The Kestner Gesellschaft is delighted to announce a new façade project: BE AFRAID OF THE ENORMITY OF THE POSSIBLE. The title of this work is based on a quote from the Romanian philosopher Emile Cioran (1911-1995). Emile Cioran is one of Alfredo Jaar’s favorite authors and is frequently quoted by
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WILLIAM KENTRIDGE | Pasolini in chiaroscuro
The New National Museum Munich – Villa Sauber is going to host an exhibition on Pier Paolo Pasolini titled ‘Pasolini in Chiaroscuro’ from 29th March to 29th September. The exhibition explores the influence of classical and contemporary painting on Pasolini’s cinema. It features a variety of pieces, including film excerpts,
ANSELM KIEFER | Anselm Kiefer. Fallen Angels
Palazzo Strozzi is proud to host an exhibition conceived and realised in collaboration with Anselm Kiefer titled “Anselm Kiefer. Fallen Angels”. The exhibition provides an opportunity to engage with the German artist through a collection of historical works and new productions, including a large new work created in dialogue with
William Kentridge | Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot | Venice
William Kentridge’s new 9-episode series, Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot, will premiere in Venice in an installation curated by Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev. Shot during, and in the aftermath of, the 2020–2022 COVID-19 pandemic, and completed in 2023, these works will be viewed in a unique, concentrated environment that partially recreates Kentridge’s
REINHARD MUCHA |Mucha – WICHTIG LEBEN !
Reinhard Mucha, born in Düsseldorf in 1950, could be summed up in this formula with his “model making.” The potential of the matter is his raw material, the potential to radiate neuralgic emotional states with a sculptural frequency all its own. Filing cabinets, index card boxes, historical furniture—for Mucha, not
MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ | Marina Abramović’s historic performances on show at the Stedelijk Museum
The exhibition, curated in collaboration with the artist of the Royal Academy of London, presents recordings of legendary performances, photographs, videos, sculptures and live re-enactments of four iconic performances performed for the first time in the Netherlands: These performances, Art Must Be Beautiful, Artist Must Be Beautiful (1975), Imponderabilia (work
UGO MULAS | Ugo Mulas / Saul Steinberg’s Graffiti
The exhibition Ugo Mulas / Saul Steinberg’s Graffiti in Milan, curated by the Ugo Mulas Archive and Walter Guadagnini, will be in CAMERA’s Project Room from 14 February to 14 April 2024 and recounts that event, re-proposing the entire decoration to scale from Mulas’ photographs. A selection of about fifteen
JOSEPH KOSUTH | Eight Years: Joseph Kosuth in Ghent from 1990 to 1998
From 15 March to 20 April The University of Ghent will present Eight Years: Joseph Kosuth in Ghent from 1990 to 1998. It is a cross-reference exhibition of information on the presence of an American artist in a Belgian city: consisting of a spatial chronology into which are inserted texts,
GIAN MARIA TOSATTI | Group Show in Barcelona
‘The Other Side’ aims to express he concept of crossing over to the other side is experienced every night during sleep and dreams. From childhood, we learn that death is a mysterious and unknown place that separates life from this other realm. Our consciousness is limited, surrounded by an unconscious
MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ | Abramović inaugurates a new monumental work at Usina de Arte in Brazil
Entitled “Generator”, the work stands out for the imposing black wall with impressive dimensions: 25 meters long, 3 meters high and 2.5 meters wide, which can be seen at one of the elevated ends of the Plant. Furthermore, the installation incorporates large quartz stones from Minas Gerais, with the aim