LIGHT/WORK
David Claerbout
Sean Kelly Gallery |
![]() |

Tel 212.239.1181 Fax 212.239.2467 e-mail:
March 19 > April 30, 2016
![]() Still from KING (after Alfred Wertheimer’s 1956 portrait of a young man named Elvis Presley), 2015-2016, single channel video projection, silent, HD animation, 10 min. © David Claerbout, Courtesy of Sean Kelly, New York. |
Sean Kelly is delighted to present a major one-person exhibition by Belgium-based artist David Claerbout. LIGHT/WORK will present an overview of Claerbout’s recent film works—from his seminal work Travel to his newest piece Olympia — alongside a new group of rarely exhibited drawings. This will be Claerbout’s first exhibition with the gallery and his first solo exhibition in New York since 2008.
One of the most innovative and acclaimed artists working in the realm of moving images today, David Claerbout’s oeuvre exists at the intersection of photography, film and digital technology. Fusing together the past, present and future into stunning moments of temporal elasticity, his works present profound and moving philosophical contemplations on our perception of time and reality, memory and experience, truth and fiction. For more information, please visit skny.com.
One of the most innovative and acclaimed artists working in the realm of moving images today, David Claerbout’s oeuvre exists at the intersection of photography, film and digital technology. Fusing together the past, present and future into stunning moments of temporal elasticity, his works present profound and moving philosophical contemplations on our perception of time and reality, memory and experience, truth and fiction. For more information, please visit skny.com.




Opening Reception:
Friday, March 18, 6 - 8 pm, the artist will be present.
mpefm
FRANCE art press release