Gary Kuehn «Box Piece»
Exhibition: May 5 - July 29, 2022
Häusler Contemporary Zurich is pleased to present the solo exhibition Gary Kuehn «Box Piece». Kuehn, whose conceptual approach has contributed significantly to the renewal of the concept of sculpture, has been one of the most important representatives of Post Minimalism and Process Art since the 1960s.
The object «Box Piece» was created as part of the Gesture Project, which began in the mid-1960s, and is understood as the artist's manifesto, which he archives in the specially manufactured «Box». Kuehn was concerned with the way in which the «Gestures» of the works could be confined to a specific format and undermine the freedom of the gesture. He speaks here of the connection to the limits and restriction of the format, as well as the spontaneous aspect of gesture, which is curbed by the repetitive nature of the process.
The contents of the box, last shown publicly in 1971 at Rutgers State University of New Jersey, are a total of 43 works on canvas and paper. Kuehn had just begun his teaching career there when he created this piece and installed it for an exhibition.
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