Art Tour
GALLERY TALK · with artist Richard Wentworth
29 Nov 2018
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art
London, United Kingdom
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Heidi Bucher, 'Kleines Glasportal, Bellevue Kreuzlingen' (Small glass portal, Bellevue Kreuzlingen), 1988. Textile, latex. Approx. 340 x 465 cm (133¾ x 183 in). Courtesy the Estate of Heidi Bucher. Installation view at Art Basel Unlimited, 2016. Photography by Robert Glowacki, courtesy The Approach, London.
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Heidi Bucher, 'Fliegender Hautraum' (Flying Skinroom), 1981. Installation view from the Ahnenhaus/Obermühle Winterthur. Photograph by Andreas Schwaber. Courtesy the Estate of Heidi Bucher.
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Heidi Bucher, 'Borg', 1976. Textile, latex, mother-of-pearl pigments, bamboo. Approx. 230 x 350 x 100 cm (90½ x 137¾ x 39¼ in). Courtesy the Estate of Heidi Bucher. Photograph by Mayo Bucher.
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Heidi Bucher, 'Libellenkleid' (Dragonfly costume object), 1976. Textile, latex and mother-of-pearl pigments. Approx. 246 x 295 x 15 cm (96¾ x 116¼ x 6 in). Courtesy the Estate of Heidi Bucher. Photograph by Daniele Kehr.
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Heidi Bucher, 'Bellevue, Kreuzlingen', 1990. Filmed by Michael Koechlin. 16-mm film transferred to DVD, 8:57 min. Courtesy the Estate of Heidi Bucher.
Exhibition
Heidi Bucher
18 Sep 2018 – 9 Dec 2018
Regular hours
- Tuesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Thursday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Friday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- 10:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 10:00 – 18:00
Cost of entry
FREE
Address
- 14 Wharf Road
- London
- N1 7RW
- United Kingdom
Event map
Parasol unit presents Heidi Bucher’s first major survey exhibition in the UK bringing together a significant body of her enigmatic latex works made during the last two decades of her artistic life and includes screenings of films that document her at work.
About
Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art is delighted to present a major survey exhibition of works by Swiss artist Heidi Bucher (1926–1993). Showing for the first time in a UK public institution 25 years after her death, this exhibition brings together a significant body of her enigmatic latex works made during the last two decades of her artistic life and includes screenings of films that document her at work.
Well known for her latex casts of room interiors, objects, clothing and the human body, which she herself referred to as Häutungen (skinnings), Bucher’s process invariably preserved a haunting imprint of an architectural surface or an object which was simultaneously both a physical encapsulation of and a liberation from the memories these things held for her. To create her skinnings, Bucher first covered her chosen surface with gauze, pressed liquid latex into it, then when it was almost dry she peeled it off. Bucher dealt with the body and architecture in the same manner, an indication that these concepts are fully intertwined within her work. Her complex working technique was often physically demanding and carried out with great vigour and conviction.
Curated by Ziba Ardalan, Founder/Director of Parasol unit, the exhibition is accompanied by a tailored programme of educational events and a comprehensive publication.
Parasol unit appreciates the generous support of Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne, Henry Moore Foundation, Pro Helvetia, Stanley Thomas Johnson Foundation and Swiss Cultural Fund UK.
