Artists: Bradley Kronz & Jessi Reaves
Exhibition title: The Label Lied
Venue: High Art, Arles, France
Date: February 26 – April 9, 2022
Photography: All images are Courtesy of the artist and High Art, Paris/Arles
High Art is pleased to present “The Label Lied”, a duo exhibition by artists Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves. The two New York based artists previously collaborated for “A Cautionary Tale”
(A Palazzo Gallery, Brescia, 2017) and “31 Candles” (Dorich House Museum, London, 2017).
Displaying both new artworks by each artist and pieces conceived together on site, the exhibition looks into the complex systems of affections framing our relationship to objects and their context, spanning from the domestic to the public sphere and ultimately to the art display.
As per their past collaborations, Kronz and Reaves embrace the specificity of the location of the exhibition. The visibly layered history of High Art’s space (a XII century chapel turned horse barn, then garage and finally art gallery) resonates as the artists fill it with objects which appear to perform a multitude of roles at once. Odd scales and wobbly shapes are employed by the duo in an unrestrained fabrication process with humor and spontaneity. The result is an ensemble of sculptures imitating furniture imitating sculptures. The uncanny, however welcoming display hosts a series of loosely rendered sculptures/lamps by Jessi Reaves and a group of Kronz’s wall works borrowing from the codes of musical awards.
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, The Label Lied, 2022, High Art, Arles, installation view
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, Do You Think My Life Is A Joke, 2022, Wood, speakers, angora, scale, polyester, tassels, acrylic, 220 x 300 x 35 cm / 86 5/8 x 118 1/8 x 13 3/4 in
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, Do You Think My Life Is A Joke, 2022 (detail), Wood, speakers, angora, scale, polyester, tassels, acrylic, 220 x 300 x 35 cm / 86 5/8 x 118 1/8 x 13 3/4 in
Bradley Kronz, Untitled (The Perfect Ear), 2022, Chipboard, acrylic paint, paper, 51 x 44 x 3 cm / 20 1/8 x 17 3/8 x 1 1/8 in
Bradley Kronz, Untitled (The Perfect Ear), 2022 (detail), Chipboard, acrylic paint, paper, 51 x 44 x 3 cm / 20 1/8 x 17 3/8 x 1 1/8 in
Bradley Kronz, Untitled (The Perfect Ear), 2022, Chipboard, acrylic paint, paper, 51 x 44 x 3 cm / 20 1/8 x 17 3/8 x 1 1/8 in
Bradley Kronz, Untitled (The Perfect Ear), 2022, Chipboard, acrylic paint, paper, 47 x 39 x 5 cm / 18 1/2 x 15 3/8 x 2 in
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, The Label Lied, 2022, High Art, Arles, installation view
Jessi Reaves, Lava Lamp Sconce, 2022, Metal, tricot, lamp, wood, sawdust, wood glue, lamp wiring, 100 x 30 x 22 cm / 39 3/8 x 11 3/4 x 8 5/8 in
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, Working Class Malibu, 2022, Wood, cushions, cotton, trim, plastic, textile patch, spoon, acrylic, metal, bamboo shoots, 205 x 128 x 199 / 33 1/2 x 41 3/4 x 5 1/8 in
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, Working Class Malibu, 2022 (detail), Wood, cushions, cotton, trim, plastic, textile patch, spoon, acrylic, metal, bamboo shoots, 205 x 128 x 199 / 33 1/2 x 41 3/4 x 5 1/8 in
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, Working Class Malibu, 2022 (detail), Wood, cushions, cotton, trim, plastic, textile patch, spoon, acrylic, metal, bamboo shoots, 205 x 128 x 199 / 33 1/2 x 41 3/4 x 5 1/8 in
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, The Label Lied, 2022, High Art, Arles, installation view
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, Dessicant on Broadway, 2022, Fly case, sign, angora, textile patch, 140 x 43 x 18 cm / 55 1/8 x 16 7/8 x 7 1/8 in
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, Dessicant on Broadway, 2022 (detail), Fly case, sign, angora, textile patch, 140 x 43 x 18 cm / 55 1/8 x 16 7/8 x 7 1/8 in
Bradley Kronz, Untitled (The Perfect Ear), 2022, Chipboard, acrylic paint, paper, 45 x 38 x 5 cm / 17 3/4 x 15 x 2 in
Bradley Kronz, Untitled (The Perfect Ear), 2022, Chipboard, acrylic paint, paper, 47 x 39 x 5 cm / 18 1/2 x 15 3/8 x 2 in
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, The Label Lied, 2022, High Art, Arles, installation view
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, The Label Lied, 2022, High Art, Arles, installation view
Jessi Reaves, Ultra Stereo Sconce, 2022, Metal, linen, silk and polyester, lamp, wood, sawdust, wood glue, lamp wiring, 106 x 70 x 44 cm / 41 3/4 x 27 1/2 x 17 3/8 in
Jessi Reaves, Ultra Stereo Sconce, 2022 (detail), Metal, linen, silk and polyester, lamp, wood, sawdust, wood glue, lamp wiring, 106 x 70 x 44 cm / 41 3/4 x 27 1/2 x 17 3/8 in
Jessi Reaves, The Sound of 35 Sconce, 2022, Metal, silk, polyester, lamp, wood, sawdust, wood glue, lamp wiring, 91 x 29 x 42 cm / 35 7/8 x 11 3/8 x 16 1/2 in
Jessi Reaves, The Sound of 35 Sconce, 2022 (detail), Metal, silk, polyester, lamp, wood, sawdust, wood glue, lamp wiring, 91 x 29 x 42 cm / 35 7/8 x 11 3/8 x 16 1/2 in
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, Unlimited Time to Rock, 2022, Metal, wood, clock, acrylic glass, cotton, patent leather, acrylic, 85 x 106 x 13 cm / 33 1/2 x 41 3/4 x 5 1/8 in
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, Unlimited Time to Rock, 2022 (detail), Metal, wood, clock, acrylic glass, cotton, patent leather, acrylic, 85 x 106 x 13 cm / 33 1/2 x 41 3/4 x 5 1/8 in
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, The Label Lied, 2022, High Art, Arles, installation view
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, My Dad’s Old Roommate, 2022, Wood, varnish, metal, marbles, cotton, trim, 88 x 170 x 37 cm / 34 5/8 x 66 7/8 x 14 5/8 in
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, My Dad’s Old Roommate, 2022 (detail), Wood, varnish, metal, marbles, cotton, trim, 88 x 170 x 37 cm / 34 5/8 x 66 7/8 x 14 5/8 in
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, Dangerous, 2022, Pillow, polyester, pencil, 70 x 50 x 20 cm / 27 1/2 x 19 3/4 x 7 7/8 in
Bradley Kronz, Untitled (The Perfect Ear), 2022, Chipboard, acrylic paint, paper, 46 x 28 x 5 cm / 18 1/8 x 11 1/8 x 2 in
Bradley Kronz, Untitled (The Perfect Ear), 2022 (detail), Chipboard, acrylic paint, paper, 46 x 28 x 5 cm / 18 1/8 x 11 1/8 x 2 in
Bradley Kronz and Jessi Reaves, Unlimited Time to Rock (detail), 2022, Metal, wood, clock, acrylic glass, cotton, patent leather, acrylic, 85 x 106 x 13 cm / 33 1/2 x 41 3/4 x 5 1/8 in