Mengenburo
dal 26/5/2004 al 26/6/2004
Segnalato da
Rita McBride
Brian O'Connell
Petra Herzog
Silke Schatz
Ulrich Strothjohann
Lee Taylor
Johannes Wohnseifer
Rene' Zeh
Susanne Titz
26/5/2004
Mengenburo
The Changing Room, Stirling
An artists' project inspired by a mathematical theory that was introduced in the reformed education system in Germany in the beginning of the 1970's: 'Mengenlehre', translated to English as 'Set Theory'. 'Mengenlehre' is intended to create a learning approach that is reflective, abstracted and not purely algebra based. Tobias and Raphael Danke, two artists based in Aachen, Germany, grew up within the spirit of this education theory that lingers in the minds of their generation.
Mengenbüro is an artists' project inspired by a mathematical theory that was introduced in the reformed education system in Germany in the beginning of the 1970's: 'Mengenlehre', translated to English as 'Set Theory'. 'Mengenlehre' is intended to create a learning approach that is reflective, abstracted and not purely algebra based. Tobias and Raphael Danke, two artists based in Aachen, Germany, grew up within the spirit of this education theory that lingers in the minds of their generation.
Mengenbüro relates Set Models and Set Theories to contemporary art to explore whether this abstraction can be applied to our perception of objects and the everyday world. In the exhibition this is communicated via photographs, objects, schemes and spatial installations by invited artists/ collaborators including Rita McBride, Brian O'Connell, Petra Herzog, Silke Schatz, Ulrich Strothjohann, Lee Taylor, Johannes Wohnseifer and René Zeh.
Mengenbüro is a communicative artists' experiment that started with an exhibition in 1998 in the NAK, Aachen and intends to travel and include other artists' works, in always-changing constellations of objects and minds.
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live performance by 'So' *
6.30 - 7.30pm Thursday 27th May (Mengenbüro Private View 5.30 – 8.30pm)
So are vocalist Eriko Toyoda and Markus Popp (Oval, Microstoria).
'Toyoda and Popp make great sparring partners, maintaining a constant tension and balance…fusing organic and digital elements effortlessly alongside sweet melodies and gnarly noise.' The Wire
* This performance directly precedes the Le Weekend experimental music festival at Stirling's Tolbooth.
Listings Information
Gallery open Wednesday – Saturday 11am – 5pm Admission FREE
Artist Information
Rita McBride born 1960, lives Cologne/New York
Brian O Connell born 1972, lives Cologne
Tobias Danke born 1970, lives Aachen
Raphael Danke born 1972, lives Aachen/Berlin
Petra Herzog born 1963, lives Aachen
Markus Popp born 1968, lives Cologne
Silke Schatz born 1967, lives Cologne
Ulrich Strothjohann lives Cologne
Lee Taylor born 1978, lives Düsseldorf
Johannes Wohnseifer born 1967, lives Cologne
René Zeh born 1973, lives Düsseldorf
Mengenbüro is co-curated by Susanne Titz, Director of NAK, Aachen and is part of the nrw@uk cultural exchange programme running throughout 2004.
As part of nrw@uk an exhibition by photographers Laurenz Berges & Simone Nieweg runs at Streetlevel Photoworks, Glasgow from 15 May to 26 June.
nrw@uk is an extensive cultural exchange programme bringing a wide variety of events from North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) to Britain. Following uk@nrw, organised by the British Council which showcased contemporary British art in the cities of Aachen, Bielefeld, Bonn, Cologne, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Krefeld and Münster in 2002, the nrw@uk project was launched last year by the Goethe-Institut London. Throughout this year artists and speakers, films and exhibitions will present the wealth of culture originating in Germany's most populous federal state.
Exhibition supported by: Goethe-Institut Glasgow, nrw@uk
The Changing Room
contemporary art space
35 The Crawford Arcade
King Street
Stirling
FK8 1AX
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