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10/1/2003

M_Ars - Art and War

Neue Galerie, Graz

Curatorators: Peter Weibel, Gunther Holler-Schuster

On the basis of Freud's famous writings "Civilisation and its Discontents" (1930) and "Why War" (1933) the aim is to put together an exhibition of contemporary art that investigates into why the process of advancing cultural development and civilisation is again interrupted by groups of people, religions or nations prepared to ruthlessly destroy others. After two World Wars in the twentieth century, we have for decades in Europe cherished the illusion that there will be no more chance for wars to arise in future. We are all the more surprised to find that hot spots of war have not only frequently emerged all over the world, but equally so in Europe, and that Europe itself is drawn into - and allows itself to be drawn into - wars time and again.

Based upon these facts we must ask ourselves whether Freud's dictum is in fact still valid: "Whatever makes for cultural development is also working against war. "Can cultural development itself not have inherent aspects that promote a willingness to wage war? Can it be that art itself has not only pacifistic but also military intentions? Can it be that art is not only a platform for humanitarian agendas but also for violence against human beings and for injustice? This exhibition not only intends to provide a very topical synopsis of the critical state of our society but also to present a critical examination of art within this society. In view of the fact that the selected examples not only depict the psychological and social changes brought about by war but also above all the media-based processes involved (war of images, war of information), this exhibition equally contributes to differentiating between crisis, war and art. The crisis of the media and the crisis of society are reflected in the crisis of art.

Artists:

Simone Aaberg Kern, Fernando Alvim, Carlos Amorales, Art in Ruins, Michael Aschenbrenner, Fiona Banner, Mercedes Barros, Yael Bartana, Elke Baulig, Vanessa Beecroft, Sue de Beer, Marc Bijl, Martin Boyce, Olaf Breuning, Glenn Brown, Chris Burden, Heather Burnett, Luis Camnitzer, Jake & Dinos Chapmanrn, Sue Coe, Jordan Crandall, Chris Cunningham, Chen Danqing, Jiri David, Tacita Dean, Lucinda Devlin, Veronika Dreier, Marces Dzama, Ray and Charles Eames, Manfred Erjautz, Ray and Charles Eames, Manfred Erjautz, Graham Fagen, Belu-Simion Fainaru, Harun Farocki, Parastou Forouhar, Paul Garrin, Kendell Geers, Leon Golub, Martin Gostner, G.R.A.M., Stanley Greene, Johan Grimonprez, Al Hansen, Mona Hatoum, Mathilde ter Heijne, Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer, Felix Stephan Huber, IRWIN, Cameron Jamie, Gavin Jantjes, John Keane, Martin Kippenberger, Linda Kitson, Franticek Klossner, Andree Korpys / Markus Löffler, Richard Kriesche, Evelyn Kuwertz, David Levinthal, Thomas Locher, Robert Longo, Ken Lum, Paul Mc Carthy / Mike Kelley, Ernst Mach, Bjarne Melgaard, Ana Mendieta Alessandro Mendini et Prospero Rasulo, Feng Mengbo, Tracey Moffatt, James Nachtwey, Yoshitomo Nara, Bruce Nauman, Friederike J. Nestler-Rebeau and Norbert Nestler, Anja Niedringhaus, Simon Norfolk, Josh On (Futurefarmers), Tony Oursler, Max Peintner, Paolo Pietrangeli, Roberto Giannarelli, Wilma Labate, Francesco Martinotti, Walid Ra'ad, Arnulf Rainer, Khaled D. Ramadan, Sophie Ristelhueber, Ulrike Rosenbach, Martha Rosler, Christopher Roth / Franz Stauffenberg, Nancy Rubins, Thomas Ruff, Volker Saul, Alfons Schilling, Michael Schuster, Paul Seawright, Nebojsa Seric-Soba, Santiago Sierra, Paul M Smith, Leonid Sokov, Hermann Stamm, Thaddeus Strode, Erika Sulzer-Kleinemeier, Tony Tasset, Lina Theodorou, Wolfgang Tillmans, Daniel Tisdale, Milica Tomic, Michail Tschernischow, Kanda Matulu, Tshibumba, Günther Uecker, Paul Virilio, Barbara Visser, Wolf Vostell, Matthias Wahner, Peter Weibel / Valie Export, Andreas Welzenbach, Piet Wessing, Lebbeus Woods, Heimo Zobernig

Image: Martha Rosler, "Bringing the War Home: House Beautiful", 1967-1972. 20 Fotocollagen, 50 x 60 bzw. 60 x 50 cm Courtesy Sammlung Falckenberg, Berlin

Within the scope of Graz 2003 - Cultur Capital of Europe

Neue Galerie am Landesmuseum Joanneum, Sackstrasse 16, A-8010 Graz - Austria
Opening hours: Tue-Sun 10am - 6pm, Thu 10am - 8pm

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