Haim Steinbach : Jaws

27 Oct 2017-20 Jan 2018

Overview

White Cube is pleased to present an exhibition of works by American artist Haim Steinbach (b. 1944) at Mason's Yard. jaws consists a new series of shelf works as well as the major installation Display #15 – Design for a Yogurt Bar, first made in 1981, which has been reconfigured for the gallery space. Drawing on cultural models from the 1970s and 80s – in particular changing ideas of leisure and health – the works in the exhibition cultivate new and unexpected meanings through their juxtaposition. Objects are ciphers in Steinbach’s practice. Each with their own particular identity, story or history, their meanings and associations rely on the ‘contingency of their placement’, which is always subject to change. The artist also often re-contextualises his earlier works to adapt them to new sets of spatial and social conditions.