The exhibition follows on thematically from the exhibition Räume öffnen! which opened in the spring, and takes account of the development that gives space and the concept of space a special status as an analytical tool. The focus is not on an architectural concept of space that can be measured in terms of length times width times height, but on space as a culturally shaped phenomenon.
The exhibition is characterized by continuity and change. The main thematic areas are continued and key works such as Rural Studio: The Butterfly House by Marjetica Potrč, Raumbeule / Transportable Hole by Martin Walde and Space Poem # 5 by Renée Green are still present. The chapter on artists' spaces opens up a new spatial aspect. At the same time, a large number of new works demonstrate in very different ways how space, body and media are mutually dependent. They focus on interfaces, intermediate spaces, transitions and socio-political criteria and expand the museum space to include spaces of action, experience and memory as well as artistic spaces of thought. In addition to works by representatives of classical modernism such as Edvard Munch or Kurt Schwitters and surprising rediscoveries, the focus is on rarely shown, contemporary and young positions.
until March 23, 2025
www.museumdermoderne.at
