A pun on “art for art’s sake”, the installation presents clear-cut two-dimensional silhouettes against a bright backdrop. The figures are engaging in various kinds of sexual acts, many of which are reminiscent of the eponymous Marquis de Sade’s phantasies.
Continue Reading...Photographer Candida Höfer is interested in the facets of everyday life in industrial, lower-class neighbourhoods on the one hand, and has a keen eye for spectacular angles of deserted architecture, cityscapes or perspective patterns on the other hand.
Continue Reading...Krzystod Wodiczko’s installation becomes gripping and non-trivial because it puts the spectators in a position where they feel that they accidentally eavesdrop on real-life scenes.
Continue Reading...The show’s title, “Awake are Only the Spirits”, may sound dubious, but it is actually very well selected and always keeps an ironic – however cautiously admiring – distance from its exhibits.
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