Camille henrot builds a universe from ebaysourced objects. Ill camille henrot the pale fox, 201415 exhibition view westfalischer. For her exhibition the pale fox, camille henrot inspired by both this figure of. The pale fox contains many threads of henrots output. Apr 12, 2014 camille henrot was working on another project at the same time as grosse fatigue, the pale fox, which is shown at chisenhale gallery until april. For the pale fox, henrot meticulously arranged a mass of these fetishes in a room painted electric blue. This catalogue is published for the artists first largescale solo exhibition, the pale fox in germany westfalischer kunstverein, munich, 2015. Camille henrot, the frenchborn, new york citybased contemporary artist, will be celebrated in an australianfirst survey of works that take a playful and inventive approach to addressing lifes big questions, in may 2020.
Characterised by what henrot has called a cataloguing psychosis, this vast installation features en masse more than 500 objects encompassing. Extending from camille henrot s collaboration with the smithsonian institution, where she held an artist research fellowship during the preparation of grosse fatigue in 2012, the pale fox has been nurtured by a fruitful collaboration with the museum national dhistoire naturelle in paris. Shes trying to get to the bottom of things the show is full of references to origins but this seems at odds with the dizzying array of stuff that fills the gallery space. Reviewed in the united states on february 27, 2011. Jun 02, 2016 camille henrot wants to look at everything. The pale fox, 28 february april 2014, chisenhale gallery, london. Originated during an artist research fellowship at the smithsonian institution, which laid the groundwork for her 20 video grosse fatigue and the subsequent installation the pale fox 201415, elephant child represents the culmination of a longterm inquiry into the human effort to make the universe comprehensible. Mariam rahmani on the pleasures and disappointments of camille henrots days are. The pale fox is an immersive environment building on henrots previous project grosse fatigue 20 a film awarded the silver lion at the 55th venice biennial. And the superstructure that governs the pale fox objects are arranged to narrate the development of the economy, or the development of religion overrides any matter of artistic quality, financial value. The pale fox chisenhale gallery is pleased to present an ambitious new commission and the first uk solo exhibition by french new yorkbased artist camille henrot b. Chisenhale gallery, london daphne wrights sons are back in her captivating new show. The authors put together a very clear, detailed master piece. Camille henrot, the pale fox, 2014 15 installation aluminium, bronze, prints, drawings, with found objects and soundtrack, 2,300 x 900 cm.
Andy keate betonsalon center for art and research is pleased to announce the first largescale solo exhibition by french, new yorkbased artist, camille henrot in paris. In one of the rooms, camille henrot exhibited her installation the pale fox, which had previously been commissioned and produced by chisenhale gallery. While grosse fatigue attempted to tell the story of the universe in thirteen minutes, the pale fox is a meditation on our shared desire to. And the superstructure that governs the pale fox objects are arranged to narrate the development of the economy, or the development of religion overrides any matter of artistic quality, financial value, prestige. The information overload of the online experience is brought to life in camille henrots the pale fox, where objects bought from ebay sit alongside museum loans, comic strips and educational posters, in an exhibition that celebrates insatiable and obsessive curiosity. Apr 12, 2020 the pale fox, camille henrot, 2014, photography by andy keate via. Between the beginning and the end times there is a whole world of stuff. Objects exist in that field within a complex that includes the production history, commercial circulation and interpretation. Konig galerie shows the new ehibition the pale fox by camille henrot from 5. The pale fox runs at chisenhale gallery, london until april 2014. A riff on where we come from and where we are going, camille henrots the pale fox is part creation myth, part eschatology. French artist camille henrots first solo uk exhibition at chisenhale gallery is like asking a question and receiving a million answers.
For her latest exhibition, the pale fox, henrot shifts focus to the medium of sculpture. Camille henrot was working on another project at the same time as grosse fatigue, the pale fox, which is shown at chisenhale gallery until april. The pale fox installation shot, kunsthal charlottenborg 2014. We are glad that we had chance to introduce our books to many people face to face. A riff on where we come from and where we are going, camille henrot s the pale fox is part creation myth, part eschatology. Currently on display at the chisenhale gallery is camille henrots the pale fox. Everywhere in camille henrots impressive installation the pale fox is the frame, the bounded box, the vernacular of the desktop window. The pale fox by camille henrot chisenhale gallery, london through april camille henrot, the pale fox, 2014, installation view, chisenhale gallery. An interview with french artist camille henrot crash magazine.
For her exhibition the pale fox 2014, henrot has used a specific work of anthropology as her starting point. Feb 19, 2015 born in 1978, camille henrot lives and works in new york. Camille henrot is a french artist who lives and works in new york. An interview with camille henrot by jason farago, even magazine. Originated during an artist research fellowship at the smithsonian institution, which laid the groundwork for her 20 video grosse fatigue and the subsequent installation the pale fox 201415, elephant child represents the culmination of a longterm inquiry into the human effort. The artist book elephant child is published by koenig books inventory press. But the number of previous installations and alreadyseen films seems to indicate a retrospective show rather than a carte blanche curatorial. Grosse fatigue attempted to tell the story of the universe whereas the pale fox is a meditation on our shared desire to understand the world intimately through the objects that surround us.
Chisenhale gallery 64 chisenhale road london e3 5qz. In frenchborn, new yorkbased camille henrots first uk solo exhibition, the pale fox, at chisenhale gallery in london, the installation exemplifies the contemporary attraction to using quasianthropological forms and methods for navigating the cult of information. Taking over the chisenhale gallery, henrot builds on grosse fatigue to create the pale fox, in which a similar narrative unfolds, but into space rather than on a computer screen, and that turns the feeling of exhaustion into a meditative and enveloping experience. Installation view, metro pictures, new york camille henrot courtesy the artist and metro pictures, new york. Grosse fatigue attempted to tell the story of the universe whereas the pale fox is a meditation on our shared desire. In her oeuvre she explores human bodies, information media, and layers of meaning. She used it in order to represent the last day of the week sunday. Her recent work, adapted into the diverse media of sculpture, drawing, photography and, as always, film. Jul 01, 2015 elephant child is a natural extension of the artistic practice of new yorkbased french artist camille henrot.
The exhibition consisted of architectural display systems, found objects. Spurious origins and ecological devastation are offered up here as a. Feb 18, 2018 the information overload of the online experience is brought to life in camille henrots the pale fox, where objects bought from ebay sit alongside museum loans, comic strips and educational posters, in an exhibition that celebrates insatiable and obsessive curiosity. May 08, 2014 when she won the silver lion at the 20 venice biennale for her film grosse fatigue, artist camille henrot was just getting started. Extending from camille henrots collaboration with the smithsonian institution, where she held an artist research fellowship during the preparation of grosse fatigue in 2012, the pale fox has been nurtured by a fruitful collaboration with the museum national dhistoire naturelle in paris. Bestknown for her videos and animated films combining drawn art, music and occasionally scratched or reworked cinematic images, camille henrots work blurs the traditionally hierarchical categories of art history. But here, too, is its antidote, in the form of the unformed, curved and chaotic, via ruptures, slippages, disjunctures or stoppages. For henrot, the construction of knowledge is as much a haptic and sensual experience as it is a cerebral one we make sense of the world through interacting with the objects that surround us. For her exhibition the pale fox, camille henrot inspired by both this figure of disruptive imbalance, and the ethnographical context from which he was analyzed in the last century presents a roomsized architectural display system filled with found and constructed materials and objects.
A reflection on how we use objects to help make our own sense of the world, the roomsized work features a. Jul 02, 2014 extending from camille henrots collaboration with the smithsonian institution, where she held an artist research fellowship during the preparation of grosse fatigue in 2012, the pale fox has been nurtured by a fruitful collaboration with the museum national dhistoire naturelle in paris. Commissioned and produced by chisenhale gallery in partnership with kunsthal charlottenborg, copenhagen. Among the diverse, wideroaming exhibition, youll find henrots largescale installation the pale fox 2014 an accompaniment to the artists 20 short film grosse fatigue, which won the silver lion at the 55th venice biennale. What appears to be a random assortment of abstract sculptures, glossy magazine pictures, secondhand books, tacky postcards, kitsch mugs, retro movie posters and her own childishly painted paintings belies a vague order imposed over the chaos, as one begins to sense a relationship between a picture and the ones. Mar 07, 2014 a riff on where we come from and where we are going, camille henrot s the pale fox is part creation myth, part eschatology. Oct 17, 2017 camille henrot, the pale fox, 2014 anthropology can lend to contemporary art a respect for the complexity of cultural relations, as well as a pragmatic and demystified approach to objects. Originated during an artist research fellowship at the smithsonian institution, which laid the groundwork for her 20 video grosse fatigue and the subsequent installation the pale fox 201415, elephant.
It is easy to see why the pale fox is an installed version of grosse fatigue, if not more difficult to grasp an understanding of. Camille henrot the pale fox 28 february april 2014. Everywhere in camille henrot s impressive installation the pale fox is the frame, the bounded box, the vernacular of the desktop window. She won the silver lion for most promising young artist at venice biennale last year. The book contains an original text by henrot written with clara meister. It is easy to see why the pale fox is an installed version of grosse fatigue, if not more difficult to. The information overload of the online experience is brought to life in camille henrot s the pale fox, where objects bought from ebay sit alongside museum loans, comic strips and educational posters, in an exhibition that celebrates insatiable and obsessive curiosity. Elephant child is a natural extension of the artistic practice of new yorkbased french artist camille henrot. Camille henrot, the pale fox reflections about order and. Her work includes video installation, sculpture, drawing. Now the projects for new books from nrd 004 on are in progress. First we had drawings, then we had books, and then we had the internet. When she won the silver lion at the 20 venice biennale for her film grosse fatigue, artist camille henrot was just getting started. Her new show, the pale fox, is a vast meditation on where we come from that takes in origin stories from darwinism to aboriginal dream maps, writes adrian searle.
An interview with camille henrot by jason farago, even. The pale fox, camille henrot, 2014, photography by andy keate via. Apr, 2014 the pale fox, 28 february april 2014, chisenhale gallery, london. Mar 30, 2014 french artist camille henrots first solo uk exhibition at chisenhale gallery is like asking a question and receiving a million answers. More than 400 photographs, sculptures, books and drawings. Installation view, chisenhale gallery, london camille henrot courtesy the artist, kamel mennour, paris and johann konig, berlin. Sep 19, 2014 camille henrot, the pale fox detail, 2014. Camille henrots new work, untitled, commemorates her 2014 chisenhale gallery commission and first solo exhibition in the uk, the pale fox. Marcel griaule and germaine dieterlens eponymous 1965 book, which explains, in great depth, the cosmological beliefs and creation stories of malis dogon people. Camille henrot, the pale fox, 2014 anthropology can lend to contemporary art a respect for the complexity of cultural relations, as well as a pragmatic and demystified approach to objects. Camille henrot born 1978 is a french artist who lives and works in paris and new york.