The Umbrella Corner series is an exhibition project in 6 chapters conceived and curated by Moritz Küng that run parallel to the gallery’s exhibition program from September 2012 to June 2013. These are chapters 1, 2 and 3.

The Umbrella Corner. Chapter 1. WILLEM OOREBEEK. 25.09 – 03.11.2012

The artistic trajectory of Willem Oorebeek (Pernis / NL, 1953, lives in Brussels) is marked by the investigation of the material process of printing as well as by a critical approach to the meanings and multiple uses of printed image and text in contemporary society. His works, which uses predominantly found and archived printed matter as source material and which relies, most notably, on his remarkably ‘straight’ exploration of the material process of lithographic printing in black only, are formed from reprints, overprints, and overlaying combinations of thematic order and visual analogues and deal with issues such as reproduction, repetition, authorship and originality.

The Umbrella Corner. Chapter 2. PIERRE LEGUILLON. 16.11 – 15.12.2012

Pierre Leguillon (Nogent-sur-Marne / FR, 1969, lives in Brussels and Paris) is known for his creation of slideshows, lectures, objects and assemblages, in which he uses a method based on accumulation, selection and sequencing. He suggested making a performance during the opening reception based on his new work, Ads. This is an open-ended series of – at present – 22 vintage magazine ads, each of which shows an artist presented as an ambassador for a commercial product.

The Umbrella Corner. Chapter 3. SOPHIE NYS. 19.12.2012 – 19.01.2013

Sophie Nys (Antwerp / BE, 1974, lives in Zurich) brings conceptual and minimalist artistic strategies to their logical and formal limits by exploiting the broad artistic license available within the contemporary art milieu. Her approach often leads to a demystification, of the art object itself and of current art practices. Far from being flippant, her installations and video works – though seemingly ironic – maintain their eloquence as poetic reflections on the subjects she derives from the everyday.