Hand holding folded paper

Jimmy Robert, Untitled, 2020 Courtesy the artist, Tanya Leighton, Berlin and Los Angeles, and Stigter Van Doesburg, Amsterdam.

Jimmy Robert

Asymmetrical Grammar

1.4 2023 – 3.9 2023

Malmö

Jimmy Robert works with staging art historical discussions and contemporary issues. His art, which often brings out a poetic dimension in everyday materials, breaks down the division between image and object. Robert examines the relationship between body and material and exposes art history to new interpretations in regards to representation and identity.

Jimmy Robert’s work explores the political in observation, questioning established conceptions, and opens up for interpretation from multiple points of view. A recurring feature is how meaning is created in the relationship between place, body, and artwork, where all parts appear equally active. His work also poses questions about how a movement can be preserved and how it can be presented in an exhibition context.

A central work in the exhibition is the installation “Descendances du Nu” (2016). It includes objects, photographs, performances, sounds, and writing and is based on Marcel Duchamp’s painting “Nude Descending a Staircase” (1912). Robert’s work also ties in with artist colleagues such as Sturtevant and Sherrie Levine, who both have referred to Duchamp in their work. Further, the installation serves as a set for the performance that is part of the work.
Jimmy Robert raises questions in his art about representation, identity, and gender, often rooted in an art or museum context. The artist takes on these complex subjects through a formal language that is fragmented and open, infused with subtle humor, melancholy, and queerness. These works, in which the body in particular is used as a conceptual tool, are allowed to serve both as independent entities and as component parts of a wider historical network.

The exhibition at Moderna Museet Malmö also comprises a selection of works from Moderna Museet’s collection.

Curator: Andreas Nilsson

The exhibition is presented in the Right and New Galleries

Map of Moderna Museet Malmö
Map of Moderna Museet Malmö

Images

hand holding folded paper
Jimmy Robert, Untitled, 2022 Courtesy the artist, Tanya Leighton, Berlin and Los Angeles, and Stigter Van Doesburg, Amsterdam.
photo mounted on board lying on floor
Jimmy Robert, Untitled (Plié VI), 2020 Photo: Helene Toresdotter/Moderna museet
room with art objects on walls and floor
Jimmy Robert, Installation view, 2023 Photo: Helene Toresdotter/Moderna Museet
dancer posing in room with art
Jimmy Robert, Performance, Descendances du nu, 2023 Photo: Helene Toresdotter/Moderna Museet

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