Lot 11: Gareth Moore (CANADIAN, B. 1975)

Gareth Moore (CANADIAN, B. 1975)
Chairflag
broken chair, wood, caning, glue
113 x 33 x 3 cm.
Executed in 2009.

Witte de With
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Gareth Moore lives and works in Vancouver. His projects often involve communities outside the domain of contemporary art. He has been described as an archeologist of the present and he invites the public to discover his work unexpectedly, often through some element of unconventional choreography. He has had recent solo exhibitions at CCA Wattis Institute of Contemporary Arts, San Francisco (2008); Witte de With, Rotterdam (2008); Belkin Satellite, Vancouver (2007); Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami (2006); and Charles H. Scott Gallery, Vancouver (2005). Group exhibitions include The Museum, Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin (2008); The Theater of Life, Galleria Civica di Arte Contemporanea, Trento (2007); Door Slamming Festival, Berlin (2007); and KölnShow 2, Gallery Daniel Buchholz, Cologne (2007). Upcoming exhibitions include Nomads, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa (2009) and Gareth Moore, Luettgenmeijer, Berlin (2009).