Elias Hansen: blown glasses preserving moments of anger
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- Elias Hansen, Written on the walls, writing on your grave, 2014;CFL light bulb, enamel paint, found object, glass, light fixture, playing card, silicone, steel, tape, vinyl, wood 72 x 60 x 18 inches. Courtesy of Jonathan Viner, London.
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- Elias Hansen, You can cry all you want, but it ain’t changing shit. installation view at Jonathan Viner, London, 2014. Courtesy of Jonathan Viner, London.
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- Elias Hansen, Happy enough, I guess, 2014; CFL light bulbs, found object, glass, light fixtures, steel 54 x 64 x 72 inches. Courtesy of Jonathan Viner, London.
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- Elias Hansen, If fucking would’ve fixed this, I’d have fucked the shit out of you a long fucking time ago, 2014; enamel paint, found object, glass, playing card, steel, tape, wood 43 x 13 x 16 inches. Courtesy of Jonathan Viner, London.
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- Elias Hansen, Fuck you. And everything, 2014; enamel paint, found object, glass, playing card, steel, wood 54 x 16 x 13 inches. Courtesy of Jonathan Viner, London.
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- Elias Hansen, Of course, a lot of things are sad. But not as sad as this, 2014; CFL light bulb, cork, enamel paint, found object, glass, light fixture, playing card, steel, shell, wax, wood 56 x 35 x 45 inches. Courtesy of Jonathan Viner, London.
No writings can better explain the solo show by the conceptual glass-blower Elias Hansen currently at Jonathan Viner, London, than a double string made with the titles of the artworks on display. String one: “10 pounds says you’re fucked. Even love’s got a long ways to save you from this. If fucking would’ve fixed this, I’d have fucked the shit out of you a long fucking time ago. I’m sure your sad; so shut the fuck up. If we spoke the same language, you’d have stopped listening a long time ago. Fuck you; and everything. Happy enough, I guess”. String two: “Take a nap, this one ain’t changing soon. Of course, a lot of things are sad; but not as sad as this. Written on the walls, writing on your grave. Smoking and crying”.
Additional details: Elias Hansen was born 1979, he lives and works in upstate New York. Recent exhibitions include I’m a long way from home and I don’t really know these roads, Anat Ebgi, Los Angeles; Should be fine, Maccarone, New York; We’re just in it for the money (with Oscar Tuazon), Balice Hertling, Paris; Heart to Hand (with Oscar Tuazon), Swiss Institute, New York and Ain’t quite right with the Reader, A Palazzo, Brescia. He will be included in the upcoming Yokohama Triennale.
September 22, 2014
