Rare Nest Gallery Presents "Illustrated Lover's Discourse" Installation by Keith Bringe, Inspired by French Linguist Roland Barthes: March 30 - May 15

Roland Barthes’s “Fragments d’un discours amoureux” was published in Paris in 1977 by Editions du Seuil and was translated in an English edition in 1978. The book comprises 80 chapters or “fragments” the language of love. In the spring of 2009, Chicago-based artist Keith Bringe conceived of a project that would interpret “A Lover’s Discourse” through 80 constructions - assembled shadow boxes. End Quote

Chicago, IL (1888PressRelease) March 06, 2019 - Chicago's Rare Nest Gallery Presents "An Illustrated Lover's Discourse" - an Installation by Keith Bringe Inspired by French Author Roland Barthe March 30 - April 20, 2019

For more info: keith ( @ ) rarenestgallery dot com or 708-616-8671

Summary Statement and Description of Project

Roland Barthes’s “Fragments d’un discours amoureux” was published in Paris in 1977 by Editions du Seuil and was translated in an English edition in 1978. The book comprises 80 chapters or “fragments” which explore common concepts in the language of love.

In this important semiotic and linguistic analysis, Barthes draws upon references from the worlds of literature, music, painting and philosophy. The author cites Plato, Balzac, Goethe, Racine, Nietzsche, Brecht and many more forming a tapestry of utterances – sublime and brutal – illuminating the human language of love.

In the spring of 2009, Chicago-based artist Keith Bringe conceived of a project that would interpret “A Lover’s Discourse” through 80 constructions – one for each chapter. Each “fragment” is contained within a vintage French wine crate that forms an environment for an assemblage of drawings, paintings, found objects, photographs and more.

Labeled with chapter headings in French and English, the individual fragments form a text of their own through configurations ranging from towers to traditional wall-hung series. The collection is meant to be tailored to the environment in which it is shown.

About the Author: Roland Barthes
Roland Barthes was born on November 12, 1915 in Normandy. When he was nine his mother moved to Paris. Barthes attended the Sorbonne University earning a degree in classical letters. He suffered from tuberculosis that often had to be treated in the isolation of sanatoria. Repeated physical breakdowns kept him out of military service during World War II. He traveled a great deal for teaching positions in France, Romania and Egypt. By the late 1960s Barthes had established a reputation in linguistics. In 1977 he was elected to a position as chair of Sémiologie Littéraire at the Collège de France.
Barthes died as result of an auto accident on 25 March 1980.

About the Artist: Keith Bringe
Born in Chicago in 1963, Bringe grew up in the working-class neighborhoods of the city’s far south side. He studied art history at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign. In 1983 he started a career in non-profits while simultaneously participating in and organizing art exhibitions. He worked primarily in the areas of family violence, historic preservation and the arts. Bringe served as Executive Director of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Unity Temple Restoration Foundation and wad Director of the Chicago Art Deco Survey which formed the basis of a major new book "Art Deco Chicago" (Yale University Press). Bringe founded and directs Rare Nest Gallery which represents 10 important living artists and 2 estates.

"The Illustrated Lover's Discourse" will be complimented by receptions and programs including a multi-channel sound piece.

Illustrations available on request.

For more info: keith ( @ ) rarenestgallery dot com or 708-616-8671

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