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GROUP SHOW / Spring Spinnereigallery Tour, 4th/5th of May, 2013

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Opening Saturday, 4th of May, at 4pm with Dr. Marjorie Berthomier, Direktorin des Institut Français Leipzig
Concert: Der Mendselssohn Musiksalon as guest in LIA: Carolina Eyck (Theremin) und Christopher Tarnow (Piano)

LIA- Spinneristrasse 7, hall 18, 2nd floor

We would cordially like to invite you to the Spring Gallery Tour taking place at the Spinnerei Leipzig. International awardees Irene Wellm, Aika Furukawa, Zeke Decker, Sophia Janatti and Jérôme Zonder will  show the works made during their residency stay. The show will be inaugurated by Dr. Marjorie Berthomier, director of Institut Français Leipzig. After the opening the concert by the Mendelssohn Music Salon will take place. Carolina Eyck plays Theremin und Christopher Tarnow piano.

international aweerdes:

Irene Wellm (Australia)

Aika Furukawa (Japan)

Zeke Decker (USA)

Sophia Janatti (The Netherlands)

Jérôme Zonder (France)

We thank LIA main partner BMW and the Cultural Office of the City of Leipzig as well as the Australia Council for the Arts, the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs, Mondrian Foundation, the School of Visual Arts New Yorks and the Mendelssohn House Leipzig for their kind support.

Opening Hours: Sat, 11am-9 pm, Sun 11 am-5pm.

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Das Paradies ist nebenan / Le Paradis est  à côté, 18th of April 2013

Franco-German Exhibition on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the Franco-German Treaty of Friendship

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project by Fugitif | | LIA - Leipzig International Art Programme | | Westpol a.i.r. space | | Wiprecht-Gymnasium Groitzsch

On the occasion of the 50th Anniversary of the Franco-German Treaty of Friendship, Leipzig International Art Programme, the residency program of the Franco-German Network Fugitif and the  art space Westpol a.i.r present a mutual exhibition “Das Paradies ist nebenan”. The selected German and French artists worked for three months on the project in pairs. In the exhibition they present either already existing or newly created works in reference to each other. The students of the high school Wiprecht Groitzsch have accompanied the artists during the process and will show their documentary, which is a reflection on the experience gained during the art mediation.

Paticipating artists:
 Jérôme Zonder  (FR)     // Stefan Guggisberg (CH/DE)
Anaïs Goupy    (FR)     // Jochen Plogsties (DE)
Marceau Couve (FR)     //   Christian Herzig (DE)
Kevin Monot  (FR)     // Stefan Schessl (DE)

Coordinated and curated by Marlène Perronet, Kristina Semenova, Sebastian Denda
Art intermediation by Cathleen Hettenhausen, Ina Luft, Olivier Colin

With friendly support of student representatives of the Romance Philology Klaphiro (University of Leipzig) and the company Siniat.

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ART BERLIN about the exhibition "TRANSITION"  (16th of March 2013 in LIA) click here for the article

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LIA shows new residents

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Irene Wellm

Wellm lives and works in Melbourne, Australia. There she completed her Masters in 2001 in Fine Arts. Since then, she has concentrated on the investigation of "psychological drama" through notions of identity and interior life. The way in which Wellm interprets her Australian identity is strongly influenced by her European roots. The sensitivity to mythology and dark fairy tales is an essential part of her work. The artist herself calls German figurative painting, especially the Leipzig School, a major influence.

Aika Furukawa

The presentation of the draping of fabrics and clothes is an important part of European art history. It does not only serve the exact temporal identification of art works, but also allows the painter or the sculptor to present his abilities. The presentation of textiles is also the main component of Furukawa’s work. In her paintings she explores the diverse form of drapery by randomly throwing cloth down. "Everyone changes clothes daily and throws it carelessly into a corner or puts it together neatly. This creates interesting compositions accidentally or intentionally."

Sophia Janatti

The paintings are influenced by First World War posters, the history of painting especially the early 1980′s  german/american painters and Walt Disney early 1920′s. The work characterizes itself by avoiding any use of direct classical and or artistic techniques. The lines are put on canvas in one movement. The works concern covers authority issues (dilemma’s that are caused by traumatization of historical events ) as well as the meaning behind ‘man ’or ‘woman’ and what specifically defines them. References towards 16th century dutch painting is made, the characters in the paintings never expose their identity , their gestures are questioning and outlining authority and its effect on us. The colours have a supporting function and avoid any colour-use that could encourage entertainment or aesthetic values. Aesthetic allows using taste and getting rid of taste is important.

Zeke Decker

“Without an open process, I believe my artwork is limited or obstructed.  I accommodate the immediate moment as well as an extended plan in the moment of making and believe this is as direct a process as possible in bridging the mind with the medium.  Free from obstructions, the process can express the vulnerability of the creator’s “now.”  This is important in my work because it allows my body to truly become unified with the paint: where the thought goes, the hand follows. Trying to maintain a clear connection between my state of mind and the work itself is a constant challenge. Ultimately, I attempt to project what is thought into paint in an effort to illustrate a “voice” or aspect of living. Giving a sense or better yet an expression of life is my ultimate goal. A great piece of art reflects a full life based on its formal qualities. It does not only speak in narratives, it surpasses them. I see its function as awakening our interests in a fuller life, a life that transcends the literal and the immediate through the ‘now’.”

Jérôme Zonder

Born 1974 in Paris, lives and works in Paris. 2005 Zonder received the Premier Prix Marin. Jérôme Zonder has chosen the figure of child, a symbol of innocence, to evoke the cruelty and violence of the world. His drawings invite the viewer to his fiction, which is full of reality. By using different techniques of drawing, Zonder is able to question our relationship to the different modi of image.

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