This unique event showcases Kristian Vistrup Madsen's impactful 'The Heart is a Pump' project. Inspired by a poem by Bob Flanagan, it delves into profound themes of pain, repetition, and submission. Visitors can experience film screenings and engaging conversations, exploring these concepts within Christian iconography and wider contexts. This presentation forms part of the thought-provoking 'Tolia Curriculum' initiative, conducted entirely in English.
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This event presents writing from Kristian Vistrup Madsen's project 'The Heart is a Pump,' inspired by a poem by Bob Flanagan. It explores themes of pain, repetition, and submission within Christian iconography and beyond, featuring film screenings and conversations.
Kristian Vistrup Madsen presents writing from 'The Heart is a Pump,' an exhibition project named after a poem by Bob Flanagan. This project, unfolding across three chapters with film screenings and conversations in Berlin, delves into motifs of pain, repetition, and submission, drawing connections within Christian iconography and other contexts. Vistrup Madsen, a Berlin-based writer, art critic, and curator, has previously curated projects and published extensively on contemporary art. This event is part of the 'Tolia Curriculum,' a project by artist Tolia Astakhishvili that opens up her creative process through various public formats, including workshops, lectures, screenings, and readings, in anticipation of her major exhibition 'Figure of the Child.' The event will be conducted in English.
This event is part of the 'Tolia Curriculum' program. Specific ticketing details are not provided on this page, but general museum tickets and an annual pass are mentioned for entry to mumok. Visitors are directed to 'More Infos' for general admission and ticket details.
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