Sven Augustijnen
Manon de Boer
Pierre Bismuth
Gerhard Dirmoser
Dan Graham
Margarete Jahrmann
Daniela Keiser
Dieter Kiessling
Ken Lum
Matt Mullican
Boris Rebetez
Daniel Roth
Simon Starling
Mitja Tusek
Keith Tyson
Peter Zimmermann
Moritz Küng
Enrico Lunghi
Beatrix Ruf
Martin Sturm
This effect, also called feedback, serves as both title and metaphor for an exhibition of works  of which some have been newly created  by 16 artists from three generations. However, the subject of the exhibition focuses not so much on the 'resonance catastrophe¹ of the Larsen effect, as on the vital and dynamic character of contemporary works of art, which interlink various components and whose mutual association, closeness or involvement give rise to something new.
The Larsen effect, named after the Danish physicist Søren Larsen (1871-1957),
describes a phenomenon familiar to many concert or conference audiences:
holding a microphone too close to a loudspeaker produces a high-pitched tone,
rapidly increasing in intensity, which can lead to a breakdown of the sound
system. This effect, also called feedback, serves as both title and metaphor for an
exhibition of works  of which some have been newly created  by 16 artists from
three generations. However, the subject of the exhibition focuses not so much on
the 'resonance catastrophe¹ of the Larsen effect, as on the vital and dynamic
character of contemporary works of art, which interlink various components and
whose mutual association, closeness or involvement give rise to something new.
This appropriation, reorganisation or reordering of the material world opens up to
the observer a field of associations full of contradictions: a dissolution of time and
space, a relativization of facts, a shift of local specificities. In addition to classical
media like drawing, photography and sculpture, the exhibition also includes
multimedia, video and performance works.
The content and context shift is also expressed in the close cooperation between
the two host institutions in Linz and Luxembourg. The feedback acquires a
geographical dimension, which becomes evident in the reorganisation, sometimes
even modification of certain works, due to the nature of the premises at the two
exhibition centres.
A richly illustrated catalogue, which will document the works from the two
exhibitions, will be presented in Luxembourg in May 2002. It will feature essays by
Franz Xaver Baier and Geneviève Mosseray, contributions by Moritz Küng, Enrico
Lunghi and Martin Sturm, together with a glossary of terms.
ARTISTS:
Sven Augustijnen (°1970 / B)
"Aphasie", 2001 (production)
Manon de Boer (°1966 / NL)
"Mind Mapping", 2001
Pierre Bismuth (°1963 / F)
"Alternance d'éclaircies et de passages nuageux l'après-midi", 1999
"Link", 1999 (production)
Gerhard Dirmoser (°1958 / A)
"Das Denknetz", 2001
"Performance Art Context", 2001
Dan Graham (°1942 / USA)
"Yesterday / Today", 1975
Margarete Jahrmann (°1967 / A)
Max Moswitzer (°1968 / A)
"Objectiles", 2001
Daniela Keiser (°1963 / CH)
"Felloni & Buonvicini", 1999
Dieter Kiessling (°1957 / D)
"o.T.", 1997
Ken Lum (°1956 / CAN)
"Mirror Works", 1998
Matt Mullican (°1951 / USA)
"Performance Under Hypnosis", 2001 (Produktion / production)
"Untitled (Bulletin Board of Vintage Photographs)", 1971-2001
"Untitled (Bulletin Board of Working Database Material)", 1995
Boris Rebetez (°1970 / CH)
"Untitled", 1998
Daniel Roth (°1969 / D)
"Untitled (Mansfeld Connection)", work in progress, 2001-2002
Simon Starling (°1967 / GB)
"Blue Boat Black", 1997
Mitja Tusek (°1961 / SLO)
"Frühstück", 1999
Keith Tyson (°1969 / GB)
"Recursive CPK Gameboard no 1 (Central Processing Knot)", 2001
(production)
Peter Zimmermann (°1956 / D)
"Retrospective Boxes", 2001
Concept:
Moritz Küng, Brussels
Enrico Lunghi, Luxembourg
Beatrix Ruf, Zürich
Martin Sturm, Linz
curator:
Moritz Küng, Brussels
Linz
Dec 8, 2001 - Feb 7, 2002
O.K Center for Contemporary Art
Director: Martin Sturm
Luxembourg
March 8 to May 5, 2002
Casino - Forum d'Art Contemporain
Director: Enrico Lunghi
O.K Center for Contemporary Art Dametzstrasse30, A - 4020 Linz +43-(0)732-784178-0 +43-(0)732-775684
opening: Friday, December 7, 2001 17.00 p.m.