Based in Frankfurt, Michael Riedel is best known for his own model of self-sustaining artistic production. His practice focuses on repetition and patterns, encompassing a wide range of large-scale works on canvas, fabric, video, audio recordings and posters. Now, he is collaborating with spirit brand Absolut to create a new art bar installation at Palais de Tokyo entitled Dual Air [Dürer]. This project is the second in a series of site-specific installations designed by Riedel for the museum. It will showcase a range of performances, talks, events and limited edition cocktails concocted by Riedel himself. 

Dual Air [Dürer] is a continuation of Riedel’s enquiry into the sounds derived from the de-installation of major exhibitions. It features a seven hour-long sound recording taken from the dismantling of Dürer, an exhibition of Albrecht Dürer’s paintings at the Städel Museum in Frankfurt. Using voice recognition software, Riedel will construct a text based on this recording to create an architectural intervention at the Palais de Tokyo. This text will serve as a graphic background for the empty pedestals and showcases that were used to carry Dürer’s works at the Städel Museum, and will be incorporated into the décor of the bar. The noise generated by visitors in this space will also be converted into text and projected onto the walls as part of the installation.

Dual Air [Dürer] opens at the Palais de Tokyo tomorrow, alongside exhibitions by Hiroshi Sugimoto and Thomas Hirschhorn. Entry is free. 

Le Point Perché, Palais de Tokyo, 13 Avenue du Président Wilson, 75116 Paris

Images courtesy of Absolut, David Zwirner New York/London and the artist.