Lucas Simões
Perpetual Instability
06/03 - 11/04/15
Preview: 05/03/15, 6-9pm
Press release:
Space In Between (SIB) is delighted to present a solo exhibition of new work by
Brazilian artist Lucas Simões. Perpetual Instability will be the artist’s first solo exhibition
in London, and will see Simões present an installation of new works in concrete
responding to the current situation of Brutalist architecture.
Simões’ practice relates his artistic making to the intrinsic specificities of each place
where he realises his projects. Perpetual Instability will open at SIB following a 3-week
residency in a studio in the Balfron Tower: Ernö Goldfinger’s iconic 27-storey
Brutalist tower in Poplar, East London. Simões’ interest in architecture is rooted in
the changes and trends that take place both in and around it over time. His practice
addresses the notion of ‘time shifting’ in architecture; both its physical manifestations
of change and potential dilapidation, as well as social perceptions of changes in the
style of architectural design.
For Perpetual Instability, Simões will present a series of small concrete and paper
sculptures, alongside a fragile installation that will gradually fracture and break up
over the course of the exhibition as visitors interact with it. Rather than creating a
sense of irony, Simões hopes this will generate some kind of pleasure for those taking
part. “There is a kind of perversion in it, to take the meaning out of place”, he says.
“Strangeness is something that fascinates me, and to make it beautiful is even better.”
Notes to editors:
Perpetual Instability will open on 05/03/15, following a 3-week residency period at the
Balfron Tower in London. This exhibition is part of a wider artistic exchange between
SIB and Emma Thomas gallery Sao Paulo, which represent Simões. The second half
of this exchange is a solo show by London-based Simon Linington (SIB) at Emma
Thomas. Linington is currently on residency at Pivo - in Oscar Niemeyer’s iconic
Copan Building, São Paulo - ahead of the show, which opens on 19/02/15.
Bio:
Lucas Simões b. 1980, Catanduva, lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil. Recent solo
exhibitions include: Lucas Simões, Museu de Arte Moderna Aloísio Magalhães
(MAMAM), Recife, 2014; PE Operações fotográficas, Sesc Vila Mariana, São Paulo,
2014;Deluded Detachment, Solo Project at ARCO Madrid, 2014; Imagine Brazil,
Astrup Fearnley Museet, Oslo, 2013; Emmathomasteca, Galeria Emma Thomas, São
Paulo, 2013;Prêmio Foco, Bradesco Art Rio, Rio de Janeiro, 2013; Beyond the
Library, Frankfurt Buchmesse, Frankfurt, 2013.
http://www.lucassimoes.com.br/
Perpetual Instability
Lucas Simões
06/03 - 11/04/15
(Closed Easter Weekend)
Preview: 05/03/15, 6-9pm
Artist In Conversation: 07/03/15, 3pm
Space In Between (SIB)
Unit 26 Regent Studios
8 Andrews Road
London E8 4QN