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Unruhe der Form. Entwürfe des politischen Subjekts: An Exhibition at Secession Exploring Art and Politics

Discover how contemporary art challenges economic structures and explores aesthetic action at Secession.

The group exhibition 'Unruhe der Form. Entwürfe des politischen Subjekts' delves into the relationship between stage, performance, and visual arts. It investigates the political subject and possible forms of aesthetic action within contemporary society. This project questions art's capacity to resist economic structures and explores potentials beyond commodified activism across multiple venues including Secession.

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Exhibition summary

This group exhibition, 'Unruhe der Form. Entwürfe des politischen Subjekts', questions how contemporary art can challenge economic structures and explore aesthetic action within the political sphere. It features artistic works, lectures, concerts, and performances across multiple venues, examining artistic designs of political subjectivity.

Curatorial context

Secession annually presents a group exhibition, inviting curators to develop new projects with maximum conceptual freedom. For 'Unruhe der Form. Entwürfe des politischen Subjekts', curators Karl Baratta, Stefanie Carp, Matthias Pees, Hedwig Saxenhuber, and Georg Schöllhammer developed a conceptual exhibition parcours. This project delves into the relationship between stage, performance, and visual arts to investigate the political subject and possible forms of aesthetic action. It questions art's capacity to resist economic structures and explore potentials beyond commodified activism. The exhibition spans Secession's spaces, the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna, and the MuseumsQuartier Wien, animated by artistic works, lectures, concerts, and performances. It bridges visual and performing arts, reflecting on potential futures and past modernist and avant-garde movements. A series of authors contribute by addressing blind spots in the current political landscape, aiming to open a space for aesthetic action demonstrated through acts of subjectification and the disturbance of given identities and visibility. The exhibition advocates for maintaining the tension between the collective interest and the singular formalist act as a form of resistance.

Admission and ticket notes

Ticketing information and links are available via a dedicated shop and are integrated within the 'Information & Tickets' section of the Secession website. Visitors are directed to purchase tickets through the provided channels.

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Venue
Secession
Current status
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Exhibition schedule
From May 11, 2013
Artist line / attribution
The exhibition features a diverse range of artists including Thomas Arzt, Volkan Aslan, Neïl Beloufa, Luo Bing, Brad Butler, Banu Cennetoğlu, Antonio Cosentino, Cordula Daus, Carola Dertnig, Jimmie Durham, Mustafa Erdem Özler, Gustav Ernst, Tim Etchells, Antonio Fian, Heinz Frank, Franzobel, Dora García, Thomas Glavinic, Ontroerend Goed, Dmitri Gutov, Wang Haian, Hannah Hurtzig, Elfriede Jelinek, Anna Jermolaewa, Schorsch Kamerun, Hassan Khan, Július Koller, Chris Kondek, Zhang Mengqi, Karen Mirza, Rabih Mroué, Jia Nannan, Marina Naprushkina, Yasemin Özcan, Iz Öztat, Henrik Olesen, Boris Ondreička, Ewald Palmetshofer, Judith Nika Pfeifer, Shu Qiao, Nuno Ramos, Milo Rau, Ad Reinhardt, David Riff, Kathrin Röggla, Ferdinand Schmatz, Tino Sehgal, János Sugár, Akira Takayama, Vladimir Tatlin, Mapa Teatro, Miguel Ventura, Tris Vonna-Michell, Jeronimo Voss, Wu Wenguang, Tanja Widmann, Dilek Winchester, Li Xinmin, Zou Xueping, and Shiri Zinn.
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