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David Lamelas: Exploring Time and Space Through Conceptual Art and Media Installations at Secession

This exhibition at Secession highlights Lamelas' critical examination of the artwork concept and viewer interaction through his visionary installations.

Explore the influential conceptual art of David Lamelas, a key figure since the 1960s, known for his unique approach to time and space. This exhibition at Secession showcases his pioneering structuralist films and media installations. Experience a significant site-specific intervention, a walkable wooden wedge, complemented by a film loop translating spatial volume into cinematic time. Discover his new film, 'The Light at the Edge of a Nightmare,' exploring urban temporalities.

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Exhibition summary

This exhibition showcases the work of conceptual artist David Lamelas, known for his early structuralist films and media installations that explore time and space. The display features a site-specific intervention in the Secession gallery and a film loop translating the spatial volume into cinematic time.

Curatorial context

David Lamelas, a prominent figure in conceptual art since the 1960s, is featured in this exhibition highlighting his unique approach to time and space, particularly in his early structuralist films and media installations from the 1960s and 1970s. His work critically examines the concept of the artwork itself, the roles of the author and viewer, and the limits of artistic temporality to foster alternative communication and understanding. Lamelas defines his art not by location but by immateriality, exploring space, time, and place through architectural and spatial interventions with a visionary perspective. For the Secession gallery, Lamelas created a site-specific intervention: a long, walkable wooden wedge traversing the entire space. Complementing this, a film loop in the Kreuzraum reinterprets the wedge's spatial volume through cinematic time, showing a sequence of the Los Angeles ocean. This translates spatial volume into filmic time, dissolving into an archaic image of the ocean's timelessness. The exhibition also presents his new film, 'The Light at the Edge of a Nightmare,' a five-sequence film noir exploring urban temporalities and cinematic narrative structures across London, Paris, Berlin, Buenos Aires, and Los Angeles, reflecting eternal recurrence and Hollywood themes.

Admission and ticket notes

Visitors are directed to purchase tickets through the provided link. The exhibition is open Tuesday-Sunday, 10 AM - 6 PM. Further information regarding admission and tickets is available via a link on the page, though specific pricing or booking requirements are not detailed here beyond the general direction to purchase tickets for entry. Admission details and ticketing are available for purchase via a provided link, with the Secession generally open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 AM to 6 PM. Visitor information includes general opening hours and a link to the ticketing platform, suggesting separate admission may be required for exhibitions.

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Venue
Secession
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
Jul 6, 2006 – Sep 10, 2006
Artist line / attribution
Featuring David Lamelas, born in 1946 in Buenos Aires, who lives and works in Los Angeles, Buenos Aires, and Paris.
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