6 March 2008 – 8 June 2008

Shake before using

Shake Before Using. Chris Drury, Hamra Abbas, Robert Waters, Jorge Macchi, Jean Michel Alberola, Maider López, Catherine Bertola, Katharina Grosse, Mrzyc & Moriceau

Shake before using is an exhibition of works that are markedly ephemeral in nature and with a clear use-by date, created in the gallery itself by nine artists from different countries. When the exhibition ends in three months’ time, all of these works, created in situ, will be destroyed and a new coat of paint will cover all the efforts of these artists. A "throwaway" art project, which contrasts greatly with the obsessive desire for permanence generally attributed to works of art.

Visitors will see that Shake before using is an atypical exhibition which rather than exhibiting objects, transmits messages and especially highlights attitudes characterised by a commitment to an idea or artistic practice. The artists included in the exhibition present proposals in which the art blends into the surroundings, questions its own function or analyses its social dimension. These are works that will never become merchandise, only experience, and nevertheless, there is an underlying, special capacity to involve everyone who draws near and walks through the place where they have been created. The aim of these artists to create a direct art that attempts to awaken the senses and to stimulate the grey matter rather than creating a beautiful and lasting object.

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