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“Every work of art waits.”
Maurice Blanchot
Maurice Blanchot
ELEVEN TEN STUDIO presents I’M WAITING TO BE SEEN, the first posthumous exhibition of
Claudia Roth (1955–2024).
What happens to an artwork once it no longer belongs to the artist, but has not yet been claimed by the world? Between completion and encounter, works enter an extended, largely unacknowledged phase. They move through systems of storage, logistics, and valuation, remaining outside visibility for prolonged periods of time. A large body of Roth’s paintings existed in precisely this condition — stacked, wrapped, and effectively invisible. Despite their presence, they remained suspended.
As Walter Benjamin suggests, the presence of a work is bound to its existence in time and space. When this presence is suspended, when a work is neither encountered nor in circulation, its status becomes unstable. It persists, but without confirmation. Waiting, in this sense, is not passive. It is exposure to time without guarantee. Presented during Art Basel, on the former premises of Liste Art Fair, I’M WAITING TO BE SEEN moves against the logic of visibility that defines the week. It does not amplify circulation, but lingers in its absence. It focuses on what the market cannot sustain: duration without attention. While the city performs presence, access, and transaction, the exhibition turns to what remains structurally unseen—the long, silent life of artworks outside display.
Not every work is seen.
Most simply wait.
Claudia Roth (1955–2024).
What happens to an artwork once it no longer belongs to the artist, but has not yet been claimed by the world? Between completion and encounter, works enter an extended, largely unacknowledged phase. They move through systems of storage, logistics, and valuation, remaining outside visibility for prolonged periods of time. A large body of Roth’s paintings existed in precisely this condition — stacked, wrapped, and effectively invisible. Despite their presence, they remained suspended.
As Walter Benjamin suggests, the presence of a work is bound to its existence in time and space. When this presence is suspended, when a work is neither encountered nor in circulation, its status becomes unstable. It persists, but without confirmation. Waiting, in this sense, is not passive. It is exposure to time without guarantee. Presented during Art Basel, on the former premises of Liste Art Fair, I’M WAITING TO BE SEEN moves against the logic of visibility that defines the week. It does not amplify circulation, but lingers in its absence. It focuses on what the market cannot sustain: duration without attention. While the city performs presence, access, and transaction, the exhibition turns to what remains structurally unseen—the long, silent life of artworks outside display.
Not every work is seen.
Most simply wait.
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