Travelling? At that time, only works of art could do so, but not their creators. As soon as a first relaxation of the Iron Curtain was tangible, already presentations of unofficial Soviet art took place.
In his work Shape No.1, the Japanese American artist Shūsaku Arakawa gives us a seemingly simple task: to forget all places – except the spots and outlines marked on the canvas with the word “place”.
Travelling creates new experiences, offers new perspectives and new points of view. In order to achieve these outcomes, one does not necessarily have to leave the immediate surroundings. Not every journey challenges us physically.