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How an art work could literally save lives in Syria

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von Bartha BASEL will be open between 11 am and 8 pm tomorrow. Visit us to see our current exhibition by RICARDO ALCAIDE

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SUPERFLEX openning at von Bartha S-CHANF TONIGHT from 6-8 PM Looking forward to SEEING you there

Superflex Creates Second Iteration of 'Hospital Equipment' | artnet News

Dear Friends of von Bartha, Check out the latest article about our upcoming exhibition at ARTNET NEWS! Looking forward to seeing you at the SUPERFLEX opening on February 16th, between 6-8PM in S-CHANF, in the Engadin Alps!

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Hospital Equipment is an act of exchange. The work faces the viewer with a gruesome situation that mirrors the consequences of the conflict – a life or death operation. It questions the object-based art collection, transgresses the concept of the white cube and expands the notion of the ready-made. Hospital Equipment will be exhibited at von Bartha, S-chanf benefitting the Syrian hospital Salamieh. EXHIBITION OPENING: Thursday, February 16 Images: Den Frie Centre of Contemporary Art benefitting the Palestinian hospital Al-Shifa, 2016

Superflex Opening at von Bartha, S-chanf

For the upcoming solo exhibition at von Bartha S-chanf, Switzerland, SUPERFLEX presents Hospital Equipment. The work consist of an installation displaying an operation theatre - and a photograph of the operation theatre exhibited in the gallery. Setting the scene of a life and death situation inside the gallery space, the viewer is positioned as a voyeur to a fatal conflict of war and loss. When the exhibition ends, the hospital equipment will be shipped directly to the Salamieh Hospital in Syria to be used by doctors and patients, and the photograph will remain with the collector. The work questions not only our divergent reaction to the heavy stream of media and humanitarian fundraising campaigns involving the Syrian conflict, it also challenges the concept of contemporary art practice, collections and ownership. SUPERFLEX refers to the work as a ‘readymade upside down’. Transitioning from a Duchampian ‘readymade’ to a potentially lifesaving medical instrument, the equipment oscillates between artwork and functional object, highlighting the role of context in the definition of artistic practice - and the will of the individuel mind to make direct change in the world we are living. The equipment consists of a state-of-the-art surgeon's table, a mobile surgery lamp and a surgical instrument table, that has been carefully selected for the Salamieh hospital. Hospital Equipment is an act of exchange.

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RICARDO ALCAIDE installation view, 2017 von Bartha, Basel