Suspense

Saturday, February 19, 2011 marked the opening of Suspense. Suspended sculptures, an exhibition curated by Lorenzo Giusti and Arabella Natalini that seeks to explore the concept of “suspension” in relation to contemporary sculpture. The spaces of EX3, Centro per l’Arte Contemporanea in Florence will host works by artists of various generations and provenances, created over the course of the past decade, 2000-2010. The invited artists are: Alexandra Bircken (Germany, 1967), Beth Campbell (USA, 1971), Daniela De Lorenzo (Italy, 1959), Claire Morgan (Ireland, 1980), Franco Menicagli (Italy, 1968), Ernesto Neto (Brazil, 1964), Jorge Pardo (Cuba, 1963), Cornelia Parker (UK, 1959), Tobias Putrih (Slovenia, 1972), Tobias Rehberger (Germany, 1966), Tomas Saraceno (Argentina, 1973), Bojan Šar?evid (Bosnia 1974), Hans Schabus (Austria, 1970), Luca Trevisani (Italy, 1979), Pae White (USA, 1963), Hector Zamora (Mexico, 1974). The term “suspended” also refers to various three-dimensional works, most of which are not floor-standing, that privilege empty space over mass, lightness over weight, movement over stability. What the exhibition seeks to explore is a widespread phenomenon, the origin of which can be traced back to some examples from avant-garde tradition, from constructivism to surrealism, and in particular to Calder’s mobiles.