Bertrand Lavier
Sociétés Générales

5 Sep 2009 - 31 Oct 2009
Cologne

Bertrand Lavier, Sociétés Générales

Bertrand Lavier's upcoming exhibition at the Kewenig Galerie in Cologne is titled "Sociétés Générales", the focus of which is a new installation with the same title consisting of eight large ceramic tableaux depicting the logos of globally active banks. The installation couldn't be timelier. "Billion Dollar Gamblers in Police Custody", "Speculation Scandal", "Fishy Credits" and, more recently, "Laggard Recovery" are just a few of the headlines one finds on the web upon "googling" the exhibition title. Most of these headlines, which accurately describe the current global financial situation, are directed, of course, at the French commercial bank Société Générale, whose logo is included in Lavier's installation, along with those of the Deutsche Bank, Bank of China, Banque Populaire, Postbank and HSBC.

Installation views

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Works

Four Darks in Red
Sociétés Générales