A new show in Paris with paintings (and packaging!) that look terrific!


You could kinda say that Tim Biskup is like a younger, less pretentious, less grandiloquent Jeff Koons. You could call his work Pop Surrealism. You call also call him slightly mad (in a good way; we salute him for it). In any case, it’s exciting to see that his latest exhibition « O/S Operating System » is in Paris, showing a new side to a body of work that is in constant evolution.

Each of the twelve pieces in the exhibition are self contained units which include an original painting packed into its own shipping crate along with an elaborate pedestal that can be assembled using parts that come inside the crate as well as the crate itself.

The pieces are intended to represent the interconnection between art itself and the peripheral elements that allow it to exist. As a metaphor, the « systems » ask the question of weather the peripheral elements actually add to or distract from the the artwork being presented. Also included in the exhibition is a large scale serigraph, « Tree Of Life » depicting the artist’s familiar Cyclops character, known as « Helper », perched among the branches of a lush tree, surrounded by flora and fauna and wielding an axe. Biskup has said that the character is a symbol of mankind corrupted by his own sense of spiritual knowledge.

As we are more familiar with Tim Biskup’s paintings, it will be interesting to see how he turns them into hybrid sculptures. The exhibition will also be the chance to buy limited edition prints signed by the artist (rare!).

Here are all the essential details for the Tim Biskup exhibition « O/S Operating System » in Paris

Where: Addict Galerie, 14/16 rue de Thorigny, 75003 Paris. Métro Saint-Sébastien-Froissart (line
When : 11th October – 16th November 2008. Grand opening (no invitation necessary) on Saturday 11th October from 6pm – 9pm
Exhibition opening hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 7pm (closed Sundays and Mondays)
More information (in French) : on the gallery site
Tim Biskup official site : here
Buy a limited print of « Tree of Life »: here
(parts of this post were taken from the article on the great BoingBoing site. Click here to read the original article.)

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