André

ANDRÉ

By Pablo Pijnappel

April 11 - May 25, 2008

1945. Joseph takes a boat from Munich to Buenos Aires but decides to stay in Rio. In the slide installation "Felicitas", we encounter a grey haired woman with a toucan roomed on her shoulder and we follow Maya. She starts dating a Scottish man named Andrew who appears to be Pablo Pijnappel's stepfather.

Andrew is the main character of this exhibition: after "Felicitas", he reappears as the only human figure in the 16mm film "Rio" and is finally reduced to a voice in the video entitled "Andrew Reid".

Intricate, Pablo Pijnappel's work is first of all very constructed. "Felicitas" offers a complex scenario where text and images can be descriptive, intertwined or completely autonomous. Discrepancy and repetition set the pace. Pablo Pijnappel constructs narratives from anecdotes and daily events, possibly memories, family legends or just pure fictions - but there is no necessity to decide. The non-linear use of different archives and film footage enhances this ambiguity and contributes to loosing track of these stories in time. The works are also composed of pauses and moments of silence, allowing our own imaginations to join in.

Taking advantage of the artist's presence in Paris for a long period - a one-year residency at la Cité des Arts, Kadist Art Foundation wishes to present Pablo Pijnappel's work on an on-going basis: a screening of his last photo slide-based work shot in Alaska and a presentation of the work realized during his residency will be organized this year.
This exhibition is also an occasion to work with an artist of the collection and to accompany him during a research process.

With the support of FONDS BKVB and Mondriaan Foundation.

Pablo Pijnappel was born in 1979 in Paris he lives and works in Amsterdam.
He will be a resident at la Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris for a year starting in April 2008.
He is represented by carlier I gebauer in Berlin and Juliètte Jongma in Amsterdam.

Recent solo exhibitions at Künstlerhaus Bremen (Germany), Whitechapel Laboratory (London, UK), Museum De Hallen (Haarlem, The Netherlands).

Recent group exhibitions et the 52nd Venice Biennial (Slovenian pavilion, "Venetian Atmospheric" project by Tobias Putrih), De Appel (Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Artists Space (New York, USA), Witte de With (Rotterdam, The Netherlands).

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