Mark Manders: Parallel Occurrences/Documented Assignments
- – This is a past exhibition
The Hammer Museum and the Aspen Art Museum have co-organized Mark Manders: Parallel Occurences/Documented Assignments, the first North American tour of this acclaimed Dutch sculptor’s work. Through his sculptural practice, Mark Manders seeks to bypass language, translating his thoughts and obsessions directly into three-dimensional objects—existing and self-made—and tableaux that incorporate figures, animals, household furniture, archeological fragments, everyday objects, and architectural components. Transformed by their proximity to one another, these mundane sculptural elements collectively evoke a mysterious world of daydreams and fairy tales. In exhibition after exhibition, Manders furthers his monumental project, initiated in 1986, entitled Self-Portrait as a Building, which endeavors to map out his identity using this distinct personal iconography. For this exhibition, the artist will create a completely new body of work, encompassing sculpture and works on paper.
Curated by Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson, director and chief curator, Aspen Art Museum, and Douglas Fogle, deputy director exhibitions and programs and chief curator, Hammer Museum.
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Mark Manders: Documented Assignments / Parallet OccurrencesInstallation view at the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Photo by Brian Forrest. -
Mark Manders, Untitled, 2010Wood, painted epoxy, painted canvas, and iron. 79 x 29 x 37 in. (200.7 x 73.7 x 94 cm). Courtesy of the artist; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; and Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp. Photo by Brian Forrest. -
Mark Manders, Ramble-room Chair, 2010Wood, painted epoxy, offset print on paper, and chair. 33 7/16 x 25 9/16 x 70 7/8 in. (85 x 65 x 180 cm). Courtesy of the artist; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; and Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp. Photo by Brian Forrest. -
Mark Manders, - (- / - / -), 1994-2010Bronze, iron and painted canvas. 18 1/2 x 78 3/4 x 25 9/16 in. (47 x 200 x 65 cm). Courtesy of the artist; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; and Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp. Photo by Brian Forrest. -
Mark Manders, Anthropological Trophy, 2010Iron, brass, wood and painted epoxy. 147 5/8 x 82 11/16 x 102 3/8 in. (375 x 210 x 260 cm). Courtesy of the artist; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; and Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp. Photo by Brian Forrest. -
Mark Manders, Perspective Study, 2010Offset print on paper, pencil on paper, chicken wire and wood. Courtesy of the artist; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; and Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp. Photo by Brian Forrest. -
Mark Manders, Still Life with Books, Table and Fake Newspaper, 2010Wood, painted epoxy, painted canvas, iron and offset print on paper. Courtesy of the artist; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; and Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp. Photo by Brian Forrest. -
Mark Manders, - (-/ - / - / - /), 2008Painted wood. 71 7/16 x 17 11/16 x 17 11/16 in. (181.5 x 45 x 45 cm). Courtesy of the artist; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; and Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp. Photo by Brian Forrest. -
Mark Manders, Two Interconnected Houses, 2010Chair, 80 35mm slides. 39 1/2 x 12 x 16 in. (100.3 x 30.5 x 40.6 cm). Courtesy of the artist; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; and Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp. Photo by Brian Forrest. -
Mark Manders, Shadow Study, 2010Metal, porcelain, painted bone, painted epoxy and wood. 59 7/16 x 25 9/16 in. (151 x 65 x 65 cm). Courtesy of the artist; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; and Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp. Photo by Brian Forrest. -
Mark Manders, Figure with Three Piles of Sand, 2010Painted bronze, wood, iron, rope, sand and leather. 42 3/4 x 45 x 1/4 x 135 in. (108.6 x 114.9 x 342.9 cm). Courtesy of the artist and Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp. Photo by Brian Forrest. -
Mark Manders, Abandoned Room, 1992-2010Painted bronze, plastic sheeting, and iron. 9 x 72 x 156 in. (22.9 x 182.9 x 396.2 cm). Courtesy of the artist, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; and Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp. Photo by Brian Forrest. -
Mark Manders, Abandoned Room, 1992-2010Painted bronze, plastic sheeting, and iron. 9 x 72 x 156 in. (22.9 x 182.9 x 396.2 cm). Courtesy of the artist, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; and Zeno X Gallery, Antwerp. Photo by Brian Forrest.
Audio Tour
Hear Hammer Museum chief curator, Douglas Fogle discuss the work with commentary from Mark Manders. Open the image slideshow above, call 310-359-6017, and enter the stop numbers below with the corresponding artwork.
Hint: the images in the slideshow are in order of the audio tour. For each new image enter the next stop number.
STOP 1 - Introduction
STOP 2 - Obtrusive Head
STOP 3 - Ramble-room Chair
STOP 4 - -(- / - / -)
STOP 5 - Anthropological Trophy
STOP 6 - Perspective Study
STOP 7 - Still Life with Books, Table and Fake Newspaper
STOP 8 - -(- / - / - /-)
STOP 9 - Two Interconnected Houses
STOP 10 - Room with Chairs and Factory
STOP 11 - Shadow Study
STOP 12 - Figure with Three Piles of Sand
STOP 13 - Abandoned Room
STOP 14 - Closing Thoughts from Mark Manders
Mark Manders: Parallel Occurrences/Documented Assignments was co-organized by the Aspen Art Museum and the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. The presentation at the Hammer is made possible through the generosity of Rosette Varda Delug. It is also supported, in part, by the Mondriaan Foundation and with public funds from the Netherlands Cultural Services (New York).
89.3 KPCC FM is the official media sponsor of the exhibition.
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