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Do Nothing, Feel Everything: An Exhibition Exploring Contemporary Art and Emotional Processing at Kunsthalle Wien

This group exhibition at Kunsthalle Wien investigates art's role in navigating constant emergencies and processing intense feelings.

The exhibition 'Do Nothing, Feel Everything' at Kunsthalle Wien explores how artists respond to continuous global crises and emotional overload. It delves into strategies for processing intense feelings and discovering solace through different paces of life. Featured art practices acknowledge shared insights as a dynamic form of knowledge for coping and endurance.

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Exhibition summary

This group exhibition explores how art practices navigate the constant state of emergency and emotional overload in contemporary times. It examines ways to process intense feelings and find solace through 'careful bruising' and a different pace of life.

Curatorial context

The exhibition 'Do Nothing, Feel Everything' borrows its title from a commercial slogan, inverting it to demand a different pace of life and a space for intense feeling and emotional processing amidst continuous global crises. It addresses the apathy and exhaustion that arise from a state of constant emergency, where one crisis quickly follows another. The exhibition features art practices that acknowledge insanity as a shared condition and a dynamic form of knowledge, offering ways to soothe and bear the emotional impact of witnessed events. The works presented delve into a wide range of affects, ambitions, and risks, reflecting on how art can understand and respond to the overwhelming nature of current realities. It looks into how artists find crucial stakes in this shared state of 'insanity' and through 'careful bruising' discover pathways for coping and endurance. After its presentation at Kunsthalle Wien, the exhibition is scheduled to travel to Kunsthalle Bratislava in spring 2022.

Admission and ticket notes

Information about ticketing and admission is not explicitly detailed on this page, beyond the location at Kunsthalle Wien. Visitors are advised to check the official Kunsthalle Wien website for current admission details and ticketing policies for the exhibition. The exhibition is noted to travel to Kunsthalle Bratislava in spring 2022, suggesting different potential admission requirements at future venues.

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Venue
Kunsthalle Wien
Current status
Completed
Exhibition schedule
Nov 19, 2021 – Jan 30, 2022
Artist line / attribution
Artists featured include Laila Bachtiar, Sophie Carapetian and Jakob Jakobsen, Tony Cokes, Henry Joseph Darger, Patricia Domínguez, Rahima Gambo, Yesmine Ben Khelil, Stanislava Kovalcikova, Niklas Lichti, Opoku Mensah, Shana Moulton, and Tom Seidmann-Freud. The exhibition is curated by Laura Amann and Aziza Harmel.
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