Barbara Buuhler
Christo
Jeanne Faust
Gloria Friedmann
Anton Frommelt
Martin Frommelt
Olafur Gislason
Anne Marie Jehle
Andrea Kehrer
Georg Malin
Regina Marxer
Marcel Odenbach
Martin Walch
Martin Wohrl
Susanne Zouyene
This presentation of works from the collection, marking the 10th anniversary of the Museum, views Liechtenstein from an artistic standpoint, focusing both on the country and on dialogue. The museums own collection, embraces works of art which address the theme of Liechtenstein as a country and the experiences and histories associated with it. The exhibits range from intaglio prints to photography and video works to expansive installations by: Christo, Jeanne Faust, Gloria Friedmann, Anton Frommelt and many more.
“Art needs the mountain peaks and the valleys need art” (Marcel Odenbach)
This presentation of works from the collection, marking the 10th anniversary of the Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, views Liechtenstein from an artistic standpoint, focusing both on the
country and on dialogue. The presentation which is curated by Christiane Meyer-Stoll opens
on 21 October 2010 and is on display until 27 February 2011.
Features of landscape and social structures not only impact people’s experiences and histories, they also shape a country. State borders serve to consolidate and evoke distinctions
between inside and outside, here and there. Perspectives shift, promoting dialogue between
inwardly and outwardly directed prospects and views. The Principality of Liechtenstein is a
modern industrial and service society that developed swiftly from having been an agrarian
society.
This decisive transformation resulted in a certain tension between a rural-local culture and an
international orientation, raising questions to do with identity and cliché, self-perception and
external perception, tradition and innovation.
“Dialog Liechtenstein”, an exhibition based on
the museums own collection, embraces works of art which address the theme of Liechtenstein as a country and the experiences and histories associated with it. Artistic perspectives
from within and positions from without taken by foreign artists are placed side by side and
interlinked.
The exhibits drawn from the museum’s own collection range from intaglio prints to photography and video works to expansive installations, by among others Barbara Bühler, Christo
(Christo Wladimirow Jawaschew), Jeanne Faust, Gloria Friedmann, Anton Frommelt, Martin
Frommelt, Olafur Gislason, Anne Marie Jehle, Andrea Kehrer, Georg Malin, Regina Marxer,
Marcel Odenbach, Martin Walch, Martin Wöhrl and Susanne Zouyène.
Image:
Susanne Zouyène, Last photo, 1999
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Opening: Thursday, 21 October 2010, from 6pm
Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein
Staedtle 32, Vaduz Liechtenstein
Opening Hours Tuesday - Sunday: 10am-5pm nThursday: 10am-8pm Closed on Mondays