Exile2/2/2ExileChristian SiekmeierSkalitzer Str. 104, Aufgang ADE-10997 Berl<strong>in</strong>T +49 30 7623 3061M +49 171 34 56 168<strong>in</strong>fo@thisisexile.comwww.thisisexile.comShown at <strong>LISTE</strong>:Aggtelek:Gema Perales, 1982, ESXandro Valles, 1978, ESKathar<strong>in</strong>a Marszewski, 1980, DEArtie Vierkant, 1986, USM<strong>art</strong><strong>in</strong> Kohout, 1984, CZOther Artists of the Gallery:Erik Niedl<strong>in</strong>g, DEGwenn Thomas, USKazuko Miyamoto, USTM Davy, US<strong>The</strong> Estate of Bob Mizer, USAggtelekFwd: UntitledPortrait, 2012Oil on canvas170 × 120 cmArtie VierkantColor RenditionCh<strong>art</strong> Wednesday5 December 20125:15PM, <strong>2013</strong>UV Pr<strong>in</strong>t on s<strong>in</strong>tra29,2 × 20,3 cmM<strong>art</strong><strong>in</strong> KohoutGotthard, Tunnel run,June 13, <strong>2013</strong>On June 13, <strong>2013</strong>, M<strong>art</strong><strong>in</strong> Kohout will runthrough the Gotthard Road Tunnel, which,with a length of the 16.9 km, is the thirdlongestroad tunnel <strong>in</strong> the world, connect<strong>in</strong>gthe German and Italian-speak<strong>in</strong>g p<strong>art</strong>sof Switzerland. He will pass from one side tothe other, completely alone and withouta pause. No documentation will be taken<strong>in</strong>side the tunnel and Kohout will onlybe seen enter<strong>in</strong>g and exit<strong>in</strong>g the tunnel.A dedicated tour bus will leave from <strong>LISTE</strong>on Thursday, June 13 driv<strong>in</strong>g ticket holdersthrough the tunnel to Airolo <strong>in</strong> the Canton ofTic<strong>in</strong>o. It is from this po<strong>in</strong>t that Kohout willst<strong>art</strong> his run through the tunnel. Afterwards,the p<strong>art</strong>y will drive back over the mounta<strong>in</strong>sto the exit location at Göschenen, Cantonof Uri. Here, Kohout will be greeted and anApéro will be served. Subsequently, the buswill return the p<strong>art</strong>y to <strong>Basel</strong>.76 / 77Only a strictly limited edition number oftickets are available to this event. For further<strong>in</strong>formation, dep<strong>art</strong>ure times and reservationsplease email: <strong>in</strong>fo@thisisexile.com.
Fonti2/2/1FontiGiangi FontiVia Chiaia 229IT-80132 NapoliT +39 081 411 409M +39 348 821 0513<strong>in</strong>fo@galleriafonti.itwww.galleriafonti.itSolo Show at <strong>LISTE</strong>:Birgit Megerle, 1975, DEOther Artists of the Gallery:Michel Auder, FRMarc Camille Chaimowicz, UKMarieta Chirulescu, ROPeter Coff<strong>in</strong>, USChristian Flamm, DENicola Gobbetto, ITPiero Golia, ITDelia Gonzalez, USKiluanji Kia Henda, AODaniel Knorr, DE/ROFabian M<strong>art</strong>i, CHSeb Patane, IT/UKManfred Pernice, DEGiulia Piscitelli, ITGav<strong>in</strong> Russom, USLorenzo Scotto di Luzio, ITEric Wesley, USBirgit MegerleBottles(after Manet), 2012Oil and newspaperon canvas62 × 73 cm78 / 79Birgit Megerle’s recent research focuseson the perception of women <strong>in</strong> the historyof pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>in</strong> p<strong>art</strong>icular from a fem<strong>in</strong>istpo<strong>in</strong>t of view. Often the <strong>art</strong>ist represents<strong>in</strong> her works strong women, sometimesaggressive, hold<strong>in</strong>g a rope or a bow withan arrow, po<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g to a goal outside thecanvas.Women <strong>in</strong> Megerle’s pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>gs wear men’sclothes or uniforms that give the figures aneccentric and sometimes erotic charisma.<strong>The</strong> project ‘Caught <strong>in</strong> the Folies-Bergère’st<strong>art</strong>s from a series of pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>gs referred tothe famous Édouard Manet’s pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g‘Bar <strong>in</strong> the Folies-Bergère’. <strong>The</strong> bar-maid’sblank and bored expression <strong>in</strong> a tir<strong>in</strong>g job(she apparently also worked as a prostitute),<strong>in</strong>spired Birgit Megerle to isolate herface from the rest of Manet’s pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g andreproduc<strong>in</strong>g the bar-maid on severalsmall-sized canvases all about 60 × 70 cm,sometimes more squared, sometimesmore rectangular. In each pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g, the <strong>art</strong>istchanged the colours and the fashionlike the earr<strong>in</strong>gs or mak<strong>in</strong>g her look moreandrogynous, giv<strong>in</strong>g her a tomboy-likeappeal. ‘I overtook Manet’s simplificationof the form of the face, mak<strong>in</strong>g it moreabstract, almost like a mask. All the backgroundsand sometimes the clothesdissolve <strong>in</strong>to pa<strong>in</strong>terly gestures like dotsand grids.I copied also other elements from Manet’spa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g like the sparkl<strong>in</strong>g champagne andliquor-bottles. It was a pleasure to pa<strong>in</strong>tthe transparencies and highlights. On eachcanvas I first glue images from theeconomic-section of a daily newspaper:people work<strong>in</strong>g as craftsmen <strong>in</strong> a companyor renovat<strong>in</strong>g ap<strong>art</strong>ments, holiday-villas,real-estate managers, luxurious d<strong>in</strong>ners.<strong>The</strong>n I overpa<strong>in</strong>t the photos with the still lifefrom the bar.P<strong>art</strong> of the project is a two-dimensionalcut-out-bar <strong>in</strong>stalled onto the floor, stand<strong>in</strong>glike a display <strong>in</strong> a shop. On top of the barwill be represented p<strong>art</strong>s of the precious stilllife from Manet’s pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>g plus off-the-shelfproducts from the supermarket like Ketchup,Sangria and Pepsi’.