Walid Raad
Cotton Under My Feet. The Zurich Chapter & Two Drops Per Heartbeat
Medusa, New York
Most of it becomes public. Private collections are repeatedly lent or donated to museums. This is also true of Zurich. The artist Walid Raad examines the constellation
Most of it becomes public. Private collections are repeatedly lent or donated to museums. This is also true of Zurich. The artist Walid Raad examines the constellation of what was formerly private art, public interest and the museums that connect the two. In Madrid, he has developed the project «Cotton Under My Feet». It is based on the example of the Thyssen Collection, which was once at home in Switzerland and now has its own national museum in the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid. On the occasion of the Zürcher Theater Spektakel, Walid Raad is now developing
«The Zurich Chapter» at the Kunsthaus Zürich. With an exhibition and a walkthrough leading through the exhibition, he traces the winding paths of art through different eras and worlds. It is based on the example of the formerly private Thyssen Collection which moved from Switzerland to its own national museum in the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza in Madrid.
Walid Raad is an attentive observer of the present. In his artistic projects, which have already been shown at prominent exhibition venues, such as documenta and MOMA, he repeatedly deals with the historical entanglements of power, artand war. In a mixture of research obsessed with detail, associative puzzle play and benevolent fictionalisation, Walid Raad opens up a unique, illuminating view of reality. (mvh
Simple words
The artist Walid Raad is presenting an exhibition at the Kunsthaus Zürich.
He guides people through the exhibition and explains his art.
The tour is interesting and fun.
He shows how private art gets into public museums.
Walid Raad is an internationally successful artist.
His works have already been shown in many museums.
He often deals with art, violence and war.
He works with facts and with inventions.
Artistic direction and cast
| Von & mit | Walid Raad |
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| Foto | Moritz Bernoully (TBA21) |
Production
| Produktion | im Auftrag von TBA21 Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, Madrid |
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| Unterstützung | Tarbaca Indigo Foundation, Monsol Foundation, Stanley Thomas Johnson Stiftung, Sfeir-Semler Gallery Beirut/ Hamburg, Paula Cooper Gallery New York |
Kunsthaus Zürich
Exhibition and Performance-Tour
Duration
1.20 hrs.
Language
English
Age
16 years plus
An inclusive event
Artist Talk
Sun 25.8, 19.00 hrs. at Süd (Landiwiese)
Kooperation
An event in cooperation with the Kunsthaus Zürich
Dates
shows from today- Fr 16.08. 16:00 - 17:20 CHF 35.–/15.–
- Sa 17.08. 16:00 - 17:20 CHF 35.–/15.–
- Su 18.08. 12:00 - 13:20 CHF 35.–/15.–
- Su 18.08. 16:00 - 17:20 CHF 35.–/15.–
- Th 22.08. 18:00 - 19:20 CHF 35.–/15.–
- Fr 23.08. 16:00 - 17:20 CHF 35.–/15.–
- Sa 24.08. 16:00 - 17:20 CHF 35.–/15.–
- Su 25.08. 12:00 - 13:20 CHF 35.–/15.–
- Su 25.08. 16:00 - 17:20 CHF 35.–/15.–
- Th 29.08. 18:00 - 19:20 CHF 35.–/15.–
- Fr 30.08. 16:00 - 17:20 CHF 35.–/15.–
- Sa 31.08. 16:00 - 17:20 CHF 35.–/15.–
- Su 01.09. 12:00 - 13:20 CHF 35.–/15.–
- Su 01.09. 16:00 - 17:20 CHF 35.–/15.–