X YearsMikael Brkic, Nicholas Byrne, Michael Callies, Eliza Douglas, Doris Guo, Tobias Kaspar, Stian Eide Kluge, Rob Kulisek, Lars Laumann, Eva LeWitt, David Lieske, Kulisek / Lieske, Landon Metz, Sebastian Lloyd Rees, Jochen Schmith, Martin Sæther, Stefan Vogel, Amy Yao, Mark van Yetter, Bruno Zhu, and Jorunn Hancke Øgstad
Press release
The first exhibition at VI, VII opened in the summer of 2012. In honor of the gallery’s tenth year, we are delighted to present “X Years,” a group exhibition which looks to the gallery’s past, present and future.
A selection of audio tracks by artists in the exhibition plays forming a musical backdrop.
At the center of the the exhibition is a model of exchange. An exemplar copy of the edition “Will You Go, Will You Give, Will You Bid, Say – Here – Down (2022) by Hamburg based artists, Jochen Schmith hangs framed, on the wall. The visuals on the postcard are constructed from the exhibition history of the collective’s curriculum vitae. Visitors are welcome to take a signed edition if they leave something behind in its place. So far, these objects have included a lightbulb, worn slippers and an empty packet of medication. The resulting altar of visitation that builds throughout the course of the show is a nod to the organic and methodical build up of gestures, history and exchanges that the exhibition celebrates.
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Nicholas Byrne, Untitled, 2017-2022
Oil on nickel silver
30.5 × 17 × 1 cm (12 × 6 ¾ × ⅜ inches)
Oil on nickel silver
30.5 × 17 × 1 cm (12 × 6 ¾ × ⅜ inches)
Kulisek / Lieske, Misanthrope-NY, 2015
Magazine Clipping
34.5 × 30.5 × 4 cm (13 ⅝ × 12 × 1 ⅝ inches)
Magazine Clipping
34.5 × 30.5 × 4 cm (13 ⅝ × 12 × 1 ⅝ inches)
Jorunn Hancke Øgstad, Untitled, 2021
Fabric dye and acrylic
140 × 100 × 2 cm (55 ⅛ × 39 ⅜ × ¾ inches)
Fabric dye and acrylic
140 × 100 × 2 cm (55 ⅛ × 39 ⅜ × ¾ inches)
Mikael Brkic, Alle kunstnerne i Oslo, 2021
Polylactic acid, resin, acrylic, UV-resistant varnish
15 × 110 × 1 cm (5 ⅞ × 43 ¼ × ⅜ inches)
Polylactic acid, resin, acrylic, UV-resistant varnish
15 × 110 × 1 cm (5 ⅞ × 43 ¼ × ⅜ inches)
Jochen Schmith, »Will You Go, Will You Give, Will You Bid, Say - Here - Down.«, 2022
Postcard
15 × 10.5 cm (5 ⅞ × 4 ⅛ inches)
Postcard
15 × 10.5 cm (5 ⅞ × 4 ⅛ inches)
Landon Metz, Untitled, 2022
Mirror polished bronze
25 × 25 × 15 cm (9 ⅞ × 9 ⅞ × 5 ⅞ inches)
Mirror polished bronze
25 × 25 × 15 cm (9 ⅞ × 9 ⅞ × 5 ⅞ inches)
Amy Yao, ileus, 2022
Ceramic
24 × 25 × 2.5 cm (9 ½ × 9 ⅞ × 1 inches)
Ceramic
24 × 25 × 2.5 cm (9 ½ × 9 ⅞ × 1 inches)
Eva LeWitt, Untitled (Flora), 2018/22
Polyurethane foam, vinyl and plastic
Polyurethane foam, vinyl and plastic
Stian Eide Kluge, Character, 2022
Four laser jet prints transferred to wenzhou paper, thermal insulation woven fiberglass fabric, aluminum frame, oak, glass
Four laser jet prints transferred to wenzhou paper, thermal insulation woven fiberglass fabric, aluminum frame, oak, glass
Doris Guo, Without title, 2022
Lacquer paint, PVC
ø 17.8 cm (ø 7 inches)
Lacquer paint, PVC
ø 17.8 cm (ø 7 inches)
Doris Guo, Without title, 2022
Lacquer paint, PVC
ø 17.8 cm (ø 7 inches)
Lacquer paint, PVC
ø 17.8 cm (ø 7 inches)
Doris Guo, Without title, 2022
Lacquer paint, PVC
ø 17.8 cm (ø 7 inches)
Lacquer paint, PVC
ø 17.8 cm (ø 7 inches)
Doris Guo, Without title, 2022
Lacquer paint, PVC
ø 17.8 cm (ø 7 inches)
Lacquer paint, PVC
ø 17.8 cm (ø 7 inches)
Doris Guo, Without title, 2022
Lacquer paint, PVC
ø 17.8 cm (ø 7 inches)
Lacquer paint, PVC
ø 17.8 cm (ø 7 inches)
Doris Guo, Without title, 2022
Lacquer paint, PVC
ø 17.8 cm (ø 7 inches)
Lacquer paint, PVC
ø 17.8 cm (ø 7 inches)
Doris Guo, Without title, 2022
Lacquer paint, PVC
ø 17.8 cm (ø 7 inches)
Lacquer paint, PVC
ø 17.8 cm (ø 7 inches)
Eliza Douglas, Untitled, 2022
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ⅝ inches)
Oil on Canvas
210 × 160 × 4 cm (82 ⅝ × 63 × 1 ⅝ inches)
Stefan Vogel, DU & ICH, 2022
Pencil and typewriter on a used map
Pencil and typewriter on a used map
Lars Laumann, What Would Olof Palme Do? (WWOPD), 2017, 2022
Ink, textile dye and pen on fur
125 × 105 × 5 cm (49 ¼ × 41 ⅜ × 2 inches)
Ink, textile dye and pen on fur
125 × 105 × 5 cm (49 ¼ × 41 ⅜ × 2 inches)
Bruno Zhu, Kiss, 2012/2022
Booklet, CD, plastic, MDF board
20.5 × 76.5 cm (8 ⅛ × 30 ⅛ inches)
Booklet, CD, plastic, MDF board
20.5 × 76.5 cm (8 ⅛ × 30 ⅛ inches)
Bruno Zhu, Kiss, 2012/2022
Booklet, CD, plastic, MDF board
20.5 × 76.5 cm (8 ⅛ × 30 ⅛ inches) (8 ⅛ × 30 ⅛ inches)
Booklet, CD, plastic, MDF board
20.5 × 76.5 cm (8 ⅛ × 30 ⅛ inches) (8 ⅛ × 30 ⅛ inches)
Martin Sæther, Meadow, 2022
Collage on handmade paper
26.5 × 35.5 × 3.5 cm (10 ⅜ × 14 × 1 ⅜ inches)
Collage on handmade paper
26.5 × 35.5 × 3.5 cm (10 ⅜ × 14 × 1 ⅜ inches)
Mark van Yetter, Untitled, 2022
Oil on paper
56 × 83.5 × 5 cm (22 × 32 ⅞ × 2 inches)
Oil on paper
56 × 83.5 × 5 cm (22 × 32 ⅞ × 2 inches)
Sebastian Lloyd Rees, Untitled (For Soriano Nel Cimino), 2022
Oil on Fabriano paper
39.5 × 47 × 3.5 cm (15 ½ × 18 ½ × 1 ⅜ inches)
Oil on Fabriano paper
39.5 × 47 × 3.5 cm (15 ½ × 18 ½ × 1 ⅜ inches)
Michael Callies, Untitled, 2022
Watercolor
34 × 26 × 3 cm (13 ⅜ × 10 ¼ × 1 ⅛ inches)
Watercolor
34 × 26 × 3 cm (13 ⅜ × 10 ¼ × 1 ⅛ inches)
Rob Kulisek, Pride (Hand) / VI, 2021
Digital C-print mounted on aluminium
40 × 60.2 cm (15 ¾ × 23 ¾ inches)
Digital C-print mounted on aluminium
40 × 60.2 cm (15 ¾ × 23 ¾ inches)
David Lieske, Anti-Anti-, 2022
Magazine page, framed Vanity Fair, July 2013 Issue “Galliano in the Wilderness” by Ingrid Sischy Photography by Annie Leibovitz
42.5 × 35.5 × 3 cm (16 ¾ × 14 × 1 ⅛ inches)
Magazine page, framed Vanity Fair, July 2013 Issue “Galliano in the Wilderness” by Ingrid Sischy Photography by Annie Leibovitz
42.5 × 35.5 × 3 cm (16 ¾ × 14 × 1 ⅛ inches)
Jochen Schmith, »Will You Go, Will You Give, Will You Bid, Say - Here - Down.«, 2022
Postcard
15 × 10.5 cm (5 ⅞ × 4 ⅛ inches) (5 ⅞ × 4 ⅛ inches)
Postcard
15 × 10.5 cm (5 ⅞ × 4 ⅛ inches) (5 ⅞ × 4 ⅛ inches)
