Talia Chetrit, Peter Fischli and David Weiss, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Luisa Lambri, Dorothea Lange, Joaquín Torres-García, Jean-Pierre Villafañe, Lawrence Weiner

Hoffmann + Maler + Wallenberg is pleased to announce its third group exhibition and the first to take place in the gallery’s atrium space. Pushed, Pulled, Stretched, and Tangled explores a diverse range of distinctive artistic practices, from sculpture to photography, painting, and installation, through works by nine artists: Talia Chetrit, Peter Fischli and David Weiss, Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Luisa Lambri, Dorothea Lange, Joaquín Torres-García, Jean-Pierre Villafañe, and Lawrence Weiner. The exhibition proposes a dialogue between art, time, and space, offering a kaleidoscope of perspectives and contemplating profound mysteries of existence.

Through her thought-provoking photography, Talia Chetrit pushes the boundaries of representation, exploring intimate connections between subject and photographer, past and present, perception and truth. Her works challenge viewers to question the passage of time and the very possibility of captured moments.

Peter Fischli and David Weiss offer a playful yet philosophical take on the cyclical nature of time and the ephemerality of existence. The airport photos featured in the show capture the sublime beauty of mundane moments and the poetic rhythm of travel.

Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster’s immersive and transformative environments blur the boundaries between reality and fiction. Her installations often incorporate architectural elements, light, and sound to create ethereal, dreamlike atmospheres. By skillfully orchestrating space, Gonzalez-Foerster invites audiences to question their perceptions and engage with the intricate interplay of physical surroundings and emotional states.

Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s poignant and politically charged installations delve into the ephemeral nature of life and love, and often involve viewer participation. Untitled (Perfect Lovers) (1991) elegantly explores the fragility of time and the poignancy of shared experience through the gradual de-sychronization of two synchronized clocks.

Luisa Lambri’s architectural photography masterfully captures the essence of space, light, and geometry. Her works are meditative reflections on the coexistence of human presence and the built environment, and traverse the physical and metaphysical realms.

While primarily known for her photographs depicting the effects of the Great Depression, Dorothea Lange also created an extensive series of highly formal, occasionally almost abstract photographs of architectural spaces that do not seem to belong to any specific time or place, but exist in a dimension all their own.

A more outspokenly political question of time and space is posed in América Invertida (1943), a drawing by Joaquín Torres-García that portrays South America with Cape Horn at the top, deviating from the standard orientation so as to challenge the hegemony of the Global North when it comes to geography and history.

Wooden sculptures by Jean-Pierre Villafañe explore the dynamic relationship between time, motion, and energy. They blur the lines between identities, times, and spaces, immersing viewers in a dance of perpetual change.

A pioneer of Conceptual art, Lawrence Weiner challenged conventional artistic mediums by expanding the possibilities of language as art. His timeless messages transcend spatial and temporal limitations, inviting contemplation.