kerze (candle), 1986–87image courtesy monika sprueth philomene magers gallery berlin /london

‘objects on pedestals’ by peter fischli and david weiss at: monika sprueth philomene magers, london on now until february 28, 2009

opening today at monika sprueth philomene magers gallery, london is a new exhibition ‘objects on pedestals’ by acclaimed swiss artists peter fischli and david weiss. the exhibition includes a selection from the series ‘rubber sculptures’ (1986 – 1988), which comprises a number of life-size black rubber casts of ordinary and commonplace objects, including a chest of drawers, a table, a candle and a cutlery tray. the exhibition also features a number of sculptures, all made in 2007 in unfired clay, which also depict normal and quotidian objects, such as a shoe or a jug, although on an exaggerated scale. together, these two bodies of work reveal the artists’ ongoing fascination with the boring and absurd qualities of the everyday, and the materiality and tactility of mass consumption. also featured are a series of clay sculptures.

peter fischli and david weiss exhibition and film screening

‘platte (record)’, 1988image courtesy monika sprueth philomene magers gallery berlin /london

peter fischli and david weiss exhibition and film screening

‘schublade (drawer)’, 1987image courtesy monika sprueth philomene magers gallery berlin /london

peter fischli and david weiss exhibition and film screening video still of ‘fragment‘

© gli artisti courtesy galerie eva presenhuber, zurigo; monika sprueth & philomene magers,berlin /london; matthew marks gallery, new york
peter fischli and david weiss exhibition and film screening

‘fragments of a film with a bear and a rat’ is an upcoming film by fischli and weiss that will be presented at the fondazione nicola trussardi, milan from the 16 to 22 february, 2009. ‘fragments of a film with a bear and a rat’ is the third chapter of a saga in which the two artists dress from bear and giant mice to reveal the mysterious secrets and the banality of ordinary daily life. in the new and original episode of the series, produced by the fondazione nicola trussardi, the two characters wander back and forth in the rooms, investigating the bizarre sculptures and images extravagant that live there. with continuous flash back and visions of the future, the bear and the mouse are reflected in his own image, find themselves to be old and playing with their ancestors by young people, in a continued reversal of roles.

see fischli and wiess ‘flowers and questions’ exhibition 2008 at fondazione nicola trussardi, milan.