Institutions, Venice
Paul McCarthy & Christian Lemmerz
New Media (Virtual Reality Art)
Fondazione Giorgio CiniTo coincide with the 57th Venice Biennale 2017, Faurschou Foundation is pleased to present New Media (Virtual Reality Art) at the Fondazione Giorgio Cini. Faurschou Foundation presents new media works by the internationally acclaimed artists Paul McCarthy and Christian Lemmerz. Virtual Reality has made a successful entry onto the global market at an unusually fast pace. In the art world this medium is entering a groundbreaking period of creating and experiencing art. Khora Contemporary, a platform solely dedicated to virtual art (VR) created as a bridge between artists and Virtual Reality developers, collaborated with Paul McCarthy and Christian Lemmerz, the predecessors within the field, to produce astonishing new media works. Faurschou Foundation invites the visitor to enter new scenarios where the psychological and physical spheres overlap. Faurschou Foundation houses a collection of contemporary art and runs a dynamic programme at its spaces in Copenhagen North Harbour and Beijing’s art district, 798. Faurschou Foundation constantly develops and expands the collection, to use their programme to answer artistic need, and give their visitors access to works by some of the world’s most acclaimed artists. Since its launch in 2012 Faurschou Foundation has presented solo exhibitions of many of today’s leading practitioners and key historic figures, including Yoko Ono, Peter Doig, Ai Weiwei, Cai Guo-Qiang, Louise Bourgeois, Shirin Neshat, Gabriel Orozco, Danh Vo, and Bill Viola.