Philippe Parreno Marquee, 2020
Transparent Plexiglas, 70 bulbs, 6 silver neon tubes (ø 10 mm), DMX recorder, dimmers, light program, transparent acrylic chains
74,3 x 123 x 81 cm (29 1/8 x 48 3/8 x 31 7/8 in)
Philippe Parreno's Marquee belongs to an ongoing body of work started in 2006 that consists of more than 60 existing marquees to date.
The rectangular corpus made of transparent Plexiglas houses 70 white light bulbs arranged on a grid. The corpus is strapped with 6 silver neon tubes. The light bulbs and neon lights flicker alternatively according to five different lighting programs controlled by a DMX recorder.
The main and brightest sequence, called Daytime, runs on a 7-minute loop: neons and lightbulbs flicker alternatively, giving an impression of a light wave. The second sequence, Nighttime, is a dimmed version of the flickering Daytime main sequence. In the third one, Breathe, neons and lightbulbs fade in and out like a breathing organism. The fourth sequence presents a bright—barely flickering—daylight, while the fifth and final sequence features a fixed dimmed nightlight.
Parreno’s Marquees are unique pieces, individual in their form, light effect and construction. The artist’s Marquees combine lighting techniques that are almost a thing of the past (such as incandescent bulbs and neon tubes) with modern acrylics that are milled, shaped and formed according to the latest fabrication methods. Marquees first appeared at the beginning of the 20th century. The glowing, flickering porch roofs in front of entrances to cinemas and theaters were announcing movie titles and names of actors. Placed over the entrance of a gallery a Marquee by Philippe Parreno usually announces an exhibition event or a performance that takes place at the venue. The light-lit planes of the Marquees carry no text, thus the works play with a level of abstraction and acquire a different meaning according to the context of an exhibition and imagination of the viewer.
The artist built his first Marquee on occasion of the exhibition Interior Cartoons at Esther Schipper in Berlin (2006). Parreno’s biggest Marquee to date was installed inside the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern in London, on occasion of the artist’s 2016 Hyundai Commission: Anywhen.
INSTALLATION SPECIFICATIONS:
– Installation is site-specific (indoors only)
– The Marquee can be fixed to a wall (usually above a doorway) or can hang from the ceiling
– Marquee dimensions: 74,3 x 123 x 81 cm
– Installation requirements: power supply (230 V), adjacent console for DMX recorder (either hidden behind the wall or discretely displayed).
COMPONENTS INCLUDED IN SALE:
– The work, acrylic opaque chains, hanging structure, DMX recorder, dimmers, neon
transformers, light sequence, wiring cables (depending on installation specifications cabling
might have to be redone), installation manual, certificate of authenticity.
COMPONENTS NOT INCLUDED:
– Console to display DMX recorder.
The rectangular corpus made of transparent Plexiglas houses 70 white light bulbs arranged on a grid. The corpus is strapped with 6 silver neon tubes. The light bulbs and neon lights flicker alternatively according to five different lighting programs controlled by a DMX recorder.
The main and brightest sequence, called Daytime, runs on a 7-minute loop: neons and lightbulbs flicker alternatively, giving an impression of a light wave. The second sequence, Nighttime, is a dimmed version of the flickering Daytime main sequence. In the third one, Breathe, neons and lightbulbs fade in and out like a breathing organism. The fourth sequence presents a bright—barely flickering—daylight, while the fifth and final sequence features a fixed dimmed nightlight.
Parreno’s Marquees are unique pieces, individual in their form, light effect and construction. The artist’s Marquees combine lighting techniques that are almost a thing of the past (such as incandescent bulbs and neon tubes) with modern acrylics that are milled, shaped and formed according to the latest fabrication methods. Marquees first appeared at the beginning of the 20th century. The glowing, flickering porch roofs in front of entrances to cinemas and theaters were announcing movie titles and names of actors. Placed over the entrance of a gallery a Marquee by Philippe Parreno usually announces an exhibition event or a performance that takes place at the venue. The light-lit planes of the Marquees carry no text, thus the works play with a level of abstraction and acquire a different meaning according to the context of an exhibition and imagination of the viewer.
The artist built his first Marquee on occasion of the exhibition Interior Cartoons at Esther Schipper in Berlin (2006). Parreno’s biggest Marquee to date was installed inside the Turbine Hall at Tate Modern in London, on occasion of the artist’s 2016 Hyundai Commission: Anywhen.
INSTALLATION SPECIFICATIONS:
– Installation is site-specific (indoors only)
– The Marquee can be fixed to a wall (usually above a doorway) or can hang from the ceiling
– Marquee dimensions: 74,3 x 123 x 81 cm
– Installation requirements: power supply (230 V), adjacent console for DMX recorder (either hidden behind the wall or discretely displayed).
COMPONENTS INCLUDED IN SALE:
– The work, acrylic opaque chains, hanging structure, DMX recorder, dimmers, neon
transformers, light sequence, wiring cables (depending on installation specifications cabling
might have to be redone), installation manual, certificate of authenticity.
COMPONENTS NOT INCLUDED:
– Console to display DMX recorder.
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