09.19.2024-12.14.2024
JONATHAN MONK
SOME TIME SPENT LOOKING THROUGH A WINDOW
"I was happy when Nicolas invited me to make the 10th anniversary show at Espace Muraille in Geneva - It felt like an interesting opportunity to prepare an exhibition within a private collection. The remit for the presentation was completely up to me - I could determine the rules.
After a site visit and lengthy discussions with Nicolas & Caroline I proposed we make the show together... I would make a short list of my work and Caroline & Eric would do the same with works from their collection. But I needed something to help control the process... an editor of sorts. The editor turned out to be the space - the rooms of Espace Muraille have no windows or at least none that are overly visible... this odd logic helped me curate a short list of works - Caroline & Eric did the same.
I made a new series of paintings based on the windows ot my studio - the view from within. The rest seemed to fall into place without to much of a problem - it's mostly windows with one odd shaped door. It's funny what you can find without even looking" – Jonathan Monk
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Jonathan MONK
Studio Window I, 2024, détail
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