Helio Oiticica
dal 29/8/2013 al 26/10/2013
Segnalato da
29/8/2013
Helio Oiticica
Palmengarten, Frankfurt
Three outside installations by the Brazilian artist. In one of the pavilions "Penetravel PN 14" a performance and film program will present interventions by contemporary artists.
As part of the retrospective "Hélio Oiticica. The Great Labyrinth" at MMK, the Palmengarten will show three outside installations by the Brazilian artist. In one of the pavilions "Penetrável PN 14" a performance and film program will present interventions by contemporary artists.
Hélio Oiticica (1937–80) is regarded as one of the pioneers of participatory art. In the early 1960s he developed strategies in order to open new socio-political perspectives within art. He understood his role as a constructor of materiality, color, time, space and situations.
The principle of the proposition is a reoccurring concern throughout Oiticica‘s oeuvre. His large-scale installations (Penetráveis) enable new spaces of perception and interaction to emerge through their specific aesthetic and architectural qualities.
At the Palmengarten, the three pavilions will be surrounded by the landscaped nature of a botanical garden. They will create new spaces and change our perspective on the familiar environment. Visitors will encounter the tropical vegetation of Oiticica’s native country in the nearby greenhouses. The show represents the first exhibition to be presented jointly by the MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst and the Frankfurt Palmengarten.
For the performance and film program students of Curatorial Studies have invited twelve young international artists and art collectives to develop propositions which engage with the installation Penetrável PN 14 at Palmengarten. Site specific propositions ranging from experiments with sound, language and dance, to projections, salon evenings and guided tours have emerged from this process. The new works draw diversely on Hélio Oiticica’s concepts and ideas, translating them into the present day. On three of the dates, the performances will be accompanied by a film program.
Here, films and videos from contemporary artists will be shown alongside those of Oiticica’s peers Charles Simonds and Jack Smith.
To Performance and Film Program
http://www.mmk-frankfurt.de/en/events/program-helio-oiticica/
Press contacts:
MMK Museum für Moderne Kunst Christina Henneke Telephone +49 69 21237761 christina.henneke@stadt-frankfurt.de
Palmengarten, Andrea Just, Siesmayerstraße 61, 60323 Frankfurt am Main, Telephone + (069) 212 70460; andrea.just@stadt-frankfurt.de
Goethe Universität Frankfurt, Ulrike Jaspers, Grüneburgplatz 1, 60323 Frankfurt am Main, Telephone + (069) 798-13066, jaspers@pvw.uni-frankfurt.de
Press conferences: Thursday, 29 August, 11am at Palmengarten
Opening at Palmengarten: Friday 30 August, 6pm
Palmengarten der Stadt Frankfurt am Main
Siesmayerstraße 63 60323 Frankfurt
Hours: 9 am - 7pm, entrance Siesmayerstraße 63
Admission: 7 Euro / 6 Euro reduced, 3 Euro for students, pupils and trainees
Visitors with a MMK ticket or a Palmengarten ticket get reduced admission at the other institution.