Taking Place
Louise Lawler
September 22–November 7, 2009
Berlin

Monika Sprüth and Philomene Magers are delighted to present Louise Lawler’s first solo exhibition in their new gallery space in Berlin after having shown her work many times since 1987. The photographs shown in the exhibition were taken in auction houses and homes, most notably Yves Saint Laurent‘s apartment in Paris.

 

Installation Views
Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
Taking Place
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009

Louise Lawler
Taking Place
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009
Photo: Timo Ohler

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
Taking Place
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009

Louise Lawler
Taking Place
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009
Photo: Timo Ohler

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
Taking Place
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009

Louise Lawler
Taking Place
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009
Photo: Timo Ohler

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
Taking Place
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009

Louise Lawler
Taking Place
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009
Photo: Timo Ohler

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
Taking Place
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009

Louise Lawler
Taking Place
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009
Photo: Timo Ohler

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
Taking Place
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009

Louise Lawler
Taking Place
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009
Photo: Timo Ohler

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Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
Taking Place
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009
Photo: Timo Ohler

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
Taking Place
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009
Photo: Timo Ohler

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
Taking Place
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009
Photo: Timo Ohler

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
Taking Place
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009
Photo: Timo Ohler

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
Taking Place
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009
Photo: Timo Ohler

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
Taking Place
Installation view, Sprüth Magers, Berlin, September 22–November 7, 2009
Photo: Timo Ohler

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Exhibited Works
Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
Taking Place - Il m'aime, un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, à la folie, pas du tout, 2008/2009

Louise Lawler
Taking Place – Il m'aime, un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, à la folie, pas du tout, 2008/2009
Adhesive wall material
Dimensions variable to match dimensions of a given wall at any scale determined by exhibitor

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
Triangle, 2008/2009

Louise Lawler
Triangle, 2008/2009
Silver dye bleach print
105.7 × 105.7 cm
42 3/8 × 42 3/8 inches

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
Soup Can, 2006/2007

Louise Lawler
Soup Can, 2006/2007
Black and white photograph, matted and framed
18.9 × 23.8 cm
7 7/16 × 9 3/8 inches

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
Is it, 2008/2009

Louise Lawler
Is it, 2008/2009
Silver dye bleach print
30.5 × 25.4 cm
12 × 10 inches

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
Taking Place - Hedge Fund (Here’s Looking), 2008/2009

Louise Lawler
Taking Place – Hedge Fund (Here’s Looking), 2008/2009
Adhesive wall material
Dimensions variable to match dimensions of a given wall at any scale determined by exhibitor

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
Tungsten, 2008/2009

Louise Lawler
Tungsten, 2008/2009
Silver dye bleach print
113.7 × 50.8 cm
45 1/4 × 20 inches

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
Ask / Tell, 2008/2009

Louise Lawler
Ask / Tell, 2008/2009
Diptych
Chromogenic color prints
each 182. 88 × 88. 27 cm
each 72 × 34 3/4 inches

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
Il m'aime, un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, à la folie, pas du tout, 2008/2009

Louise Lawler
Il m'aime, un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, à la folie, pas du tout, 2008/2009
Silver dye bleach print
121.3 × 141.6 cm
47 3/4 × 55 3/4 inches

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
Composition, 2008/2009

Louise Lawler
Composition, 2008/2009
Silver dye bleach print
58.1 × 39.1 cm
23 1/8 × 16 5/8 inches

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
Hedge Fund (Sugar), 2008

Louise Lawler
Hedge Fund (Sugar), 2008
Silver dye bleach print
139.7 × 117.5 cm
55 × 47 3/4 inches

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
Later, 2008/2009

Louise Lawler
Later, 2008/2009
Silver dye bleach print
162.6 × 116.2 cm
64 × 45,75 inches

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
A 13269 + Context, 2007

Louise Lawler
A 13269 + Context, 2007
Black and white photograph, matted and framed
7.6 × 7.6 cm
3 × 3 inches

Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin
Louise Lawler
Birdcalls, 1972/81

Louise Lawler
Birdcalls, 1972/81
List of artist names, sound

Details
Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
Taking Place – Il m'aime, un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, à la folie, pas du tout, 2008/2009
Adhesive wall material
Dimensions variable to match dimensions of a given wall at any scale determined by exhibitor

Louise Lawler
Taking Place - Il m'aime, un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, à la folie, pas du tout, 2008/2009
Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
Triangle, 2008/2009
Silver dye bleach print
105.7 × 105.7 cm
42 3/8 × 42 3/8 inches

Louise Lawler
Triangle, 2008/2009
Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
Soup Can, 2006/2007
Black and white photograph, matted and framed
18.9 × 23.8 cm
7 7/16 × 9 3/8 inches

Louise Lawler
Soup Can, 2006/2007
Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
Is it, 2008/2009
Silver dye bleach print
30.5 × 25.4 cm
12 × 10 inches

Louise Lawler
Is it, 2008/2009
Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
Taking Place – Hedge Fund (Here’s Looking), 2008/2009
Adhesive wall material
Dimensions variable to match dimensions of a given wall at any scale determined by exhibitor

Louise Lawler
Taking Place - Hedge Fund (Here’s Looking), 2008/2009
Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
Tungsten, 2008/2009
Silver dye bleach print
113.7 × 50.8 cm
45 1/4 × 20 inches

Louise Lawler
Tungsten, 2008/2009
Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
Ask / Tell, 2008/2009
Diptych
Chromogenic color prints
each 182. 88 × 88. 27 cm
each 72 × 34 3/4 inches

Louise Lawler
Ask / Tell, 2008/2009
Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
Il m'aime, un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, à la folie, pas du tout, 2008/2009
Silver dye bleach print
121.3 × 141.6 cm
47 3/4 × 55 3/4 inches

Louise Lawler
Il m'aime, un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, à la folie, pas du tout, 2008/2009
Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
Composition, 2008/2009
Silver dye bleach print
58.1 × 39.1 cm
23 1/8 × 16 5/8 inches

Louise Lawler
Composition, 2008/2009
Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
Hedge Fund (Sugar), 2008
Silver dye bleach print
139.7 × 117.5 cm
55 × 47 3/4 inches

Louise Lawler
Hedge Fund (Sugar), 2008
Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
Later, 2008/2009
Silver dye bleach print
162.6 × 116.2 cm
64 × 45,75 inches

Louise Lawler
Later, 2008/2009
Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
A 13269 + Context, 2007
Black and white photograph, matted and framed
7.6 × 7.6 cm
3 × 3 inches

Louise Lawler
A 13269 + Context, 2007
Louise Lawler – Taking Place – Berlin

Louise Lawler
Birdcalls, 1972/81
List of artist names, sound

Louise Lawler
Birdcalls, 1972/81
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Selected Press

Fotografisch zu Gast bei Yves Saint Laurent
Berliner Morgenpost, October 28, 2009