Analia Saban
Interiors
February 27–March 28, 2015
London

Analia Saban has gained renown for work that playfully carves open the conventions of photography, painting and sculpture. Interiors, her third exhibition with Sprüth Magers and her first in the London gallery, evokes an array of ideas about how genre and media affect our perception of different artworks, and vice versa. Using the constituent parts of her media as her very subject matter, Saban constructs a dialogue between the conventions that delineate various genres and the manifestation of these characteristics in the anatomy, or “interior,” of individual artworks.

In the large gallery, Claim (from Chesterfield Sofa) (2014) appears at first glance like two objects—a sofa and, with a sly nod to that interior-decorating cliché, the painting above it in matching neutral colours. But the work is in fact a single, integrated sculpture, with both objects unified by the large piece of canvas that they share. The canvas spreads and grows from the stretcher, invading the interior of the room, perversely merging with the sofa. The paradoxical mood of this work extends to Draped Marble (Fior di Pesco Apuano) (2015), where a thin slab of marble hangs from a pristine sawhorse as if it were a wet towel. Cracking where it folds, yet just maintaining its form, the marble fails to live up to its essence as a material prized for hardness and permanence.

 

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The traditional still life is treated with similar irreverence in Fade Out (Bouquet of Flowers, in Ten Steps) (2015). An elegant line drawing of flowers is repeated ten times to create a polyptych. With repetition the image becomes increasingly distorted: as the viewer moves from left to right, the lines in each drawing become heavier and darker, until the legible still life becomes obliterated by black ink. As an involuntary force appears to overwhelm the picture, Saban reimagines the still life as a machine-made abstraction. An element of time or evolution is suggested by the structure of the work, which the viewer can read either way: an abstraction reducing itself to a clear image, or an image giving in to entropy, becoming a nameless shape.

Saban’s surgical treatment of her material extends to photography: she will drag a still-wet photograph across a textured surface, or scrape the emulsion off the paper. In Markings (from Paint Storage) (2014) Saban scrapes a photograph that depicts a shelf of paints before reapplying the emulsion to an adjacent canvas. Saban taps into ideas and forces that she finds within the photographic image, as if the depicted object—the cans of paint—transform to become actual pigment and a rival to the artist. Throughout Interiors, Saban seems to discover an inner life in each artwork, constituted in part by the conventions of media and genre. She converses with, even fights against, the materiality of each painting, photography or sculpture, and each work endures as a hard-won depiction of that process.

 

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Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

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Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Interiors
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, London, February 27–March 28, 2015

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Exhibited Works
Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Claim (from Chesterfield Sofa), 2014
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Claim (from Chesterfield Sofa), 2014
Linen canvas on stretcher bars and on sofa structure
315 × 243.8 × 101.6 cm
124 × 96 × 40 inches

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Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Draped Marble (Fior di Pesco Apuano), 2015
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Analia Saban
Draped Marble (Fior di Pesco Apuano), 2015
Marble slab on steel on wooden sawhorse
99.1 × 177.8 × 91.4 cm
39 × 70 × 36 inches

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Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Markings (from Paint Sample Chips), 2014
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Analia Saban
Markings (from Paint Sample Chips), 2014
Gelatin silver print on resin coated paper and canvas
152.4 × 243.8 cm
60 × 96 inches

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Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Scrapped (Paint Storage Shelves), 2014
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Analia Saban
Scrapped (Paint Storage Shelves), 2014
Gelatin silver print on resin coated paper
76.2 × 101.6 cm
30 × 40 inches

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Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Markings (from Paint Storage), 2014
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Analia Saban
Markings (from Paint Storage), 2014
Gelatin silver print on resin coated paper and canvas
76.2 × 203.2 cm
30 × 80 inches

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Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Markings (from Paint Storage Shelves), 2014
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Analia Saban
Markings (from Paint Storage Shelves), 2014
Gelatin silver print on resin coated paper and canvas
76.2 × 203.2 cm
30 × 80 inches

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Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Pocket Watch (White) #2, 2014
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Analia Saban
Pocket Watch (White) #2, 2014
Laser sculpted acrylic paint on canvas
106.7 × 106.7 × 2.5 cm
42 × 42 × 1 inches

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Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Burlap Rag, 2015
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Analia Saban
Burlap Rag, 2015
Ink on primed burlap
215.9 × 36.8 × 16.5 cm
85 × 14 1/2 × 6 1/2 inches

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Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Bulge (Horizontal) #1, 2015
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Analia Saban
Bulge (Horizontal) #1, 2015
Encaustic paint on walnut stretcher bars
33.7 × 26.7 × 14.6 cm
13 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 5 3/4 inches

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Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Bulge (Vertical) #1, 2015
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Analia Saban
Bulge (Vertical) #1, 2015
Encaustic paint on walnut stretcher bars
34.3 × 26.7 × 15.9 cm
13 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 6 1/4 inches

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Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Erosion, Positive / Negative (Viewing Room, Galerie Sprüth Magers London), 2015
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Analia Saban
Erosion, Positive / Negative (Viewing Room, Galerie Sprüth Magers London), 2015
Graphite on laser-sculpted paper
2 parts, 74.8 × 98.4 cm each
2 parts, 29 7/16 × 38 3/4 inches each

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Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Erosion, Positive / Negative (Fireplace, Galerie Sprüth Magers London), 2015
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Analia Saban
Erosion, Positive / Negative (Fireplace, Galerie Sprüth Magers London), 2015
Graphite on laser-sculpted paper
2 parts, 98.4 × 73.3 cm each
2 parts, 38 3/4 × 28 7/8 inches each

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Analia Saban
Bouquet of Flowers, 2015
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Analia Saban
Bouquet of Flowers, 2015
Machine-rendered acrylic paint on linen
142.2 × 116.8 × 3.8 cm
56 × 46 × 1 1/2 inches

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Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Fade Out (Bouquet of Flowers, in Ten Steps) , 2015
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Analia Saban
Fade Out (Bouquet of Flowers, in Ten Steps) , 2015
Machine-rendered ink on paper
10 parts, 81.3 × 55.9 cm each
10 parts, 32 × 22 inches each

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Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Fireplace, 2015
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Analia Saban
Fireplace, 2015
Machine-rendered acrylic paint on linen
142.2 × 116.8 × 3.8 cm
56 × 46 × 1 1/2 inches

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Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban
Slab Foundation with Glass Opening, 2014
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Analia Saban
Slab Foundation with Glass Opening, 2014
Glass and concrete on canvas
101.6 × 71.1 × 7 cm
40 × 28 × 2 3/4 inches

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Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Claim (from Chesterfield Sofa), 2014
Linen canvas on stretcher bars and on sofa structure
315 × 243.8 × 101.6 cm
124 × 96 × 40 inches

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Claim (from Chesterfield Sofa), 2014 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Claim (from Chesterfield Sofa), 2014 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Claim (from Chesterfield Sofa), 2014 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Draped Marble (Fior di Pesco Apuano), 2015
Marble slab on steel on wooden sawhorse
99.1 × 177.8 × 91.4 cm
39 × 70 × 36 inches

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Draped Marble (Fior di Pesco Apuano), 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Draped Marble (Fior di Pesco Apuano), 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Draped Marble (Fior di Pesco Apuano), 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Markings (from Paint Sample Chips), 2014
Gelatin silver print on resin coated paper and canvas
152.4 × 243.8 cm
60 × 96 inches

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Markings (from Paint Sample Chips), 2014 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Markings (from Paint Sample Chips), 2014 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Scrapped (Paint Storage Shelves), 2014
Gelatin silver print on resin coated paper
76.2 × 101.6 cm
30 × 40 inches

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Scrapped (Paint Storage Shelves), 2014 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Markings (from Paint Storage), 2014
Gelatin silver print on resin coated paper and canvas
76.2 × 203.2 cm
30 × 80 inches

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Markings (from Paint Storage), 2014 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Markings (from Paint Storage Shelves), 2014
Gelatin silver print on resin coated paper and canvas
76.2 × 203.2 cm
30 × 80 inches

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Markings (from Paint Storage Shelves), 2014 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Markings (from Paint Storage Shelves), 2014 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Pocket Watch (White) #2, 2014
Laser sculpted acrylic paint on canvas
106.7 × 106.7 × 2.5 cm
42 × 42 × 1 inches

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Pocket Watch (White) #2, 2014 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Burlap Rag, 2015
Ink on primed burlap
215.9 × 36.8 × 16.5 cm
85 × 14 1/2 × 6 1/2 inches

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Burlap Rag, 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Bulge (Horizontal) #1, 2015
Encaustic paint on walnut stretcher bars
33.7 × 26.7 × 14.6 cm
13 1/4 × 10 1/2 × 5 3/4 inches

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Bulge (Horizontal) #1, 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Bulge (Horizontal) #1, 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Bulge (Vertical) #1, 2015
Encaustic paint on walnut stretcher bars
34.3 × 26.7 × 15.9 cm
13 1/2 × 10 1/2 × 6 1/4 inches

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Bulge (Vertical) #1, 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Bulge (Vertical) #1, 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Erosion, Positive / Negative (Viewing Room, Galerie Sprüth Magers London), 2015
Graphite on laser-sculpted paper
2 parts, 74.8 × 98.4 cm each
2 parts, 29 7/16 × 38 3/4 inches each

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Erosion, Positive / Negative (Viewing Room, Galerie Sprüth Magers London), 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Erosion, Positive / Negative (Viewing Room, Galerie Sprüth Magers London), 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Erosion, Positive / Negative (Fireplace, Galerie Sprüth Magers London), 2015
Graphite on laser-sculpted paper
2 parts, 98.4 × 73.3 cm each
2 parts, 38 3/4 × 28 7/8 inches each

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Erosion, Positive / Negative (Fireplace, Galerie Sprüth Magers London), 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Erosion, Positive / Negative (Fireplace, Galerie Sprüth Magers London), 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Bouquet of Flowers, 2015
Machine-rendered acrylic paint on linen
142.2 × 116.8 × 3.8 cm
56 × 46 × 1 1/2 inches

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Bouquet of Flowers, 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Bouquet of Flowers, 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Fade Out (Bouquet of Flowers, in Ten Steps) , 2015
Machine-rendered ink on paper
10 parts, 81.3 × 55.9 cm each
10 parts, 32 × 22 inches each

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Fade Out (Bouquet of Flowers, in Ten Steps), 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Fade Out (Bouquet of Flowers, in Ten Steps), 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Fade Out (Bouquet of Flowers, in Ten Steps), 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Fade Out (Bouquet of Flowers, in Ten Steps), 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Fade Out (Bouquet of Flowers, in Ten Steps), 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Fireplace, 2015
Machine-rendered acrylic paint on linen
142.2 × 116.8 × 3.8 cm
56 × 46 × 1 1/2 inches

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Fireplace, 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Fireplace, 2015 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Slab Foundation with Glass Opening, 2014
Glass and concrete on canvas
101.6 × 71.1 × 7 cm
40 × 28 × 2 3/4 inches

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Slab Foundation with Glass Opening, 2014 (detail)

Analia Saban – Interiors – London
Analia Saban – Interiors – London

Analia Saban
Slab Foundation with Glass Opening, 2014 (detail)

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Selected Press

Sculpture and Painting on the Line: Analia Saban at Sprüth Magers
Artcritical, review by Paul Carey-Kent, March 30, 2015

Argentinian artist Analia Saban arrives at London’s Sprüth Magers
Wallpaper*, review by Nick Compton, March 3, 2015

In Analia Saban’s Unassuming Artwork, More Than Meets the Eye
The New York Times, preview by Julie Baumgardner, February 26, 2015

Backyards and Living Rooms
Modern Painters, preview by Scott Indrisek, February 2015