Full Description
Swiss artist Roman Signer (b. 1938) makes work that is literally explosive, harnessing natural forces via rockets, fuses and dynamite, as well as rushing water, gravity and catapults. At work since the early 1970s, Signer is a prolific artist who is highly respected worldwide.Roman Signer is represented by Hauser and Wirth, Limatstrasse 270, Zurich CH-8005, zurich@hauserwirth.com , Galerie Barbara Weiss, Zimmerstrasse 88-91, Berlin 10117, mail@galeriebarbaraweiss.de and Margo Leavin Gallery, 812 North Robertson Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90026, mail@margoleavingallery.com
Contents
Interview - Paula van den Bosch asks Roman Signer about his choreography of explosions and other volatile forces. * Survey - Gerhard Mack examines Roman Signer's elemental works and actions in relation to recent art history and cinema theory. * Focus - Jeremy Millar revisits the site of a 1989 artwork to trace the artist's early life in the Swiss town of Appenzell. * Artist's Choice - A scientific text about ball lightning written in 1895. * Artist's Writings - Correspondence between the artist and Graz authorities reveals the lengthy and sometimes absurd process of applying for permission to create one of his artworks; an acceptance speech gives the artist an opportunity to reflect on the origins of his work. * Chronology and Bibliography
