Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Installation view of Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity, Los Angeles, Venus Over Los Angeles, 2015
Adel Abdessemed: From Here to Eternity
November 15 - December 20, 2015
Opening: Sunday, November 15th, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
VENUS
601 South Anderson Street
Los Angeles, CA 90023
(Los Angeles, CA) – VENUS is pleased to present From Here to Eternity, an exhibition of new work by Adel Abdessemed. The exhibition is his first major show in Los Angeles and features a series of nearly 100 black stone drawings on paper and military tarpaulin.
Adel Abdessemed’s new series is named for the famous 1953 film best known for the scene in which Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr kiss passionately on the beach as waves crash over them. As a child in Algeria, Abdessemed viewed such western films under the edit and strict censorship of the Algerian government, who cut out any scene that portrayed physical contact between the sexes. Abdessemed is known for embracing themes of history, religion, and politics in his artworks. Though perhaps best known for his video, sculptural, and conceptual art, Abdessemed has chosen to distinguish his Los Angeles debut show by exclusively exhibiting drawings on paper and military tarpaulin.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a printed catalogue with an introduction by Francesco Bonami and text by Hélène Cixous.
ABOUT ADEL ABDESSEMED
Adel Abdessemed (b. 1971, Constantine, Algeria) has exhibited his work internationally and in the United States, with recent shows including solo presentations at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; P. S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, New York; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge; David Zwirner; Dvir Gallery, Tel Aviv; Musée de Vence; Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin; Le Magasin – Centre National d’Art Contemporain, Grenoble; Musée d’art moderne et contemporain, Geneva. His works have been included in group exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Palazzo Grassi, Venice; Institute of Contemporary Art, Berlin; and the current Venice Biennale curated by Okwui Enwezor.
For further information about the exhibition and availability, please contact the gallery at info@venusovermanhattan.com
For all press inquiries related to the exhibition, please email press@venusovermanhattan.com
Adel Abdessemed
From Here to Eternity, 2015
black stone on military tarpaulin
109 7/16 x 94 1/2 in
227.9 x 240 cm
Adel Abdessemed
From Here to Eternity, 2015
black stone on military tarpaulin
106 x 87 in
270 x 221 cm
Adel Abdessemed
From Here to Eternity, 2015
black stone on military tarpaulin
106 x 87 in
270 x 221 cm
Adel Abdessemed
From Here to Eternity, 2015
black stone on military tarpaulin
89 3/8 x 165 3/4 in
227 x 421 cm
Adel Abdessemed
From Here to Eternity, 2015
black stone on military tarpaulin
90 1/8 x 168 1/8 in
229 x 427 cm
Adel Abdessemed
El Che, 2015
black stone on military tarpaulin
105 1/2 x 88 3/16 in
268 x 224 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Chicos, 2015
black stone on paper
29 1/2 x 41 3/8 in
75 x 105 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Elle, 2015
black stone on paper
102 3/8 x 72 7/16 in
260 x 184 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Elektra, 2015
black stone on paper
102 3/8 x 72 7/16 in
260 x 184 cm
Adel Abdessemed
From Here to Eternity, 2015
black stone on paper
29 1/2 x 41 3/8 in
75 x 105 cm
Adel Abdessemed
From Here to Eternity, 2015
black stone on paper
29 1/2 x 41 5/16 in
75 x 105 cm
Adel Abdessemed
From Here to Eternity, 2015
black stone on paper
29 1/2 x 41 5/16 in
75 x 105 cm
Adel Abdessemed
From Here to Eternity, 2015
black stone on paper
29 1/2 x 41 5/16 in
75 x 105 cm
Adel Abdessemed
From Here to Eternity, 2015
black stone on paper
29 1/2 x 41 5/16 in
75 x 105 cm
Adel Abdessemed
From Here to Eternity, 2015
black stone on paper
29 1/2 x 41 3/8 in
75 x 105 cm
Adel Abdessemed
German Shepherd, 2015
black stone on paper
29 1/2 x 41 5/16 in
75 x 105 cm
Adel Abdessemed
German Shepherd, 2015
black stone on paper
29 1/2 x 41 5/16 in
75 x 105 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Hare, 2015
black stone on paper
29 1/2 x 41 5/16 in
75 x 105 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Hare, 2015
black stone on four papers
102 3/4 x 144 7/8 in
261 x 368 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Ksu, 2015
black stone on paper
102 3/8 x 72 7/16 in
260 x 184 cm
Adel Abdessemed
La Tendresse du Tigre, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
La Tendresse du Tigre, 2015
black stone on paper
72 7/16 x 51 3/16 in
184 x 130 cm
Adel Abdessemed
La Tendresse du Tigre, 2015
black stone on paper
72 7/16 x 51 3/16 in
184 x 130 cm
Adel Abdessemed
La Tendresse du Tigre, 2015
black stone on paper
41 3/8 x 29 1/2 in
105 x 75 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Labrador, 2015
black stone on paper
29 1/2 x 41 5/16 in
75 x 105 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Labrador, 2015
black stone on paper
29 1/2 x 41 5/16 in
75 x 105 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Labrador, 2015
black stone on paper
29 1/2 x 41 5/16 in
75 x 105 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Owl, 2015
black stone on paper
23 5/8 x 31 1/2 in
60 x 80 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Pidgeon, 2015
black stone on four papers
102 3/4 x 144 7/8 in
261 x 368 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Plane, 2015
black stone on paper
29 1/2 x 41 3/8 in
75 x 105 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Plane, 2015
black stone on paper
29 1/2 x 41 3/8 in
75 x 105 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Plane, 2015
black stone on paper
29 1/2 x 41 3/8 in
75 x 105 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Plane, 2015
black stone on paper
29 1/2 x 41 3/8 in
75 x 105 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Rio, 2015
black stone on paper
102 3/8 x 72 7/16 in
260 x 184 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Sant’Angelo, 2015
black stone on four papers
102 3/4 x 144 7/8 in
261 x 368 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Shadow, 2015
black stone on paper
29 1/2 x 41 3/8 in
75 x 105 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Shadow, 2015
black stone on four papers
102 3/4 x 144 7/8 in
261 x 368 cm
Adel Abdessemed
This is the land, 2015
black stone on paper
41 5/16 x 29 1/2 in
105 x 75 cm
Adel Abdessemed
This is the land, 2015
black stone on paper
72 1/4 x 51 3/16 in
183.5 x 130 cm
Adel Abdessemed
This is the land, 2015
black stone on two papers
102 3/8 x 72 7/16 in
260 x 184 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Trabajo, 2015
black stone on paper
72 7/16 x 51 3/16 in
184 x 130 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Trabajo, 2015
black stone on paper
72 7/16 x 51 3/16 in
184 x 130 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Trabajo, 2015
black stone on paper
72 7/16 x 51 3/16 in
184 x 130 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Trabajo, 2015
black stone on paper
72 7/16 x 51 3/16 in
184 x 130 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Trabajo, 2015
black stone on paper
72 7/16 x 51 3/16 in
184 x 130 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Trabajo, 2015
black stone on paper
72 7/16 x 51 3/16 in
184 x 130 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Trabajo, 2015
black stone on paper
72 7/16 x 51 3/16 in
184 x 130 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Trabajo, 2015
black stone on paper
72 7/16 x 51 3/16 in
184 x 130 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Trabajo, 2015
black stone on paper
72 7/16 x 51 3/16 in
184 x 130 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Trabajo, 2015
black stone on paper
72 7/16 x 51 3/16 in
184 x 130 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Trabajo, 2015
black stone on paper
72 7/16 x 51 3/16 in
184 x 130 cm
Adel Abdessemed
Trabajo, 2015
black stone on paper
72 7/16 x 51 3/16 in
184 x 130 cm
