Almine Rech Gallery in Paris is hosting an exhibition, titled 'All punches are allowed', featuring artist Gregor Hildebrandt, on view through February 25, 2017.The expression tous les coups sont permis (“no holds barred”) is as true of Gregor Hildebrandt’s Berlin studio as that other old adage about everything in love and war. The ancient war game of chess neatly makes the point that there are always rules demarcating a field of endless possibilities, rules that provide the necessary basis for all subsequent progress and development. Just as it does in life, the next step in a game of chess will always follow on from its precursor. And until the game ends, its outcome remains uncertain. On entering this labyrinthine arrangement of opaque sound barriers (Schallmauern, 2013) and diaphanous columnar screens of vinyl records (Schallplatten Säulenwand, 2010), the viewer leaves familiar structures behind and moves step by step through a many-layered world that has evolved with Hildebrandt over the years on the basis of audiovisual mediums such as cassettes, videotapes, and records.The exhibition is at Almine Rech Gallery, 64 rue de Turenne, 75003 Paris. For details, visit, www.alminerech.comClick on the Slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.
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