A limited artist edition by artist Erik van Lieshout. An image of a cat appears over a union jack flag. There are lots of expressive black paint lines and some numbers scrawled over the image.
A limited artist edition by artist Erik van Lieshout. This framed collage shows the image of a cat with a human eye. It is signed by the artist.
A limited artist edition by artist Erik van Lieshout. An image of a black cat is shown on top of an american flag. It is signed by the artist.
A limited artist edition by artist Erik van Lieshout. An image of a black cat is seen over blue and red stripes.
A limited artist edition by artist Erik van Lieshout. An illustration of a black cat has been scribbled and painted over. The word Sonia is written below it.
A limited artist edition by artist Erik van Lieshout. An illustration of a black cat with a big X written over it.
A limited artist edition by artist Erik van Lieshout. An illustration of a black cat with some black lines painted over it.
A limited artist edition by artist Erik van Lieshout. A collage with an image of a black cat. There is an insect looking figure drawn over the cat.
A limited artist edition by artist Erik van Lieshout. An image of a cat appears over a union jack flag. There are lots of expressive black paint lines and some numbers scrawled over the image.
A limited artist edition by artist Erik van Lieshout. This framed collage shows the image of a cat with a human eye. It is signed by the artist.
A limited artist edition by artist Erik van Lieshout. An image of a black cat is shown on top of an american flag. It is signed by the artist.
A limited artist edition by artist Erik van Lieshout. An image of a black cat is seen over blue and red stripes.
A limited artist edition by artist Erik van Lieshout. An illustration of a black cat has been scribbled and painted over. The word Sonia is written below it.
A limited artist edition by artist Erik van Lieshout. An illustration of a black cat with a big X written over it.
A limited artist edition by artist Erik van Lieshout. An illustration of a black cat with some black lines painted over it.
A limited artist edition by artist Erik van Lieshout. A collage with an image of a black cat. There is an insect looking figure drawn over the cat.
Erik Van Lieshout | Edition of 30, each unique

Sonia, 2017

£220.00

Mixed media on black and white xerox copy
29.7cm x 42cm (dimensions may vary)
Edition of 30, each unique
Unframed
Signed

To commemorate Erik van Lieshout’s solo exhibition Three Social Works in 2017, the artist produced a unique series of editions for the SLG inspired by his work, The Basement (2014), commissioned for the European biennial of contemporary art Manifesta 10 in St. Petersburg. 

The Basement depicts Van Lieshout’s quest to improve the quality of life for the cats in the Hermitage Museum, where there is a 200 year tradition of keeping cats in the basement to catch the mice. A short film documents his efforts as he cleans and paints their home, designs Modernist-inspired scratching posts, creates new climbing towers and installs artworks for their enjoyment. Interviews with the museum director, staff and the volunteers who look after the cats present a variety of perspectives on the situation, and the film is screened at the end of a make-shift tunnel daubed with photocopies of cats, drawings and collages of political and other figures. The edition Sonia, 2017, is based upon a sketch created during the production of the installation and incorporates Van Lieshout’s recognisable approach using stickers, vinyl, hand drawn and painted elements.

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The Basement depicts Van Lieshout’s quest to improve the quality of life for the cats in the Hermitage Museum, where there is a 200 year tradition of keeping cats in the basement to catch the mice. A short film documents his efforts as he cleans and paints their home, designs Modernist-inspired scratching posts, creates new climbing towers and installs artworks for their enjoyment. Interviews with the museum director, staff and the volunteers who look after the cats present a variety of perspectives on the situation, and the film is screened at the end of a make-shift tunnel daubed with photocopies of cats, drawings and collages of political and other figures. The edition Sonia, 2017, is based upon a sketch created during the production of the installation and incorporates Van Lieshout’s recognisable approach using stickers, vinyl, hand drawn and painted elements.

 

ABOUT ERIK VAN LIESHOUT

Born in Deurne, The Netherlands in 1968, Erik van Lieshout lives and works in Rotterdam. Previous solo exhibitions include The Show Must Ego On, WIELS, Contemporary Art Centre, Brussels, 2016; Delegierte Performance for WWTBD, Marien Jongewaard at Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, 2013; Commission, MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt, 2012; Erik makes Happy, BAWAG Contemporary, Vienna, 2011; How Can I Help You, Hayward Gallery Project Space, London, 2011; Im Netz, Ludwig Museum, Cologne, 2009. Recent group exhibitions include Drawing | The Bottom Line, Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (S.M.A.K.), Ghent, Belgium, 2015; Political Populism, Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna, Austria, 2015; Celebrate Life!, Kunst historisches Museum Vienna, Austria, 2015; Manifesta 10, The European Biennial of Contemporary Art, St. Petersburg, 2014; The Encyclopedic Palace, 55th International Art Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, Venice, 2013 and Point de Vue, Stedelijk Museum, Den Bosch, 2012.

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