SOCLE DU MONDE

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UPPER MARKET GALLERY is pleased to present Rae Godin’s curatorial debut in SOCLE DU MONDE - French for ‘base of the world’, a group show that begs the questions: “What holds up the world?” “Does a master of materials allow us to better understand our world?”

SOCLE DU MONDE takes its name from Piero Manzoni’s “SOCLE DU MONDE (1961),” a minimalist bronze plinth sculpture Manzoni turned “UPSIDE DOWN” to support the weight of the world. SOCLE DU MONDE is an exhibition whose chief aim is to explore the ways artists perceive what supports the weight of the world. Physical structures, social structures, and relationship structures are essential to our ongoing understanding of the world; however, these are ever-shifting and sometimes unreliable. SOCLE DU MONDE showcases works that convey, either conceptually or materially, what keeps the world known, safe, and tangible, preventing it from being undone.

For obvious reasons related to structure, this exhibition convenes primarily sculpture, addressing a crucial need for a spotlight on excellent contemporary sculpture in the Bay Area.

duration: february 1 - february 29

open hours: by appointment

ARTISTS
RAE GODIN

HANK BEYER AND ALEX SIZEMORE

JEROME TAVÉ AND KYLE LAWSON

NOÉ PINA

PRIYANKA RANA

RANDY COLOSKY

RON SANDOVAL

STEPHANIE ROBISON

STUDIO AHEAD

TED MCCANN