...so beautiful?
Awst & Walther / Fides Becker / Il-Jin Atem Choi & Becker-Schmitz / Anita Di Bianco
Zilvinas Kempinas / Ján Mančuška / Neil McNally / Christine Mederer / Emilie Pitoiset
Sophia Pompéry / Markus Walenzyk

March 20th to May 1st, 2011
Opening / March 19th, 5 to 8 pm

Curated by Sara Stehr and Elke Gruhn

"What constitutes the poetic element in contemporary art? Curators, critics or even artists themselves often award works of art with a poetic quality. The metaphorical use of the term beyond poetry follows a long tradition. The group exhibition tries to make the attribute “poetic” tangible, based on works presented by 13 artists, in the media video art, installation,
performance, painting and photography. The title of the exhibition aims at the question whether the term poetic can fill the gap, opened by today's turn away from the original aesthetic category of beauty, whilst speaking about art, and to what extent it goes beyond the “so beautiful”.
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A nostalgic moment manifests itself in the video work of the artist ANITA DI BIANCO (the USA), who as well lets an old ballroom become an active player. She uses familiar pictures and text from film, theatre and literature, reflecting on imitative acting. ..."

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