ANDREA LENARDIN MADDEN / KASPER KOVITZ

Sunset: Delayed

18.04.2007 - 16.09.2007

MAK Gallery

Facing west from California’s shores,
Inquiring, tireless, seeking what is yet unfound, I, a child, very old, over waves, towards the house of maternity,
the land of migrations, look afar,
Look off the shores of my Western sea, the circle almost circled; […]
"Facing West from California’s Shores", in: Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, 1900

Two of the first recipients of a Schindler scholarship meet under the title SUNSET: DELAYED: Andrea Lenardin Madden as architect and Kasper Kovitz as fine artist, both of whom live and work in Los Angeles. As a result, the exhibition focuses on the question as to whether the profound American myth of ‘setting out west’ has any relevance today, and how the significance of this myth has changed: “The seemingly inexhaustible potential of the west inspired our forefathers to take over the vast expanse of land in a wasteful manner. Having reached the Western frontier, space is no longer
abundant and our perception of space is in a state of transformation.” For the duration of this exhibition, the MAK Gallery has been turned into a waiting room, and a location for negotiating this theme. Moreover, bringing together an architect and a fine artist for the purposes of collaboration once again examines the relation between art and architecture.

Curator Andreas Krištof