Aike–Dell’Arco is pleased to announce the group show “0° Space,” opening on April 16.
Here “space” is not merely suggesting physical space, nor is methaphorically standing for the domain of consciousness, but rather has the broadest sense of the word. While the notation “0° ” is often understood as absolute nothingness, here it hints at neutrality, objectiveness, inertness and independence. So “0° Space” refers to the return to the origins of space itself: what receives the focus is the spatial form itself, which does not exist as an isolated form; what is emphasized is an ideological intervention.The title of the exhibition derives from Roland Barthes’ Writing Degree Zero and Daniel Buren’s Degree Zero Painting. The participating artists in this exhibition have created new works in their
respective domains that look at “space” as an independent object and as an object of observation and reason.