Discover Tishan Hsu: Recent Work 2023 at Secession – An Exhibition Exploring Body and Technology

This exhibition features new works by US-based artist Tishan Hsu, focusing on his ongoing exploration of the human body and technology. Visitors can expect to see large-scale sculptures, digital compositions, and multimedia installations that examine the evolving relationship between humans and digital interfaces.

The exhibition "Tishan Hsu: recent work 2023" at the Secession exclusively presents new pieces by the American artist Tishan Hsu. Following significant retrospectives and major group shows like the Venice Biennale and Carnegie International, Hsu's latest exhibition at the Secession highlights the continued evolution of his artistic practice over four decades. His work consistently addresses the body's transformation within a technological landscape, exploring how bodies and consciousness interact with digital technologies. Hsu's visionary perspective on the fusion of human and digital elements, anticipated by science fiction's cyborg fantasies, was groundbreaking in the art world of the 1980s. Educated in architecture at MIT, Hsu's move to New York in the early 1980s marked the beginning of his exhibition career. His background at MIT instilled an openness to new technologies, which he continues to integrate into his art while maintaining traditional craftsmanship. The exhibition showcases a diverse range of media, including the large sculpture "tablet-skin-screen," an industrially fabricated metal piece with acrylic body casts, and wall compositions featuring digital patterns and silicone casts of body parts. An LED video wall displays digitally generated forms, accompanied by ambient sound, further illustrating the intertwining of physical and virtual realms. Hsu's titles, such as "screen-body-data" and "pig ear-screen-skin 2," reflect this exploration of hybridity and seriality, akin to scientific studies. This exhibition is a collaboration with the Musée d’art moderne et contemporain (MAMCO) in Geneva, where a larger retrospective of Hsu's work will be held.

Information regarding tickets can be found via the provided link. General opening hours are Tuesday-Sunday, 10 AM to 6 PM. The exhibition is located at the Secession, Friedrichstraße 12, 1010 Vienna. Visitors are directed to an external ticketing platform for purchase details and specific entry requirements may apply based on museum policy or special events, although this page does not detail pricing or booking procedures directly but indicates a link for ticketing information.