ARTISTS
Functions of Drawing: Conceptual Art on Paper from the MMK Collection
27 Mar, 2010 - 22 Aug, 2010
From March 28 until August 22, 2010 MMK Museum f眉r Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt/Main is showing conceptual art on paper from its abundant collection of graphic art for the first time. Conceptual art has been a key component of many artists鈥� visual outlook and activity since the 1960s. Above all, minimalist and concept art have developed new strategies, at whose starting and end points drawing often carries the artistic ideas. These can be articulated in pure concepts, or in graphs, designs or accompanying draft sketches. Here, drawing, writing and image frequently forge an independent aesthetic connection.
The exhibition will feature works by artists including Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, On Kawara, Joseph Kosuth, Robert Morris, Barry Le Va, Stanley Brown, Gary Kuehn, Franz Erhard Walther, Robert Barry, Lawrence Weiner, Alighiero Boetti, Blinky Palermo, Ilya Kabakov and Claes Oldenburg, as well as works by a younger generation of artists, such as Andreas Slominski, Tobias Rehberger and Nedko Solakov. Most of the above-named artists are represented in the show with entire groups of drawings, complemented by outstanding individual sheets.
With a few exceptions, all the drawings on display will demonstrate a direct link to sculptural or conceptual works in the MMK Collection. We can describe the drawings of conceptual art from the 1960s generally as a reflection of psychological activity, as a work in progress. They impress us with their clarity and precision, can be instructions, a design drawing, assembly diagram or rough draft of an idea or even have the character of a statement or certificate. The signature confirms the artist鈥檚 authorship, even if the work, for example a mural, is realized by assistants or third persons. The functions of drawings can be very different: the drawing as decision; the drawing as explanation; the drawing as ritual; the drawing as investigation. In any case, they bear the individual 鈥渉andwriting鈥� of the respective artist.
The exhibition will feature a special presentation devoted to Hanne Darboven鈥檚 works on paper, donated to the MMK collection in 2001 by the Jean-Christophe Ammann Archive. They richly document the artist鈥檚 meticulous exhibition preparations and designs for the accompanying catalogs, her now legendary exhibitions at Kunstmuseum Luzern in 1975 and at Kunsthalle Basel in 1985.
Parallel to this, MMK will be showing one of Hanne Darboven鈥檚 main works, 禄Ein Jahrhundert 鈥� Johann Wolfgang von Goethe gewidmet芦 1971/1982, which has been part of the Collection since the Museum鈥檚 opening year, 1991. On this occasion, Hanne Darboven鈥檚 musical work 禄opus 25A芦 will also be presented for the first time, which the artist transformed into a minimalist composition in 1988 by transcribing the pure sets of numbers into musical notation.
The exhibition will feature works by artists including Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, On Kawara, Joseph Kosuth, Robert Morris, Barry Le Va, Stanley Brown, Gary Kuehn, Franz Erhard Walther, Robert Barry, Lawrence Weiner, Alighiero Boetti, Blinky Palermo, Ilya Kabakov and Claes Oldenburg, as well as works by a younger generation of artists, such as Andreas Slominski, Tobias Rehberger and Nedko Solakov. Most of the above-named artists are represented in the show with entire groups of drawings, complemented by outstanding individual sheets.
With a few exceptions, all the drawings on display will demonstrate a direct link to sculptural or conceptual works in the MMK Collection. We can describe the drawings of conceptual art from the 1960s generally as a reflection of psychological activity, as a work in progress. They impress us with their clarity and precision, can be instructions, a design drawing, assembly diagram or rough draft of an idea or even have the character of a statement or certificate. The signature confirms the artist鈥檚 authorship, even if the work, for example a mural, is realized by assistants or third persons. The functions of drawings can be very different: the drawing as decision; the drawing as explanation; the drawing as ritual; the drawing as investigation. In any case, they bear the individual 鈥渉andwriting鈥� of the respective artist.
The exhibition will feature a special presentation devoted to Hanne Darboven鈥檚 works on paper, donated to the MMK collection in 2001 by the Jean-Christophe Ammann Archive. They richly document the artist鈥檚 meticulous exhibition preparations and designs for the accompanying catalogs, her now legendary exhibitions at Kunstmuseum Luzern in 1975 and at Kunsthalle Basel in 1985.
Parallel to this, MMK will be showing one of Hanne Darboven鈥檚 main works, 禄Ein Jahrhundert 鈥� Johann Wolfgang von Goethe gewidmet芦 1971/1982, which has been part of the Collection since the Museum鈥檚 opening year, 1991. On this occasion, Hanne Darboven鈥檚 musical work 禄opus 25A芦 will also be presented for the first time, which the artist transformed into a minimalist composition in 1988 by transcribing the pure sets of numbers into musical notation.
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From March 28 until August 22, 2010 MMK Museum f眉r Moderne Kunst in Frankfurt/Main is showing conceptual art on paper from its abundant collection of graphic art for the first time. Conceptual art has been a key component of many artists鈥� visual outlook and activity since the 1960s. Above all, minimalist and concept art have developed new strategies, at whose starting and end points drawing often carries the artistic ideas. These can be articulated in pure concepts, or in graphs, designs or accompanying draft sketches. Here, drawing, writing and image frequently forge an independent aesthetic connection.
The exhibition will feature works by artists including Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, On Kawara, Joseph Kosuth, Robert Morris, Barry Le Va, Stanley Brown, Gary Kuehn, Franz Erhard Walther, Robert Barry, Lawrence Weiner, Alighiero Boetti, Blinky Palermo, Ilya Kabakov and Claes Oldenburg, as well as works by a younger generation of artists, such as Andreas Slominski, Tobias Rehberger and Nedko Solakov. Most of the above-named artists are represented in the show with entire groups of drawings, complemented by outstanding individual sheets.
With a few exceptions, all the drawings on display will demonstrate a direct link to sculptural or conceptual works in the MMK Collection. We can describe the drawings of conceptual art from the 1960s generally as a reflection of psychological activity, as a work in progress. They impress us with their clarity and precision, can be instructions, a design drawing, assembly diagram or rough draft of an idea or even have the character of a statement or certificate. The signature confirms the artist鈥檚 authorship, even if the work, for example a mural, is realized by assistants or third persons. The functions of drawings can be very different: the drawing as decision; the drawing as explanation; the drawing as ritual; the drawing as investigation. In any case, they bear the individual 鈥渉andwriting鈥� of the respective artist.
The exhibition will feature a special presentation devoted to Hanne Darboven鈥檚 works on paper, donated to the MMK collection in 2001 by the Jean-Christophe Ammann Archive. They richly document the artist鈥檚 meticulous exhibition preparations and designs for the accompanying catalogs, her now legendary exhibitions at Kunstmuseum Luzern in 1975 and at Kunsthalle Basel in 1985.
Parallel to this, MMK will be showing one of Hanne Darboven鈥檚 main works, 禄Ein Jahrhundert 鈥� Johann Wolfgang von Goethe gewidmet芦 1971/1982, which has been part of the Collection since the Museum鈥檚 opening year, 1991. On this occasion, Hanne Darboven鈥檚 musical work 禄opus 25A芦 will also be presented for the first time, which the artist transformed into a minimalist composition in 1988 by transcribing the pure sets of numbers into musical notation.
The exhibition will feature works by artists including Carl Andre, Dan Flavin, On Kawara, Joseph Kosuth, Robert Morris, Barry Le Va, Stanley Brown, Gary Kuehn, Franz Erhard Walther, Robert Barry, Lawrence Weiner, Alighiero Boetti, Blinky Palermo, Ilya Kabakov and Claes Oldenburg, as well as works by a younger generation of artists, such as Andreas Slominski, Tobias Rehberger and Nedko Solakov. Most of the above-named artists are represented in the show with entire groups of drawings, complemented by outstanding individual sheets.
With a few exceptions, all the drawings on display will demonstrate a direct link to sculptural or conceptual works in the MMK Collection. We can describe the drawings of conceptual art from the 1960s generally as a reflection of psychological activity, as a work in progress. They impress us with their clarity and precision, can be instructions, a design drawing, assembly diagram or rough draft of an idea or even have the character of a statement or certificate. The signature confirms the artist鈥檚 authorship, even if the work, for example a mural, is realized by assistants or third persons. The functions of drawings can be very different: the drawing as decision; the drawing as explanation; the drawing as ritual; the drawing as investigation. In any case, they bear the individual 鈥渉andwriting鈥� of the respective artist.
The exhibition will feature a special presentation devoted to Hanne Darboven鈥檚 works on paper, donated to the MMK collection in 2001 by the Jean-Christophe Ammann Archive. They richly document the artist鈥檚 meticulous exhibition preparations and designs for the accompanying catalogs, her now legendary exhibitions at Kunstmuseum Luzern in 1975 and at Kunsthalle Basel in 1985.
Parallel to this, MMK will be showing one of Hanne Darboven鈥檚 main works, 禄Ein Jahrhundert 鈥� Johann Wolfgang von Goethe gewidmet芦 1971/1982, which has been part of the Collection since the Museum鈥檚 opening year, 1991. On this occasion, Hanne Darboven鈥檚 musical work 禄opus 25A芦 will also be presented for the first time, which the artist transformed into a minimalist composition in 1988 by transcribing the pure sets of numbers into musical notation.
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