Press note of the solo show of Elvire Bonduelle in the Gallery Sabrina Amrani, Sept 2011

1. ‘Pour faire joli’
by Elvire Bonduelle
Sabrina Amrani art gallery inaugurates the show next Wednesday
21st September 2011
El próximo miércoles, 8 de junio, la galería Sabrina Amrani comienza su
camino en la Do we fitMadera, 23. En este nuevo espacioreflect our reality? These
calle de into the molds? Do the statistics de arte contem-
poráneo en and many other questions arisede the upcoming exhibition at Sabrina
Madrid confluirán propuestas, in artistas consagrados y
emergentes, Amrani Art Gallery, fromsocial, política o individual. La voca-
que inviten a la reflexión September 21st. Artist Elvire Bonduelle
presents 'Pour faire joli' (To de esta galería, sin she plays
ción por el diálogo será el signo distintivo make nice) in whichatender a with
everyday objects such as plates, frames, jewelry, newspapers and
ronteras pero con especial interés por el arte que se está gestando en el
norte de África y Oriente Medio. to wonder if the art starts to fit the mold: Is art
casual photographs
becoming decorative objects? A decorative object can be art?
Esta declaración de intenciones se refleja en la exposición que inaugura
el espacio, firmada por proposals are heterogeneous in format, she jumps from
Bonduelle Zoulikha Bouabdellah. Próxima a miradas como
as de Shirin Nestah o Mona Hatoum,sculpture. However, she maintains a constant
video art to drawing or la trayectoria de esta artista franco-
argelina, quein herel exilio en Franciavision a sus padres, reflexiona sobre
vivió message, with a junto halfway between the innocence and
a identidad del mundo árabe thela actualidad, pasado el postcolonialis-
irony, reflects on en position of the happiness (and its search) in the
mo. Su extenso trabajo se ha expuesto en el Centro Pompidou y el Museo is ‘El
current social model. Therefore, the main piece of the show
Mori, entre otros, y País’. parte de la colección Nadour de arte árabe.
mejor forma

2. In hands of Bonduelle the newspaper is revolutionarized, she has built
a special edition of the paper reporting only positive news. For
months, the artist in collaboration with young people from the culture
and art world, has explored the issues of El País looking for good
information. With this selection a special edition of the newspaper has
been reproduced, that will be distributed in Madrid during a perfor-
mance by Bonduelle. The approach to journalism of ‘Pour faire joli’
does not stop in this first work. With the installation ‘Cravaches’
(Whips), the artist reflects on how newspapers, another mold that
facilitates our integration into society, hits us daily with informations.
Bounduelle replaced the shafts that protect the newspapers in bars
and cafés by whips. With them, she will 'protect' national and interna-
tional newspapers.
The proposal about social patterns of ‘Pour faire joli’ continues on
other objects, but does not leave the daily news. With ‘Life is a piece
of cake’, Bonduelle focuses on an object as standard as a plate. All
crockery to reflect diff�erent local and international data such as the
global unemployment rate, 7%; the fact that 30% of the countries are
El próximo ruled by authoritarian governments or only 18%comienza su parlia-
miércoles, 8 de junio, la galería Sabrina Amrani of the world's
camino en la calle de Madera, 23. EnThe eternal questionde arte contem- the statis-
mentarians are women. este nuevo espacio about whether
poráneo en Madrid confluirán is told in these pie slices consagradoswedges
tics really reflect us propuestas, de artistas or statistical y
painted plates that are arranged in a pyramid and in small picnic
emergentes, que inviten a la reflexión social, política o individual. La voca-
ción por el boxes. será el signo distintivo de esta galería, sin atender a
diálogo
fronteras pero con especial interés por el arte que se está gestando en el
The rest of the exhibition explores other archetypes. This is the case of
norte de África y Oriente Medio.
‘Bijou’ (Jewel), a jewel with the word jewel: "an object and a term that
Esta declaración de the same purpose: to en la exposición que inaugura
serve to intenciones se refleja make nice” explains Bounduelle. That
firmada por Zoulikha in ‘Mur de ciels’ (Wall miradas a small
el espacio, same spirit is evident Bouabdellah. Próxima a of skies),como set of
photographs show different skies captured by the artist during the
las de Shirin Nestah o Mona Hatoum, la trayectoria de esta artista franco-
past months.
argelina, que vivió el exilio en Francia junto a sus padres, reflexiona sobre
la identidad del mundo árabe en la actualidad, pasado el postcolonialis-
The trabajo se ha ‘Pour faire joli’ move the mold el Museo
mo. Su extenso last pieces ofexpuesto en el Centro Pompidou y idea to furniture.
Mori, entre ‘Have a bite’ and ‘Rest la colección Nadour the arte árabe. of the
otros, y forma parte de in Peace’ goes into de "adaptation

3. human body itself to the world, the mold" thanks to some blocks of
foam that include a slight tear, like a bite, to allow the spectators to sit
in a small uncomfortable space with a surface between rigid and soft.
Just like the society in which we all live.
Elvire Bonduelle (Paris, 1981) completed her artistic training in Paris
and London, where she began her career in Richard Deacon's studio.
Her work has been exhibited at galleries in France, Switzerland,
Belgium, United States and Canada, among others, and has been
part of group shows such as '10 artistes-10 jours' at the Palais de
Tokyo (Paris). Bonduelle achieved widespread notoriety in France after
her work 'Le meilleur Monde', which now is brought to Spain by Sabri-
na Amrani.
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