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Lara Favaretto

Exhibition at Tramway, Glasgow (23/10/2009 - 13/12/2009)

Selected by Sadie Coles

The Italian artist Lara Favaretto was a revelation at Glasgow’s Tramway last year. The single and group arrangements of spinning carwash brushes, in the most delicate of palettes, evoked Kounellis, Rothko, and the Barbapapas. Favaretto’s work is both playful and monumental, and the note of transience as the brushes’ whirling gradually wore them out was crucial. Destined to disintegrate over the course of the show, square blocks of confetti in the centre of the space emphasised Favaretto's poetic engagement with organic evolution, chance, the audience and unplanned experiment.

Sadie Coles is director of Sadie Coles HQ, London.

Lara Favaretto
Born Italy, 1973
Lives and works in Berlin
www.franconoero.com

IMAGE CREDITS

Lara Favaretto, Absolutely no donations, 2009
Iron slabs, motors, carwash, electric boxes, timers, inverters
Kg. 139,5 black confetti, Kg. 0,5 mixed confetti
Variable dimensions
Installation view at the of the Solo Show 'Absolutely no donations', Tramway, Glasgow (23rd October - 13th December 2009)
Courtesy the Artist and Galleria Franco Noero, Turin

Lara Favaretto, Gummo II, 2008
metal slab, 5 car wash brushes, motors, electrical box, 5 timers, 5 inverter, wires
cm 420 x 300 x 130
Colección MUSAC - Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León, Spain

Lara Favaretto, It's a show - E' uno spettacolo, 2004
Wooden table, naval engine, 5 Kg anchor, epoxy resin, 6 black and white silver gelatin hard prints, protective film Softouch
Installation view at Galleria Franco Noero
Dimension variable
Photography by Ela Bialkoswka

Lara Favaretto, Momentary Monument, 2009
Black peat, vegetal earth, volcanic sand, aquatic algae, musk, iron, wood, cellulose, fresh water, metal
Site specific installation
Installation view at ‘Making Worlds / Fare Mondi’, 53rd Venice Biennial, curated by Daniel Birnbaum, Venice (7th June - 22nd November 2009)
Courtesy the Artist, Galleria Franco Noero, Turin
Photograph by Sebastiano Pellion di Persano

Lara Favaretto, Momentary Monument, 2009
Jute sacks, sand
cm. 450 x 2600 x 180
(approx 36.000 sandbags)
Installation view at the exhibition 'CIVICA 1989 - 2009. CELEBRATION, ISTITUTION, CRITIQUE' - Fondazione Galleria Civica di Trento - Italy (9th October 2009 - 31st January 2010)
Courtesy the Artist, Galleria Franco Noero, Turin
Photography by Giulia Parri

Lara Favaretto, The Poor Are Mad - I poveri sono matti, 2008
Suspended caravan, electric lights 40wt, 5 battey 160Ah, cd player, remote control receiver 2 batteries 60Ah, receiver Senheifer, transmitter, converter dual tension, relais, amplifier speakers
cm. 250 x 700 x 350
Installation view at the group exhibition 'Perplexed in Public', Lisson Gallery, London, July 2008
Courtesy the Artist

Lara Favaretto, XXX, 2008
Performance at Artissima 15, Galleria Franco Noero's booth

Lara Favaretto, Your Money Here, 2008
Solid silver label, screws, blue enamel cm 7 x 16
Courtesy the artist, Klosterfelde Galerie (Berlin) and Galleria Franco Noero (Torino)

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Lara Favaretto

Exposition à Tramway, Glasgow (23/10/2009 - 13/12/2009))

Sélectionné par Sadie Coles

L'exposition de l'artiste italienne Lara Favaretto à Tramway (Glasgow) fut la révélation de l'année 2009. Des rouleaux brosses identiques à ceux d'une station de lavage automobile tournent sur eux-mêmes, seuls ou en groupes. Leurs délicates nuances de couleur rappellent Kounellis, Rothko et les Barbapapas. À la fois drôle et monumentale, l'œuvre de Favaretto reste avant tout éphémère, à l'image de ces brosses qui s'abîmeront à force de tourner. Les blocs de confettis placés au centre de l'espace d'exposition connaîtront le même sort et finiront par se désintégrer, symbole de la sensibilité de l'artiste envers les processus organiques, le hasard, le rôle du public et autres expérimentations inattendues.

Sadie Coles est directrice de la galerie Sadie Coles HQ, Londres.

Lara Favaretto
Née en Italie, 1973
Vit et travaille à Berlin
www.franconoero.com