| Doors and BouncersFebruary 17, 2007- March 24, 2007 Nicole Wermers will present Doors and Bouncers, an exhibition of new sculpture and collage in Gallery 2. These new pieces fuse formal aspects of modernism with the glamorously superficial aesthetics of consumer culture, furthering Wermers’ investigation of the corporate strategies that shape society’s behavior. Living and working in London, Nicole Wermers’ recent exhibitions include Earring, public sculpture project, Camden Arts Centre, London, 2006 (solo); Around The World In 80 Days, ICA London and South London Gallery, 2006 (group); Tate Triennal, curated by Beatrix Ruf, Tate Britain, London, 2006 (group); The Subversive Charm Of The Bourgeoisie, Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven, 2006 (group); Nicole Wermers, Camden Arts Centre, London, 2005 (solo); and Chemie, Secession, Vienna, 2004 (solo); among others.
Reviews of Doors and BouncersNew York Times March 16, 2007 | | Bridget L. Goodbody | | "...Ms. Wermers’s collages combine Constructivism’s architectonics, Man Ray’s photogram techniques and snippets of Photo Realism to suggest ways that forms from the past can exert force on the present and create the potential for something new...." |
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