Yi now tackles the matter of forgetting by creating new work that refers to and takes up themes from her past production and incorporates an exhibition-specific smell—the scent of forgetting—which wafts through the galleries.
Opening: Thurs, June 11, 2015, 7 pm
Opening hours during Art Basel week (15-21.6.2015): Mon-Tue, Thu-Sun 10 am – 8 pm Wed 10 am – 10 pm
Pamela Rosenkranz’s Swiss Pavilion in Venice to the Serpentine Gallery’s own perfume, Alice Hattrick investigates the art world’s increasing engagement with scent. Continue reading Olfactory Fatigue | Frieze→
Today is the last day of Belle Haleine – The scent of art, the groundbreaking exhibition at Museum Tinguely in Basel, Switzerland. Continue reading Last day: Belle Haleine→
Today is the last day of Belle Haleine – The scent of art, the groundbreaking exhibition at Museum Tinguely in Basel, Switzerland. The largest of its kind to date, the exhibition comprises olfactory artworks by more than 40 international artists. If you haven’t seen it yet and have the chance, we highly recommend that you do so!
“When one bends over to smell a flower, one usually expects to experience a pretty limited variety of odors, ranging from sweet perfumes to the aroma of pine or wood, maybe a loamy or minty bouquet. Then there are the rarer, more foul scents associated with flora – the ones that conjure images of dead animals, inescapable smoke or putrid trash heaps. These are the smells that interest Peter de Cupere…â€