Currently on view at fused space, San Francisco is “Inners,” a site-specific exhibition of new work by Julian Hoeber, curated by Jessica Silverman. Using a range of media, including installation, wall sculptures, paintings and works on paper, the show explores the formal and psychological aspects of symmetry, distortion, inside and outside. Rich in art historical associations, the work is in dialogue with artists as diverse as Hans Arp, Lygia Clark, Sol LeWitt, Mike Kelley and Joe Goode.
The show centers on an installation of two impractical staircase-like structures. One set of “stairs” ascends to nowhere; the other lies on its side, rendered as a zigzagged wall. Each staircase creates a sequestered space within the gallery. Hoeber has made enclosures that are both peculiar closets and hiding places, which have intense cultural connotations. Inside these “rooms” are paintings and works on paper that allude to more colorful, irrational, organic forms.
Julian Hoeber
Blue Wound, 2013
Acrylic on linen.
Courtesy of fused space.
Julian Hoeber
Cave Drawing #3, 2014
Gouache and collage on paper.
Courtesy of fused space.
“Inners” is on view through May 24, 2014.
For more information visit fused space, San Francisco.
