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Extra Bodies. The Use of the 芦Other Body禄 in Contemporary Art
The exhibition sheds light on a phenomenon in art that first rises to prominence in the 1990s and then explodes in the early years of the new millennium: the artistic practice of resorting to and deploying 鈥榚xtra bodies.鈥� Artists select these 鈥榦ther bodies鈥� because of their specific social or biosocial role鈥攚hich is why they may also be characterized as extras. All works on view share a basic 鈥榩erformative鈥� or 鈥榯heatrical鈥� quality. Strikingly, the viewer is neither drawn into the action nor invited to participate. Unlike many artistic productions discussed under the rubric of relational aesthetics, these pieces do not demand his active engagement. Taking up both exhibition floors at the museum, the extensive group exhibition featuring numerous works from the collection scrutinizes the various modes in which extras with their social and biosocial roles are presented, and function, in art.
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The exhibition sheds light on a phenomenon in art that first rises to prominence in the 1990s and then explodes in the early years of the new millennium: the artistic practice of resorting to and deploying 鈥榚xtra bodies.鈥� Artists select these 鈥榦ther bodies鈥� because of their specific social or biosocial role鈥攚hich is why they may also be characterized as extras. All works on view share a basic 鈥榩erformative鈥� or 鈥榯heatrical鈥� quality. Strikingly, the viewer is neither drawn into the action nor invited to participate. Unlike many artistic productions discussed under the rubric of relational aesthetics, these pieces do not demand his active engagement. Taking up both exhibition floors at the museum, the extensive group exhibition featuring numerous works from the collection scrutinizes the various modes in which extras with their social and biosocial roles are presented, and function, in art.
Artists on show
- Ai Weiwei
- Artur Zmijewski
- Carey Young
- Christoph Büchel
- Christoph Schlingensief
- Clegg & Guttmann
- Edwin Sánchez
- Gino de Dominicis
- Guy Ben-Ner
- Jens Haaning
- Jonas Staal
- L.A. Raeven
- Maria Eichhorn
- Oscar Bony
- Santiago Sierra
- Semefo
- Stephen Willats
- Teresa Margolles
- Vanessa Beecroft
- Yoshua Okón
- Yuri Pattison
- Yves Klein
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