One hand holds an hourglass. The other holds a thermometer. The grains of sand fall as the temperature rises. Time/Temperature (1972-73) is a work by John Baldessari that makes time and temperature visible, solely through the use of measuring equipment. The work exposes and draws attention to the paradox inherent to this process, namely the impossibility of visualizing these non-visible parameters.
The exhibition FOR THE USE OF THOSE WHO SEE presents works that reveal the boundaries of the visual and display a firm belief in the image. The difference between mimesis and reality—inherent to every work of art—is foregrounded in the picture itself. The risk of failing at this point is deeply embedded in the consciousness of these works and yet is also convincingly depicted.
With kind support by the Ernst Schering Foundation and the Capital Cultural Fund, Berlin.
FOR THE USE OF THOSE WHO SEE / Owen Land. How can you believe anything he says?!
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Type: event
- Location: Berlin
- Starts: Nov 22 2009 at 12:00AM
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