The phenomenally hyped New York artist Terence Koh is currently showing his latest work at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris. Throughout the weeks of preparation Koh lived in Paris and drew inspiration from the city to compose an experimental opera and to create drawings, collages and photographs around the production called Adansonias. Click for more pictures and to read the article.
The phenomenally hyped New York artist Terence Koh is currently showing his latest work at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris. For the show starting on October 6, Koh transformed the gallery into an all-white set for an imaginary tragic opera in eight acts.
Postcards to a Rose in Paris, 2009 (Courtesy of Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac)
Throughout the weeks of preparation Koh lived in Paris and drew inspiration from the architecture, culture and atmosphere to compose this experimental opera and to create drawings, collages and photographs around the production. Crowds flocked to see his ritualistic performance where he played the main character alongside eight white-clad performers (the last act took place during the art fair FIAC on October 22).
Postcards to a Rose in Paris, 2009 (Courtesy of Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac)
Within the story, loosely based on The Little Prince, you could find elements from the French New Wave and Beckett’s Waiting for Godot, punctuated by live music and singing by Koh who played a piece of music composed using only the white keys of a piano.
Adansonias performance, Act 1
Koh is known for immersing the public into his unique cosmos in an often provocative manner by exploring such diverse themes as religion, symbolism, identity, sexuality and fashion in his installations, objects and performances. The show Adansonias can be seen until November 14 at Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris.