In many of his works, Francis Alÿs deals with the subject of travel. The motif of movement is an essential principle of his artistic acts.
On the 30th of March 1988 Marina Abramović & Ulay set off on a 90-day, emotionally charged hike along the Great Wall of China. Ulay starts from the southwest of the Gobi Desert, while Abramović departs from its opposite side, from the sea.
All museums are closed in November. We will present an artwork of the exhibition Bon Voyage! Travelling in Contemporary Art every day until the end of the year, so that you can still enjoy art.
Full house this week – four male artists, three female artists, two milestones and a podcast. And as you’re not allowed to visit the exhibition in November, don’t worry, we’ll bring it to you!
A review of the first week of installation: How do more than 100 works get to their place? How does an exhibition installation proceed? How does it feel to leave your own comfort zone? And where does the term Retourkutsche (retort) come from?
Or: Why does this blog exist? Looking back on the last few months, we realize one thing in particular: Nothing is the same as usual, but often it is only through this that the opportunity to break new ground arises.
The last part of the way everyone has to walk alone. Although death belongs to life, it exists only in our imagination. No one knows what it is like to die. No one knows when, where, and how death will occur.
Artists are increasingly concerned with the overlaps between science and society, especially with the relationship between humans and machines or humans and their environment.