Mike Bourscheid. Thank you so much for the flowers

"Thank you so much for the flowers" is a tribute to the expectations and mishaps of social etiquette. Mike Bourscheid's perspective on the exhibition space—an actual apartment in the San Marco neighbourhood of Venice—is influenced by the presence of real tenants living and sleeping in the same architectural structure. Traces of the body emerge throughout the exhibition in the form of casts, reliefs, performances, videos and cookie-making. The Luxembourg Pavilion can be likened to a collection of story books, each of the pavilion's rooms comprising an intimate world drawing from art history, movie sets, haute couture, theatre costuming, disguises and armour. From 16th century forging techniques to hand-dyed silk pyjamas Mike Bourscheid embraces the craftsperson, and considers the lives of those who have carried and purveyed their traditional knowledge.

Language: English

Release date: 2018