Duet with Artist. Participation as Artistic Principle
The audience and its role in the creation of a work of art lie at the centre of the 21er Haus exhibition Duet with Artist. Historical and contemporary positions show how artists activate others and call them to action.
To think of art as an essential part of life in which 鈥渆veryone鈥 can participate is not only fundamental to the understanding of art of the 20th and 21st centuries but is one of the fundamental democratic values 鈥嬧媜f our society. Duet with Artist establishes the museum as a central place of participation and presents over 20 international artistic stances, which demand interaction, cooperation, and sometimes also collaboration.
The exhibition addresses the active participation of visitors and encourages a critical and creative attitude. In some situations, the viewers perform an artistic act or become an art object themselves. Thus, evoked ideas can become the work of art, as can the execution of instructions or the collaboration with others. The exhibition expands upon the institution of the museum by calling for social action and creating space for encounters.
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The audience and its role in the creation of a work of art lie at the centre of the 21er Haus exhibition Duet with Artist. Historical and contemporary positions show how artists activate others and call them to action.
To think of art as an essential part of life in which 鈥渆veryone鈥 can participate is not only fundamental to the understanding of art of the 20th and 21st centuries but is one of the fundamental democratic values 鈥嬧媜f our society. Duet with Artist establishes the museum as a central place of participation and presents over 20 international artistic stances, which demand interaction, cooperation, and sometimes also collaboration.
The exhibition addresses the active participation of visitors and encourages a critical and creative attitude. In some situations, the viewers perform an artistic act or become an art object themselves. Thus, evoked ideas can become the work of art, as can the execution of instructions or the collaboration with others. The exhibition expands upon the institution of the museum by calling for social action and creating space for encounters.
Artists on show
- Angela Bulloch
- Bruce Nauman
- Christine Hill
- Claus Föttinger
- David Horvitz
- David Shrigley
- Dieter Meier
- Erwin Wurm
- Franz West
- Gabriel Sierra
- Hans Haacke
- John Cage
- Joseph Beuys
- Juergen Staack
- Mischa Kuball
- Pierre Huyghe
- Rirkrit Tiravanija
- Robert Barry
- Rodney Graham
- Vito Acconci
- Wolf Vostell
- Yoko Ono
- Yves Klein
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