For Paris Internationale 2024, Gaga presents a series of works by Josef Strau and ASMA.
Josef Strau (Vienna, b. 1957) has found himself influenced by Mexican tin folk art and inspired by Byzantine icon paintings and stained-glass art. Tin, jewelry, text, and iron fences have been persistent in the work of Strau, who identified with the Conceptual art scene that emerged from Cologne in the 1990s. For PI, we present a selection of works ranging from seraphim angels and stones and gems to lamps and fences laying on text posters resting on the floor.
The artist duo ASMA (Hanya Beliá, Cancún, b. 1994 and Matias Armendaris, Quito, b. 1990) presents a range works that inquire into painting, craftsmanship and functionality. Popular culture and science fiction reveal themselves in surrealistic creations with symbolic connections not necessarily defined. Materiality is very important in their sculptural process where you can find beauty and delicacy within its dreadful and fantastic nature.
Silver plated brass, glass flask
11.02 x 15.75 x 2.76 inches
28 x 40 x 7 cm
Silver plated brass, oil, cardboard, acrylic medium, mdf
13.58 x 11.22 x 3.35 inches
34.5 x 28.5 x 8.5 cm
Platinum silicone
6.3 x 3 inches
16 x 7.6 cm
Felt, wool, fabric scraps, belts, metallic studs and pins
70.87 x 82.68 inches
180 x 210 cm
Felt, wool, fabric scraps, belts, metallic studs and pins
70.87 x 82.68 inches
180 x 210 cm
Plus belts
Silicone
11.02 x 18.5 x 1.18 inches
28 x 47 x 3 cm
Silicone
11.02 x 18.5 x 1.18 inches
28 x 47 x 3 cm
Tin, enamel and stones on canvas
59.06 x 47.24 x 1.57 inches
150 x 120 x 4 cm
Tin, acrylic, enamel and stones on canvas 39.37 x 51.18 x 1.57 inches
100 x 130 x 4 cm
Tin, acrylic, powder pigment, enamel, solder and stones on canvas
23.62 x 19.69 x 1.57 inches
60 x 50 x 4 cm
Tin, acrylic, enamel and stones on canvas
39.37 x 27.56 x 1.57 inches
100 x 70 x 4 cm
domestic lamp, bulb, polished steel girder, steel
15.35 x 12.6 x 7.48 inches
39 x 32 x 19 cm
domestic wall lamp, concrete, stainless steel, wire, photocopied text
14.57 x 26.38 x 12.99 inches
37 x 67 x 33 cm
domestic desk lamp, bulb, wire, painted steel, photocopied text
26.77 x 18.31 x 27.17 inches
68 x 46.5 x 69 cm
Decorative glass lamp shade, wall lamp, bulb, steel, printed text
5.12 x 24.41 x 22.44 inches
13 x 62 x 57 cm
Domestic desk lamp, bulb, plastic, painted steel, photocopied text
31.89 x 21.65 x 26.38 inches
81 x 55 x 67 cm
Domestic lamp, bulb, painted
found corrugated metal
36.02 x 30.04 inches
91.5 x 76.3 cm
Tin, solder, enamel and marker on canvas
30 x 25 inches
76.2 x 63.5 cm
Tin, solder, enamel and marker on canvas
38 x 32 inches
96.5 x 81.3 cm
Tin, solder, enamel and marker on canvas
31 x 26 inches
78.7 x 66 cm