Egon Schiele e Francesca Woodman a confronto. E’ possibile? Evidentemente sì. Perché questo paragone è al centro della proposta espositiva del Tate Liverpool (Uk) che dal 24 maggio ospiterà le opere dei due artisti in un’unico mostra che guarda con nuovi occhi i due artisti.
La fotografia e l’arte, dunque, si mettono sullo stesso piano per trovare somiglianze e differenze ma soprattutto per mettere in evidenza la natura espressiva del corpo umano, che cambia in base agli occhi dei due artisti.
Conosciuti entrambi per nudi e autoritratti, le fotografie della Woodman ci fanno vedere con occhi nuovi il lavoro di Schiele, evidenziando come le pratiche e le idee di quest’ultimo continuino ad avere una fondamentale rilevanza per l’arte contemporanea.
Una mostra assolutamente da vedere per chi è nei paraggi o da programmare questa estate in vista di una vacanza.
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- Francesca Woodman, 1958-1981 Untitled, Providence, Rhode Island 1976 Gelatin silver print 140 x 140 mm ARTIST ROOMS Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d’Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008 © Courtesy of Charles Woodman/Estate of Francesca Woodman
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- Francesca Woodman, 1958-1981 Untitled, Providence, Rhode Island 1976 Gelatin silver print 143 x 144 mm ARTIST ROOMS Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d’Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008 © Courtesy of Charles Woodman/Estate of Francesca Woodman
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- Francesca Woodman, 1958-1981 Untitled, Providence, Rhode Island 1975–1978 Gelatin silver print 109 x 109 mm ARTIST ROOMS Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d’Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008 © Courtesy of Charles Woodman/Estate of Francesca Woodman
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- Francesca Woodman, 1958-1981 Untitled, New York c.1980 Gelatin silver print 171 x 165 mm ARTIST ROOMS Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d’Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008 © Courtesy of Charles Woodman/Estate of Francesca Woodman
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- Francesca Woodman, 1958-1981 From Polka Dots, Providence, Rhode Island 1976 Gelatin silver print 141 x 140 mm ARTIST ROOMS Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d’Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008 © Courtesy of Charles Woodman/Estate of Francesca Woodman
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- Francesca Woodman, 1958-1981 From Angel Series, Rome, Italy 1977 Gelatin silver print 93 x 93 mm ARTIST ROOMS Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d’Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008 © Courtesy of Charles Woodman/Estate of Francesca Woodman
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- Francesca Woodman, 1958-1981 Eel Series, Venice, Italy 1978 Gelatin silver print 219 x 218 mm ARTIST ROOMS Acquired jointly with the National Galleries of Scotland through The d’Offay Donation with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and the Art Fund 2008 © Courtesy of Charles Woodman/Estate of Francesca Woodman
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- Egon Schiele, 1890-1918 Standing Nude Girl 1914 Graphite on paper Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg Image courtesy: Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nürnberg
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- Egon Schiele, 1890-1918 Standing Male Figure (Self-Portrait) 1914 Gouache and graphite on paper 460 x 305 mm National Gallery, Prague Photograph © National Gallery in Prague 2017
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- Egon Schiele, 1890-1918 Squatting Girl 1917 Gouache and crayon on paper 460 x 288 mm © Staatliche Graphische Sammlung München.
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- Egon Schiele, 1890-1918 Self-Portrait in Crouching Position 1913 Gouache and graphite on paper 323 x 475 mm Moderna Museet / Stockholm Photo: Moderna Museet / Stockholm
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- Egon Schiele, 1890-1918 Self-Portrait 1914 Watercolour and pencil on paper 467 x 301 mm Ömer Koç Image courtesy: Hadiye Cangökçe
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- Egon Schiele, 1890-1918 Reclining Woman with Green Slippers (Liegende Frau mit Grünen Hausschuhen) 1917 Gouache, watercolour and black crayon on paper 297 x 458 mm Private Collector Image courtesy: Private Collection.
English version
Life in Motion: Egon Schiele/Francesca Woodman
Tate Liverpool. 24 May – 23 September 2018
Tate Liverpool presents an exhibition that highlights the expressive nature of the human body, seen through the eyes of two influential and innovative artists. Life in Motion combines the work of radical Austrian expressionist Egon Schiele (1890 – 1918) and American photographer Francesca Woodman (1958 – 1981), and investigates their incredible ability to capture and suggest movement to create dynamic, extraordinary compositions.
Working at either end of the twentieth century, Woodman’s photographs help to refocus how we see the work of Schiele, highlighting how the latter’s practices and ideas continue to have a relevance to contemporary art. Renowned for their nude portraits and self-portraits, Schiele and Woodman lay bare their subjects’ raw emotional state and physical tensions in intimate and unapologetic work.
Life in Motion: Egon Schiele/ Francesca Woodman sheds new light on the intensity and passion shared and conveyed by these two artists, whose approaches have resulted in the portrayal of candid moments. Schiele used quick marks and sharp minimal lines to reflect the animated energy of his models, while Woodman employed long exposures to create a blurred image that captures extended yet unsteady moments in time. The exhibition offers the viewer a close and intimate encounter with these personal and powerful works.
Ten years on from Tate Liverpool’s acclaimed Gustav Klimt exhibition, the gallery showcases the works of his protégé, Schiele, on the 100th anniversary of his death. The exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see a large number of his drawings in the North of England, bringing attention to the artist’s technical virtuosity, distinctive vision and unflinching depictions of the human figure.
One of the most prominent exponents of Austrian expressionism, Schiele developed a distinctive and daring style. Viewed by some as controversial, he frequently depicted tortured and emaciated figures in his drawings. His models are often in a state of emotional and psychological flux, posed with contorted bodies and twisted limbs. The exhibition highlights the breadth of Schiele’s practice, beyond his erotic depictions of women, this includes a number of self-portraits and also illuminates an evolution in his approach to line and colour.
Francesca Woodman was one of the most innovative photographers of the second half of the 20th century. During her short, but exceptionally productive career, she produced a large number of striking, surreal and often humorous photographs. Woodman worked at the intersection of performance art, choreography and architecture. Her black and white photographs express a heightened awareness of her surroundings, interacting or merging with the often deteriorating space around the artist. The direct, uncompromising images depict the existential complexity of an identity in a permanent state of transition. The exhibition will include images from My House Series, Providence, Rhode Island, 1976 and Eel Series, Roma, May 1977 – August 1978.
