ELISABETH PENKER

Elisabeth Penker, “CT Structure” (Shelf-Table) Acrylic on poplar plywoodKunst im Parlament (curated by Peter Pakesch) 2006

75 x 21 x 82cm (2 parts) | manufacturer: Atelier Elisabeth Penker

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Elisabeth Penker, “Bench-Shelf” Acrylic on poplar plywoodview: “First Nation Pavilion” from “Protections” (curated by Adam Budak & Christine Peters)

Kunsthaus Graz, 2006 46 x 151 x 42cm | manufacturer: Atelier Elisabeth Penkerbackground: 4-channel sound installation “De-Grammatical”

The “Bench-Shelf” mirrors the bottom and the top seating elements thereby giving the object an asym-metrical appearance. The “Bench-Shelf” form developed out of the FO/GoLab model by Penker for a video reference library developed in the summer 2001. It was later used by the museums doorman (in Porto) as furniture.

Elisabeth Penker, “Bench-Shelf” Acrylic on poplar plywood view: MAK CAT Tower, Vienna (curated by Andreas Kristof) 2008

46 x 151 x 42cm | manufacturer: Atelier Elisabeth PenkerPhoto: Martin Wesely

Elisabeth Penker, “Bench-Shelf” Acrylic on poplar plywood view: Galerie nächst St.Stephan / Rosemarie Schwarzwälder (Log-In), Vienna, 2008

46 x 151 x 42cm | manufacturer: Atelier Elisabeth Penker

exhibition view FO/GO Lab, “First Story” Galeria do Palacio, Porto (curated by Ute Meta Bauer) 2001

FO/GO LAB, Elisabeth Penker, model for video reference library“First Story” Galeria do Palacio, Porto (curated by Ute Meta Bauer) 2001

Elisabeth Penker, “Hanging Chairs”, 2009 Compressed Cedar, Wooden-dowells, Gallery Chair (Galerie nächst St. Stephan)Acrylic Paint 100 x 182,5 x 22 cm

view: Galerie nächst St.Stephan / Rosemarie Schwarzwälder (Log-In), Vienna, 2010

Hanging, on the wall are 3 chair objects hung similar to Shaker/Amish chair hanging construction, which were designed to hang on the wall and not to take up valuable floor space.

Two objects are hand-made “sculptural-chairs”, which cannot stand alone. The sec-ond object is a folding chair which is folded flat and painted one color from a frontal view in the color of Amish board design. By unfolding the chair the original color of the wood is clearly visible creating a second composition (or view). Numerous contem-porary artists, have related the Shakers/Am-ish radical functionalism to their sculptural practice.

Elisabeth Penker, LISTE Basel (Solo Project) “Can we talk about it without talking”burlap, leather, cedar wood, photo-collages, sound equipment

and music by Coloreblind (Nina Erber, Martin Guttmann, Doron Goldfarb, Elisabeth PenkerGalerie Michael Hall, Vienna 2003 | Photo: Sabine McGrew

“Cultural Translation 1” Gallery G.U.N, Oslo 2000

Elisabeth Penker, “Cultural Translation 2” Kunstlerhaus Klagenfurt (curated by Ulli Sturm), 2001Conversation setting (2 benches with table) for focus group with S. Ferfoglia, Cornelius Kolig, Gregor Podnar, Gerhard Pilgram.

Represented by Charim Galerie, Dorotheergasse 12, 1010 Vienna | charim@charimgalerie.at | 43 1 512 0915 | www.charimgalerie.at

Furniture available at rauminhalt, Harald Bichler Schleifmülgasse 13, 1040 Vienna | design@rauminhalt.com | 43 650 409 9892 | www.rauminhalt.com