Mapping the 60s – Focus 2: Radical Artistic Movements from the 1960s at mumok

This exhibition, 'Mapping the 60s – Focus 2', delves into key artistic movements of the 1960s, including Fluxus, Nouveau Réalisme, Happenings, and Actionism. It showcases works from the mumok collection that challenge traditional art objects and explore new relationships with reality through performance and process-based approaches.

The 1960s were a period of profound social, political, and aesthetic transformation, with movements like civil rights, feminist activism, and student protests resonating through contemporary society. 'Mapping the 60s – Focus 2' continues mumok's examination of this pivotal decade by highlighting specific artistic currents such as Fluxus, Nouveau Réalisme, Happenings, and Actionism. These movements often rejected conventional art objects in favor of performance, body-based art, and material-driven processes, forging a new connection with reality. Against a backdrop of sweeping societal change, visual art in the 1960s began to critically question established hierarchies and power structures. This exhibition draws from mumok's collection, formed from its origins as the Museum of the 20th Century and enriched by significant collections like the Peter and Irene Ludwig Collection. It aims to contextualize these works within their historical frameworks, acting as a magnifying glass to illuminate key junctures and artistic currents. This second focus follows an initial exploration of Pop Art, conceptual art, major international exhibitions, and publications, and it continues to pose questions that remain strikingly relevant today.

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