PEDRO S. DE MOVELLÁN
PORTAL
Pedro S. de Movellรกn Portal
1 November - 22 December, 2018
521 West 26th St, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10001 T (212) 759-7555 F (212) 759-5824 www.davidsongallery.com info@davidsongallery.com
Untitled, 2018, Installed as part of ‘Contemporary Sculpture at Chesterwood’ June 30 - October 8, 2018, West Stockbridge, Massachusetts
Davidson Gallery presents Portal, an exhibition of new work by Pedro S. de Movellán. This show represents two years of work and includes both indoor and outdoor kinetic sculpture from one of the most innovative and visionary sculptors of the last 25 years. De Movellán has created a series of kinetic sculptures that use both ambient air and wind, as well as currents that are internally generated, driven by fans housed within the sculpture itself. As is the case with all of de Movellán’s work, each piece moves effortlessly, guided by unseen – and often unfelt – currents of air. Even his large-scale outdoor works are activated by just a breeze, their ease of motion belying their size and heft. Included in Portal and featured on the sculpture decks on the 10th floor of Davidson Gallery are a nine-foot untitled work, as well as the 15-foot tall Outdoor Gibbous, de Movellán’s second largest sculpture ever, and his largest non-commissioned work to date. Two new wall-mounted indoor works, Crest and Crescent, focus on a wholly different approach by de Movellán, they are activated by internal electric fans that the artist has built seamlessly into the framework of each piece. The fans, set on timers to randomize the flow of air, are nearly noiseless while providing constant motion of the elements within their self-contained housings. With Portal, de Movellán once again is focusing on all new materials, methods, and scale in kinetic sculpture. This is his 13th solo exhibition at Davidson Gallery, and his first since C0DE in 2016.
CONTRAIL 2018 powder coated aluminum and brass, acrylic optic lighting gel, stainless steel, brushed aluminum 16 1/2� diameter wall plate Signed and dated verso
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CREST 2018 Powder coated aluminum, acrylic paint on aluminum, powder coated brass, stainless steel, unidirectional carbon fiber, CPU cooling fans and timers 36 x 36 x 6 inches 91.5 x 91.5 x 15 cm
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PROW 2018 Powder coated aluminum and brass, Stainless steel, lighting gel acrylic Max. height: 10” Max. swing: 11”
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NYMPH 2018 Powder coated aluminum and brass, Stainless steel, lighting gel acrylic Max. height: 10 1/2” Max. swing: 9 1/2”
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HALCYON 2018 Powder coated aluminum and brass, stainless steel, CPU cooling fans, timers. 34 x 34 x 5.25 inches 86.5 x 86.5 x 13.3 cm
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EPHEMERIS 2018 powder coated aluminum and brass, lighting gel sheet, stainless steel 16 inch diameter Depth 5 1/2�
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CRESCENT 2018 Powder coated aluminum, acrylic paint on aluminum, powder coated brass, stainless steel, unidirectional carbon fiber, CPU cooling fans and timers 30 x 30 x 5 inches
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UNTITLED 2018 Hard coated natural anodized aluminum, polyurethane based automotive painted aluminum, stainless steel Maximum height: 103� Maximum swing: 73�
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OUTDOOR GIBBOUS 2018 Natural Hardcoat Anodized aluminum, automotive grade paint and clear coat, stainless steel Max. height: 185” Max. swing: 150”
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Untitled, 2018 (detail)
CV Born 1967, Providence, RI Lives and works in West Stockbridge, MA 1992 1989 Rock 1988-91 1985-86 1982-85
Industrial Design, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI Apprenticeship in Wooden Boat Building, Rockport Apprenticeship, port, ME B.F.A. in Sculpture, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, MA Liberal Arts. Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA Berkshire School, Sheffield, MA
Selected Exhibitions 2018 PORTAL, Davidson Gallery, New York, NY 2017 GRACE: A DISTILLATION OF CURRENT KINETIC WORKS, Sicardi Gal lery, Houston, TX 2016 CODE, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York, NY 2014 RETROSPECTIVE, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York, NY 2013 KINETIC SCULPTURE, John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, CA 2011 NEW KINETIC SCULPTURE, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York, NY 2008 AIRFOIL - RANDOM VECTORS, Davidson Contemporary, New York, NY 2006 ESCAPEMENT, Davidson Contemporary, New York, NY 2004 ORTHOGONAL EXPLORATIONS, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York, NY 2002 STRUCTURED FIBERS, NEW KINETIC SCULPTURE, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York, NY 2001 NEW KINETIC SCULPTURE, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York, NY 1999 NEW KINETIC SCULPTURE, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York, NY 1997 NEW KINETIC SCULPTURE, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York, NY 1996 NEW KINETIC SCULPTURE, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York, NY 1992 SCULPTURE: COLOR AND MOTION, Group Show, Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York, NY VIEW FULL CV
This catalogue was produced in conjunction with the exhibition PORTAL at Davidson Gallery, New York City, 1 November - 22 December, 2018 All works Š Pedro S. de Movellån 2018 Photographs courtesy of the artist.