John Von Bergen
Whiplash, 2010
Smack Mellon, NY
My role: Curator / Production Director
Selected Press:
Situated within Smack Mellon’s cavernous industrial space, von Bergen’s installation draws attention to the vast white wall by imagining the results of a violent interaction within the gallery. The organic white form paradoxically seems both to grow out of and struggle against the imposing wall, taking on a life of its own as it threatens to consume visitors.
John von Bergen was born in Connecticut in 1971 and received his B.F.A. Degree with Honors at The School of Visual Arts in New York. In 2003, von Bergen moved to Berlin with an invitation from the Berlin Senate for Science, Research, and Culture. Since living in Germany, von Bergen's work has been exhibited in various galleries, museum, and venues, including Halle 14 in Leipzig, Wilhelm Hack Museum in Ludwigshafen, Kunstraum Innsbruck in Austria, The Brno House of Art in Czech Republic, and The Pera Museum in Istanbul.
More info about the exhibition on Smack Mellon website.
Image courtesy of the artist and Smack Mellon. Photo by Etienne Frossard.