Serpentine Gallery: Hans-Peter Feldmann 11 April

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Hans-Peter Feldmann
11 April - 5 June 2012

Hans-Peter Feldmann (born 1941, Dusseldorf) rose to prominence in the early 1970s, earning worldwide acclaim for his expansive and encyclopaedic photographic series. Often presented in the form of books, posters, postcards and installations, these collections link Feldmann's life-long fascination with collecting elements of visual culture. His exhibition at the Serpentine Gallery will be his first solo presentation in a London public gallery.

For his Serpentine exhibition, Feldmann presents works from throughout his career. Among the earliest works is a series of booklets titled Bilder (Pictures), each consisting of a collection of photographs of everyday subjects or situations. His Time Series, produced during the mid-1970s, expanded upon this, chronicling the most banal events frame by frame, thereby effectively slowing down the passage of time.

Feldmann is a prolific producer of artist's books. His publications have been instrumental in establishing the genre as a recognisable form of artistic practice, influencing generations of artists who have followed him.

Feldmann's appetite for amassing cultural artefacts is demonstrated in a new work presented for the first time at the Serpentine. The artist purchased a number of ladies' handbags along with their entire contents, filling museological vitrines with credit cards, mobile telephones and address books, making passing fashions and lifestyle choices the object of display and public discussion. Also seen for the first time at the Serpentine is Seascapes, a collection of 15 traditional oil paintings in conventional frames shown as a group.

Feldmann's work has been exhibited widely, including recent solo exhibitions at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (2011), Museo Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid (2010), Arnolfini, Bristol (2007) and Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (1992). His work has been shown in numerous group exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale in 2009 and 2003 and Take Me I'm Yours at the Serpentine Gallery in 1995.

Press coverage

Vernacular spectacular, Financial Times, Saturday 7 April 2012

A handbag? Surely you're joking, Mr Feldmann..., The Guardian, Tuesday 10 April 2012

'Looking in a handbag is a really strict taboo': Artist paid women £400 to reveal personal items for new exhibition, Daily Mail, Wednesday 11 April 2012

Artist Hans-Peter Feldmann reveals what's in women's handbags in a new exhibition, The Telegraph, Wednesday 11 April 2012

Seminal works from throughout Hans-Peter Feldmann's career on view at the Serpentine Gallery, artdaily.org, Thursday 12 April 2012

Hans-Peter Feldmann, Serpentine Gallery, The Arts Desk, Thursday 12 April 2012

Artists Explore The Secret World Of Women: Their Purses, Babble (blog), Thursday 12 April 2012

Tom Sutcliffe: When the object is to collect objects, The Independent, Friday 13 April 2012

Pondering the Puzzles of Hans-Peter Feldman's Witty and Wise Career Survey at the Serpentine Gallery, ArtInfo, Friday 13 April 2012

Having the last laugh: Hans-Peter Feldmann at The Serpentine Gallery, One Stop Arts, Friday 13 April 2012

Hans-Peter Feldmann, Serpentine Gallery, London, The Independent, Sunday 15 April 2012

Hans-Peter Feldmann | Serpentine Gallery | London, Aesthetica (blog), Monday 16 April 2012

Hans-Peter Feldmann, Time Out, Monday 16 April 2012

Art Review: Hans-Peter Feldmann @ Serpentine Gallery, Londonist, Tuesday 17 April 2012

Talks and events

Saturday 14 April
documentation céline duval (doc-cd) and Kathryn Rattee
3pm

Saturday 21 April
Luke Skrebowski
3pm

Tuesday 24 April
Public Talk: Hans-Peter Feldmann and Hans Ulrich Obrist
7pm

Saturday 28 April
Rowan Watson
3pm

Saturday 5 May
Chris Fite-Wassilak
3pm

Saturday 12 May
Matt Packer
3pm

Saturday 19 May
Nick Thurston
3pm

Saturday 26 May
Martin Clark
3pm

Saturday 2 June
Clive Phillpot
3pm

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Hans-Peter Feldmann
Installation view, Hans-Peter Feldmann
Serpentine Gallery, London
(11 April - 5 June 2012)
© 2012 Jerry Hardman-Jones

Hans-Peter Feldmann 11 April - 5 June 2012

Hans-Peter Feldmann
11 April - 5 June 2012