GRÖNLUND AND NISUNEN AT THE MOSCOW BIENNALE
REVOLUTION PER MINUTE (2009)
Tommi Gronlund and Petteri Nisunen participate in the Moscow biennale which opens on Friday the 25th of September. The duo was invited by curator Anna Bitkina. The Biennial is arranged for the third time and features work by artists from 25 countries. It is open to the public until 25th of October.
‘Revolution Per Minute’ is a new work by Finnish artists Tommi
Gronlund and Petteri Nisunen that was elaborated especially for a former
shop floor of the factory Red October. In this installation, the artists
work with the synthesis of the structure, geometrical forms and history
of the chosen space that is used as an art venue for the first time and
still preserves the spirit of the Soviet factory.
The long white rods rotate with the speed of 1 revolution per minute by
means of an attached engine. This slow motion fills up the space and
creates a somewhat meditative effect thus reminding the viewers of
monotonous work of the factory machines and estranged and mechanical
labor of the people operating them. The work title ‘Revolution Per
Minute’ refers to pathos and rhetoric of Soviet slogans and word
combinations like, for example, Red October, which combines color depth
and revolutionary call. The minimalistic project of the two Finnish
artists is almost devoid of color and dynamics, which fully contrasts
with the space it is set into. This creates complementary historical and
aesthetical levels of perception of both the installation and the
space.
The exhibition is supported by FRAME - Finnish Fund for Art Exchange
Red October
Berenevskaya naberezhnaya, 6
entrance from Berenevsky pereulok
(Kropotkinskaya metro station)
tel: + 7 495 624 31 53
Opening hours: daily 11 am – 7 pm, closed on Mondays
Part of 3 Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art
Gallery Kalhama & Piippo Contemporary