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August 3, 2015: Bottled City of Kandor Featured in NY Art Exhibition
The Hauser & Wirth Gallery in New York City, NY will host an exhibition entitled "The Kandors" by the late-artist Mike Kelley which features a collection of sculptures based on the miniaturized and bottled former capital city of Superman's home planet Krypton.
Entering the exhibition, visitors encounter a group of vitreous sculptures glowing in a dimly lit room. Cast in resin, these miniature metropolises representing the city of Kandor create an optically dazzling spectacle rendered in a palette of refracted colors. Visitors continue through the space to find ‘Kandor 4’ (2007), in which Kelley has abstracted and reinterpreted the narrative of the fictive city in a complex amalgamation. ‘Kandor 4’ comprises three cities standing on a plinth, illuminated from beneath, with their towering architectural skylines bathed in tones of yellow, red, and blue. The fantastical cities are juxtaposed with an ultraviolet glass bottle resting on a yellow base, connected to a gas tank and hose intended to evoke the life sustaining vapors Superman used to keep the citizens of Kandor alive beneath their glass bell jar. In the final component, a video projection depicts ‘Bottle 4’ with an array of swirling atmospheric and light effects inside it, accompanied by an otherworldly soundtrack composed by Kelley.
The exhibit officially opens to the public on Thursday, September 10th and runs through Saturday, October 24th. Admission is free but donations are welcomed.
For more information, please visit https://www.hauserwirth.com/.
Source: Artlyst.com
