Body & Soul at ESSL MUSEUM

Body & Soul at the ESSL MUSEUM is devoted to the human body in all its facets. The exhibition places the topic in a wider social context and traces its evolution up to the present. In the 20th century, Western society revolutionised and redefined its relationship with the body, but also brought problematic aspects to light. Artists reflected these developments, particularly after 1945. Post-war Austria saw the head-on confrontation between hypocritical sexual morals and far-reaching denial and sub-culture avant-gardes like the Vienna Actionism striving to overcome these obstacles. The human body may serve as platform for the expression of inner states and feelings, as exemplified by Maria Lassnig’s body awarenes paintings; it can be a metaphor for metaphysical notions, or may celebrate beauty beyond social norms.06.04.2016 - 30.06.2016

Artists: Siegfried Anzinger, Georg Baselitz, Herbert Boeckl, Günter Brus, Francesco Clemente, Martin Eder, VALIE EXPORT, Adolf Frohner, Nan Goldin, Mira Gáberová, Ilse Haider, Karen Holländer, Jörg Immendorff, Patricia Jagicza, Gudrun KampL, Alen Kasumović, Ronald Kodritsch, Anton Kolig, Elke Krystufek, Peter Land, Maria Lassnig, Marie Luise Lebschik, Daniel Lezama, Atelier van Lieshout, Rosa Loy, Marcin Maciejowski, Jonathan Meese, Virgilius Moldovan, Otto Muehl, Muntean/Rosenblum, Hermann Nitsch, Monika Pascoe Mikyšková, Irina Polin, Marc Quinn, Daniel Richter, Franz Ringel, Bianca Maria Samer, Martin Schnur, Rudolf Schwarzkogler, Peter Sengl, Max Streicher, Yang Shaobin, Herwig Zens. Curated by Andreas Hoffer.

Mit der Ausstellung Body & Soul im ESSL MUSEUM wird der Themenkomplex Körper und Körperlichkeit beleuchtet. Die westliche Gesellschaft hat ihr Verhältnis zum Körper im 20. Jahrhundert grundlegend revolutioniert, neu definiert aber auch problematisiert. Diese Entwicklungen spiegelt sich auch in der Kunst, insbesondere in der Zeit nach 1945, wider... Kurator: Andreas Hoffer. 06.04.2016 - 30.06.2016.

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