Archives address the future. Their fascination as repositories of knowledge and collective memory remains undiminished. They claim the power to shape interpretation while also bearing witness to what is left unsaid. Questions of representation and remembrance are always questions of social power.
In the exhibition, 17 artists from five continents develop their own historical and biographical models of empowerment and remembrance. Through subversive gestures and poetic interventions, they challenge the systems of order imposed by archives, uncover missing links, and disrupt the official readings of dominant narratives.
The exhibition explores how contemporary artists engage with archival strategies and methods. Three-dimensional sculptural works in a wide range of materials reveal their archival potential and enter into dialogue with video installations, photography, drawing, and performance.
Artists:
Zanny Begg & Oliver Ressler | Hsiao-Shu Chen | Anna Maria Eichlinger | Nicole Frenzel | Friederike & Uwe | Nausikaa Hacker | Regina Hellwig-Schmid | Sanja Iveković | Atelier Jacobi | Béla Juttner | Zanele Muholi | Paula Pongratz | Walter Seidl | Joachim Seinfeld | Katrin Winkler
Curated by Petra Gerschner
Symposium accompanying the exhibition – Passing to the Future
12.9.26 | 1 pm | Auditorium, Haus der Kunst | Free admission
Credit: Katrin Winkler, you cannot trust the colors, 2021, 2 channel video installation, videostill, © Katrin Winkler
Supporters and Lending Institutions
Supporters:
Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst
Landeshauptstadt München Kulturreferat
Bezirk Oberbayern
Stiftung Stark für Gegenwartskunst
Stiftung Straßenkunst Stadtsparkasse München
Margarete Ammon Stiftung
George Washington Gedenkstiftung
Lending Institutions:
Museum Brandhorst München – Eva Felten Fotosammlung | Kontakt Sammlung, Wien / Kontakt Collection, Vienna | ZI Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte