vocabulary of solitude

museum boijmans van beuningen
rotterdam
february 13, 2016 - may 29, 2016

curated by sjarel ex

list of works



breathe walk die | UGO RONDINONE

breathe walk die, 2014
neon, perspex, translucent film, aluminum
810 cm × 340 cm × 10 cm
your age and my age and the age of the rainbow | UGO RONDINONE

your age and my age and the age of the rainbow, 2014 - ongoing
plywood, rainbow drawings made by children of shanghai, rotterdam, rome, and vienna
dimensions variable
vocabulary of solitude | UGO RONDINONE

vocabulary of solitude, 2014 - 2016
polystyrene foam, epoxy resin, fabric

be. breathe. sleep. dream. wake. rise. sit. hear. look. think. stand. walk. pee. shower. dress. drink. fart. shit. read. laugh. cook. smell. taste. eat. clean. write. daydream. remember. cry. nap. touch. feel. moan. enjoy. float. love. hope. wish. sing. dance. fall. curse. yawn. undress. lie.
love invents us | UGO RONDINONE

love invents us, 1999
translucent film on window
dimensions variable
fünfzehnterseptemberzweitausendundfünfzehn | UGO RONDINONE

fünfzehnterseptemberzweitausendundfünfzehn, 2015
acrylic airbrush on canvas, silkscreen on plexiglass plaque
520 cm × 270 cm
vierzehnterseptemberzweitausendundfünfzehn | UGO RONDINONE

vierzehnterseptemberzweitausendundfünfzehn, 2015
acrylic airbrush on canvas, silkscreen on plexiglass plaque
520 cm × 270 cm
sechszehnterseptemberzweitausendundfünfzehn | UGO RONDINONE

sechszehnterseptemberzweitausendundfünfzehn, 2015
acrylic airbrush on canvas, silkscreen on plexiglass plaque
520 cm × 270 cm
the 2nd hour of the poem | UGO RONDINONE

the 2nd hour of the poem, 2005
wax, pigments
82 cm × 140 cm × 82 cm
the nonbeing | UGO RONDINONE

the nonbeing, 2015
acrylic on wood, glass panel
112 cm × 196 cm × 5 cm
the absence | UGO RONDINONE

the absence, 2014
acrylic on wood, glass panel
112 cm × 196 cm × 5 cm
the abyss | UGO RONDINONE

the abyss, 2015
acrylic on wood, glass panel
112 cm × 196 cm × 5 cm
the vacuum | UGO RONDINONE

the vacuum, 2014
acrylic on wood, plexiglass
112 cm × 196 cm × 5 cm
quiet | UGO RONDINONE

quiet, 2006
artificially aged clown shoes of leather, wooden nail, paint
60 cm × 100 cm × 25 cm
calm | UGO RONDINONE

calm, 2006
artificially aged clown shoes of leather, wooden nail, paint
60 cm × 100 cm × 25 cm
still | UGO RONDINONE

still, 2006
artificially aged clown shoes of leather, wooden nail, paint
60 cm × 100 cm × 25 cm
no one's voice | UGO RONDINONE

no one's voice, 2006
artificially aged clown shoes of leather, wooden nail, paint
60 cm × 100 cm × 25 cm
silence | UGO RONDINONE

silence, 2006
artificially aged clown shoes of leather, wooden nail, paint
60 cm × 100 cm × 25 cm
gone | UGO RONDINONE

gone, 2006
artificially aged clown shoes of leather, wooden nail, paint
60 cm × 100 cm × 25 cm
mute | UGO RONDINONE

mute, 2006
artificially aged clown shoes of leather, wooden nail, paint
60 cm × 100 cm × 25 cm
red clock | UGO RONDINONE

red clock, 2016
stained-glass window, wire
ø 60 cm
still.life. (neon orange candle) | UGO RONDINONE

still.life. (neon orange candle), 2013
cast bronze, lead, paint
8 cm × 14 cm × 8 cm
still.life. (fuchsia pink candle) | UGO RONDINONE

still.life. (fuchsia pink candle), 2013
cast bronze, lead, paint
14 cm × 13 cm × 12 cm
still.life. (snow white candle) | UGO RONDINONE

still.life. (snow white candle), 2013
cast bronze, lead, paint
6 cm × 13 cm × 5 cm
still.life. (peach candle) | UGO RONDINONE

still.life. (peach candle), 2013
cast bronze, lead, paint
9 cm × 12 cm × 8 cm
still.life. (light pink candle) | UGO RONDINONE

still.life. (light pink candle), 2013
cast bronze, lead, paint
6 cm × 12 cm × 4 cm
still.life. (lavender candle) | UGO RONDINONE

still.life. (lavender candle), 2013
cast bronze, lead, paint
9 cm × 10 cm × 8 cm
still.life. (warm yellow candle) | UGO RONDINONE

still.life. (warm yellow candle), 2013
cast bronze, lead, paint
6 cm × 10 cm × 5 cm
still.life. (celestial cyan candle) | UGO RONDINONE

still.life. (celestial cyan candle), 2013
cast bronze, lead, paint
7 cm × 7 cm × 5 cm
still.life. (neon pink candle) | UGO RONDINONE

still.life. (neon pink candle), 2013
cast bronze, lead, paint
5 cm × 7 cm × 4 cm
still.life. (pine green candle) | UGO RONDINONE

still.life. (pine green candle), 2013
cast bronze, lead, paint
5 cm × 7 cm × 4 cm
still.life. (pale violet candle) | UGO RONDINONE

still.life. (pale violet candle), 2013
cast bronze, lead, paint
8 cm × 5 cm × 7 cm