Discover 'Fate of Alien Modes': An Exhibition Exploring Cinematic and Artistic Production at Secession

This group exhibition explores the intersection of artistic and cinematic models and discourses, examining the production and representation forms inherent in film and art. It positions the cinematic apparatus as an economy where diverse production modes unfold, offering a new perspective on art production.

The exhibition _Fate of Alien Modes_ maps a terrain emerging at the nexus of artistic and cinematic models and discourses. It foregrounds the distinct production and representation forms of both cinema and art, aiming to render their inherent mechanisms visible. The curatorial concept frames the cinematic apparatus as an economy fostering various production modes, thereby shifting the focus from an exhibition 'about cinema' to its economies. This approach illuminates the structures, interrelations, and themes active between cinema and other forms of contemporary culture, developed within the framework of art institutions and reflecting contemporary artistic and curatorial practices. _Fate of Alien Modes_ spatializes cinematic discourses to reveal them as a series of active scripts, moving away from the concept of a closed, monadical work. By highlighting diverse production forms, it challenges the notion of the Secession's exhibition space as a mere 'container' for art. Instead, the institutional architecture is presented as a fragile construction and a 'spatial narrative,' embodying a diegetic world translated by the works and productions. This materializes and liberates the economies of cinema within a three-dimensional interplay of projections, sound works, scripts, and indexical archives. The exhibition coordinates describe a space encompassing script-based formats, temporary (set) architecture, films and videos, sound works, and open, performative processes, including film shoots, to expose the alien modes of the cinematic apparatus as a collage of disparate work forms and practices.

Information regarding tickets can be found on the Secession website, with a link provided to the booking platform 'eventjet'. Further details about admission and visiting the Secession are available under 'Informationen & Tickets'. The exhibition dates are from May 10 to June 22, 2003, and the Secession is open Tuesday to Sunday, 10 AM to 6 PM, with the exception of specific opening hours on certain days not detailed here beyond a general 'open today' note.