Exhibition 'De Ateliers / Debut Serie - Lara Almarcegui' in Kunstmuseum Den Haag
The De Ateliers DEBUT SERIES is the fruit of the close and enduring relationship between the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag and De Ateliers. The forthcoming show by Lara Almarcegui (b. Zaragoza, Spain, 1972) will be the third in the series of solo shows by artists who have spent time at De Ateliers in Amsterdam (the Netherlands’ premier institute fostering young artistic talent). This valuable initiative is sponsored by Outset Netherlands and the Niemeijer Fund. For her forthcoming exhibition in the projects gallery, Almarcegui has created a brand new work based on the Gemeentemuseum building.
Lara Almarcegui employs procedures similar to those of an archaeologist, but applies them to buildings and sites that still exist. The basis of her work is the idea that the materials of which a building is made will be all that remains when it is demolished. Almarcegui herself puts it like this: “The list of materials recalls the building before it was constructed, when the materials were loaded on the truck for delivery, and it resembles the pile of material it will turn into after it has been disassembled. The list is like a cookbook that shows a dish alongside the list of ingredients. Here you can see the building with its various components.”
