exhibition Dates:<\/strong> 13 October \u2013 2 December 2006<br \/>\nOne of the most inventive and influential French artists of his generation, Bertrand Lavier focuses on the convoluted relationship between art and reality \u2013 where are the limits of art and how much is the look of art influenced by what we expect of it? Superimposition is a distinctive characteristic of Lavier\u2019s work, often elevating everyday objects to the level of artworks. La Bocca (2005) stacks the iconic lip-shaped sofa (originally produced in 1970) based on Salvador Dali\u2019s famous Mae West sofa of 1936 on top of a chest freezer, forcing the idea of hot and cold together. By filming Mark Rothko\u2019s painting Four Darks in Red (1958) on 35mm film, Lavier attempts to capture the experience of this painting. Transferred to video and projected actual size, it is both a documentation of the original work and a piece in its own right. In this provocative work Lavier takes a popular artist, whose work fulfils prescribed expectations of modern art, and raises questions about value and exchange. Empress of India II (2005) is a remake of one of Frank Stella\u2019s striped works in coloured neon. Lavier regards these works as paintings but in light. The shift in material makes clear reference to advertising, surrendering the art object, in part, to the world of communications and design. Empress of India II (2005) glows with an intensity that appears to leave behind its origin as painting, yet still fulfils Stella\u2019s declared intentions of \u201cWhat you see is what you see\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/assets.bbhub.io\/company\/sites\/31\/2017\/07\/Bertrand-Lavier-Essays.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Essay<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;722&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; img_link_to_large=&#8221;yes&#8221; img_link_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;723&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; img_link_to_large=&#8221;yes&#8221; img_link_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;721&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; img_link_to_large=&#8221;yes&#8221; img_link_lightbox=&#8221;yes&#8221; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221;][vc_separator][vc_column_text]<strong>Curators:<\/strong><br \/>\nSacha Craddock<br \/>\nStephen Hepworth<br \/>\nGraham Gussin[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Exhibition Dates: 13 October \u2013 2 December 2006 One of the most inventive and influential French artists of his generation, Bertrand Lavier focuses on the convoluted relationship between art and reality \u2013 where are the limits of art and how much is the look of art influenced by what we expect of it? 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