Only One Step From Heaven at La SIRA

Artists: Marilou Bal, Eva Barto, Arnaud Eubelen, Matthias Groebel, Barbara Kasten, Marlie Mul, Yoël Pytowski, Eric Tabuchi, Nelly Monnier, Niklas Taleb, Tobias Zielony

Exhibition title: Only One Step From Heaven at La SIRA (Persisting Ruins of the Old World)

Curated by: Reine Aliénor

Venue: Shivers Only and Tonus hosted by La SIRA, Asnières, France

Date: October 22 – November 18, 2022

Photography: © Hubert Marot, Jade Fourès-Varnier / images courtesy of the artists and La SIRA

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Matthias Groebel, L1095, 1995, Acrylic on canvas, 95 × 95 cm, Courtesy Schiefe Zähne, Berlin

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Yoël Pytowski, Footbridge, Cement, wood, 2020-2022, variable dimension

Marlie Mul, Half Crown (Stubble), 2021, Silicone and synthetic hair, 112 × 35 × 54 cm

Eric Tabuchi & Nelly Monnier, Discothèques, 2016, Ongoing series, digital print, 60 × 80 cm

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Marilou Bal, I like what I see, 2021, Oil on canvas, 70 × 70 cm

Marilou Bal, I like what I see, 2021, Oil on canvas, 70 × 70 cm

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Yoël Pytowski, Footbridge, Cement, wood, 2020-2022, variable dimension

Marlie Mul, Half Crown (Stubble), 2021, Silicone and synthetic hair, 112 × 35 × 54 cm

Marlie Mul, Half Crown (Stubble), 2021, Silicone and synthetic hair, 112 × 35 × 54 cm

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Barbara Kasten, Construct IV-B, 1980, Color polaroïd, 25,4 × 20,32 cm, Coll. FRAC Champagne-Ardenne, Reims

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Marilou Bal, Broken pipes, 2021, Oil on canvas, 32 × 24 cm

Marilou Bal, Broken pipes, 2021, Oil on canvas, 32 × 24 cm

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Yoël Pytowski, Footbridge, Cement, wood, 2020-2022, variable dimension (detail)

Matthias Groebel, L1095, 1995, Acrylic on canvas, 95 × 95 cm, Courtesy Schiefe Zähne, Berlin

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Arnaud Eubelen, Topos, 2017, Foam, steel, wood, 130 × 80 × 30 cm (detail)

Arnaud Eubelen, Topos, 2017, Foam, steel, wood, 130 × 80 × 30 cm (detail)

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Arnaud Eubelen, Late Night Talk, 2022, Wood, glass, steel, pvc, led tube, light bulb, 80×45×20 cm

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Marlie Mul, Half Crown, 2021, Silicone and synthetic hair, 82 × 35 × 65 cm

Marlie Mul, Half Crown, 2021, Silicone and synthetic hair, 82 × 35 × 65 cm

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Tobias Zielony, Al-Akrab, 2014, HD video, Stop motion, 16:9, color, sound, 4:52 min, Courtesy KOW, Berlin

Marlie Mul, Scalp (Crown 1), 2021, Silicone and synthetic hair, 115 × 90 × 20 cm

Marlie Mul, Scalp (Crown 1), 2021, Silicone and synthetic hair, 115 × 90 × 20 cm

Marlie Mul, Scalp (Crown 1), 2021, Silicone and synthetic hair, 115 × 90 × 20 cm

Marlie Mul, Scalp (Crown 1), 2021, Silicone and synthetic hair, 115 × 90 × 20 cm

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Eric Tabuchi & Nelly Monnier, Discothèques, 2016, Ongoing series, digital print, 60 × 80 cm

Yoël Pytowski, Footbridge, Cement, wood, 2020-2022, variable dimension (detail)

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Arnaud Eubelen, Stal, 2020, flexible transparent pvc, steel, led tube, 150 × 80 × 60 cm

Arnaud Eubelen, Stal, 2020, flexible transparent pvc, steel, led tube, 150 × 80 × 60 cm

Arnaud Eubelen, Stal, 2020, flexible transparent pvc, steel, led tube, 150 × 80 × 60 cm

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Niklas Taleb, Dilan, 2021, Archival pigment print, Passepartout, lacquered tulipwood frame, 48 × 63 × 2,8 cm, Courtesy Edouard Montassut, Paris

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Yoël Pytowski, Footbridge, Cement, wood, 2020-2022, variable dimension (detail)

Yoël Pytowski, Footbridge, Cement, wood, 2020-2022, variable dimension (detail)

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Eva Barto, Free Gift, 2017, Paying-free system, metal out from obsolete currencies and scrappers trade, 22 × 86 × 32,5 cm, Coll. FRAC Île-de-France, Paris

Eva Barto, Free Gift, 2017, Paying-free system, metal out from obsolete currencies and scrappers trade, 22 × 86 × 32,5 cm, Coll. FRAC Île-de-France, Paris

Eva Barto, Free Gift, 2017, Paying-free system, metal out from obsolete currencies and scrappers trade, 22 × 86 × 32,5 cm, Coll. FRAC Île-de-France, Paris

Barbara Kasten, Construct IV-B, 1980, Color polaroïd, 25,4 × 20,32 cm, Coll. FRAC Champagne-Ardenne, Reims

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Only One Step From Heaven, 2022, exhibition view, La SIRA, Asnières, France

Tobias Zielony, Al-Akrab, 2014, HD video, Stop motion, 16:9, color, sound, 4:52 min, Courtesy KOW, Berlin

Tobias Zielony, Al-Akrab, 2014, HD video, Stop motion, 16:9, color, sound, 4:52 min, Courtesy KOW, Berlin

Tobias Zielony, Al-Akrab, 2014, HD video, Stop motion, 16:9, color, sound, 4:52 min, Courtesy KOW, Berlin