Martin Creed. SAY CHEESE!

A room filled with balloons kicks off the exhibition ‘SAY CHEESE!’, the second exhibition at the new Museum Voorlinden.

The exhibition brings together 54 works to form a coherent reflection of Creed’s versatile and characteristic oeuvre and has been realized in close collaboration with the artist.

‘SAY CHEESE!’ invites the viewer to journey in to the inner world of Martin Creed: a world that often functions as a critique of society through its humor and tongue-in-cheek irony. The visitor encounters works with cacti, balls and light bulbs, stacks of toilet paper rolls, chairs, tables and a wall covered with broccoli paintings. In the midst of the artworks live piano music is heard – played according to precise instructions from the artist and witnessed by an incongruous marathon runner who periodically passes through the museum.

The performances, that are also a part of Creed’s show, are on display at set times.

Work No. 850 (2008) (runners)
On Saturdays and Sundays from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm

Work No. 2734 (2016) (roving musicians)
On Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from 2:00 pm until 4:00 pm
And on other days in a smaller formation.

Work No. 736 (2007) (piano player)
On display daily

‘SAY CHEESE!’ highlights Creed’s playful vision of the world and his ongoing fascination with the common and the everyday object. Inspired by daily life Creed makes simple but idiosyncratic works. With minimal intervention to the familiar items he employs, Creed allows the materials to speak for themselves. The everyday chaos Creed experiences forms an ongoing trigger to create art. Consequently, it results in artworks consisting of arrangements and stacks of similar objects or serial repetitions of the same gesture.