PAST EXHIBITION
Not Vital: Tongue
April 22, 2008—August 24, 2008
Press Release
Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing, is featuring a new monumental sculpture by
the internationally renowned Swiss artist Not Vital (born 1948 in Sent
/ Switzerland). The subject of his new exhibition Tongue is a cow’s
tongue cast in Italy in plaster, carved in black marble then, and
turned in Beijing into a monumental 7.7-meter high stainless steel
sculpture. Living in the tiny Swiss village of Sent, Not Vital is
creating sculptures within his own park. Whereas most sculpture parks
display works in an open area, where they can be seen from a distance,
Not embeds them in the forest blurring the ever darkening lines between
reality and fantasy, history and present and future with functional
works of art which in his world are also known as artful works of
function.
Not Vital embodies the spirit of global culture, not as an observer or
as a businessman who exploits opportunities, but as a participant in
each community’s way of life. His perspective is that of an observant
alien with a constantly racing intellect, absorbing and incorporating
sounds, smells, visual stimulation, and expressing oblique, incongruous
interpretations.
The exhibition Tongue at Galerie Urs Meile, Beijing, is open from April
22 until August 24, 2008. With a number of sculptures displayed at
Beijing’s "Currents – Art and Music" it marks the beginning of the
artist’s involvement with China and its culture.
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