Connections
dal 8/12/2011 al 7/1/2012
Segnalato da
8/12/2011
Connections
Kunsthalle Luzern, Luzern
The exhibition gives insight into a growing artistic network between Switzerland, South Africa and Egypt while placing the different works in distinctive geographical and social contexts. With Chantal Romani, Marianne Halter, Donna Kukama, Simon Gush, Amr El Kafrawy.
curated by Beate Engel
Exhibition with Amr El-Kafrawy (EG), Simon Gush (ZA), Marianne Halter (CH), Donna Kukama (ZA) und Chantal Romani (CH)."Connections" marks the beginning of an exhibitions series with Swiss artists, who spent extended time abroad and enter into a dialogue with artists from the respective countries. All artists involved in the exhibition took part in exchange programmes organised by Pro Helvetia and show works that have been inspired by their residencies.
The exhibition gives insight into a growing artistic network between Switzerland, South Africa and Egypt while placing the different works in distinctive geographical and social contexts. Thereby, country-specific views are being juxtaposed and deciphered – on one hand South Africa, still struggling with the consequences of the apartheid, on the other hand Egypt, where the rocky path to democracy after the revolutionary riots is just being set foot on.
Image: Marianne Halter: Diamonds #2, 2010
December 9, 7 p.m.: Opening with a the performance "Lokum" by the artist Geneviève Favre (CH).
Kunsthalle Luzern
Lowenplatz 11 - Luzern
Tues-Sun 2 - 6 pm, Thur 2 - 8 pm