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The
concept of “Skulpturale Handlungen” (‘sculptural narration’)
focuses on a specific aspect of performative sculpture. The common factor shared by the different presentations is that the artist’s body is integrated in the sculpture, video or photographic work. The exhibition covers a variety of approaches ranging from sculptural performance to interactive sculpture. From the works of various artists in the 1960s and 70s (Bruce Nauman, Franz West, Helena Almeida, Valie Export), we are familiar with videos and photo series in which the artists themselves are visible, and where the artwork resembles more of a sculpture than a self-portrait. The artist enacts a sculpture, merging with the medium or appearing as a phenomenon exploring the dimension of space, producing or destroying his or her sculptures in front of a video (or still) camera. The exhibition "Skulpturale Handlungen" aims to investigate the latest developments in the evolution of this concept. The wealth of new examples, produced mainly by young artists, is evidence that this type of analytical questioning with respect to a sculptural presence and the creative sculptural process itself has lost none of its contemporary relevance. As in the work of their predecessors, the features that characterise this type of work are their experimental nature and a multifaceted exploration of the farthest limits of the interfaces between action, performance and sculpture. But there is also a striking new feature in that, instead of being a formal exercise devoted mainly to the search for new forms of expression, the art form now reveals a particular interest in the actual content, the sensory perception of the creative process of sculpture. By incorporating the media of photography and video, it becomes possible to develop new forms of visual language that allow memory and metaphor to flow into the images, generating a sense of mystery or crudely distorting the art of sculpture and not least the role of the artist. |
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bm-suma, Contemporary Art Center, Istanbul | ||||||
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Moncio House-Museum, Palanga, Lithuania Klaipeda Cultural Communication Center, Lithuania |
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2006 | ||||||
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Galerie
der Künstler BBK Müchen und Oberbayern e.V., Germany |
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