Solaris Chronicles with Philippe Parreno
April 5—October 26, 2014
Luma Foundation, Parc des Ateliers, Arles

Solaris Chronicles with Philippe Parreno

Marquee, 2013 Opaque Plexiglas with interior steel supportive structure, decorative lightbulbs, with quartz lamps inside 164,2 x 300 x 121,8 cm Philippe Parreno's Marquee objects are unique pieces - individual in their form, light effect and construction. The new version of the triangular Marquee consists of false decorative light bulbs and a powerful quartz lamp. 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. 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. Photo © Andrea Rossetti