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LUMA Foundation and gta exhibitions, ETH Zurich are pleased to announce:

‘THEFT IS VISION’ On view 18 November 2017 – 04 February 2018 LUMA Westbau, Löwenbräukunst, Zurich

Friday 17 November 2017 11:00 Press Preview 18:00 Opening

With Cosima von Bonin, Maurizio Cattelan, Maria Eichhorn, Marie-Louise Ekman, Sylvie Fleury, Isa Genzken, Richard Hamilton, Charline von Heyl, Pierre Joseph, Valentina Liernur, Dan Mitchell, Mathieu Malouf, Malcolm Morley, Albert Oehlen, Betty Tompkins and Gili Tal. Exhibition architecture by Petra Blaisse / Inside Outside Curated by Fredi Fischli and Niels Olsen.

The notion of Theft establishes a site of investigation. This exhibition examines the desire to appropriate – a fundamental theme in the production of art. Throughout art there are typologies that ensue from the appropriation of motifs or of other works of art. As just one form of aggressive theft, the act of citation was already a cultural strategy long before Appropriation Art manifested itself. At LUMA Westbau the following questions are posed from a contemporary perspective: What are the genres established through appropriation today? What does stealing mean for artistic production? Is it an act of removal and subtraction? Or can it be a productive strategy as suggested by the art history of Appropriation Art? In the context of this exhibition, Theft is presented as dialogues and translations between artists. In essence, the exhibition confronts two opposing concepts in appropriation: the desire to appropriate as the idolization of sources or as an attack on and subversion of the established.

The typology of the enfilade—a suite of rooms in grand architecture—is reconfigured in translucent plastic in the exhibition design by Petra Blaisse / Inside Outside and inserted into the White Cube space. It encloses formative typologies of works of art productively used by numerous artists. The investigation leads to a wild variety of iconic and unexpected results: reconfigurations of Marcel Duchamp’s readymades, Kazimir Malevich’s Black Square, Lucio Fontana’s Concetto Spaziale, Jasper John’s Target, Fra Angelico’s Annunciation, Jacques-Louis David’s Napoleon Crossing the Alps, book illustrations by Bernard Buffet, and Courbet’s L’Origine Du Monde or variations on shopping-bag installations. By gathering these typologies together, the exhibition reveals and contrasts different appropriation strategies in art, and invites to discern and encounter sources, counterparts, and sundry partners in crime.

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THEFT IS VISION On view: 18 November 2017 – 04 February 2018

Friday 17 November 2017 11:00 Press Preview 18:00 Opening

Venue LUMA Westbau, Löwenbräukunst Limmatstrasse 270, 8005 Zurich, Switzerland www.westbau.com

Opening Times 11:00 – 18:00 Tue, Wed, Fri 11:00 – 20:00 Thur 10:00 – 17:00 Sat, Sun Mondays closed

Admission Free entry

Press contacts:

Pierre Collet, Imagine [email protected] +33(0)6 80 84 87 71

Sandra Roemermann – LUMA Foundation [email protected] / +44 (0)20 3219 7806 gta Ausstellungen / ETH Zürich [email protected] /+ 41 633 66 59

NOTES TO EDITORS

About the artists

Cosima von Bonin (b. 1962 in Mombasa, Kenia) lives and works in Cologne. From 1998 to 2000 von Bonin was granted a scholarship by the Günther-Peill-Stiftung (Düren, Germany). She was a visiting professor at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in . Recent solo exhibitions include: „Who’s Exploiting Who in the Deep Sea?“ at Gairloch Gardens, Oakville (2017); „CvB singles uptown remix“ at Petzel Gallery, New York (2015); „HIPPIES USE SIDE DOOR. DAS JAHR 2014 HAT EIN RAD AB“ at Mumok in Vienna (2014); and „The Lazy Susan Series, Cut! Cut! Cut!, Loop #04“ at Museum Ludwig in Cologne. Her work was also shown in the exhibition „Painting 2.0“ that traveled from Museum Brandhorst in Munich (2015) to Mumok in 2016. In 2017, Cosima von Bonin’s work was exhibited at the Skulptur Projekte in Münster. 2/7 PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Zurich, 24 October 2017

Maurizio Cattelan (b. 1960 in Padua, Italy) lives and works in New York. His work has been shown extensively around the globe. Important solo shows of the last years include: „Not Afraid of LOVE“ at La Monnaie de Paris (2017); „Cosa Nostra“ at Venus Over Manhattan in New York (2014); „Kaputt“ at the Fondation Beyeler in Basel (2013); „All“ at the Solomon Guggenheim Museum in New York (2011), just to name a few. Selected group shows are: „Myth / History II: Shanghai Galaxy“ at YUZ Foundation in Shanghai; „Picasso Mania“ at the Grand Palais in Paris (2015); „IN PART“ at Fondazione Prada, Milan (2015); „La fine di Dio“ at Gagosian Gallery in London (2014); „In Praise of Doubt“ at Punta della Dogana – François Pinault Foundation in Venice (2012); or „Fresh Hell“ at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris (2010). Cattelan’s work was included in several biennials since the early 90s, including the Venice, Yokohama, Istanbul and Gwangju biennial, as well as Manifesta.

Maria Eichhorn (b. 1962 in Bamberg, Germany) lives and works in Berlin. Recent solo exhibitions include „Film Lexicon of Sexual Practices 1999 / 2005 / 2008 / 2014 / 2015 at Barbara Weiss Gallery, Berlin (2016); „Maria Eichhorn“ at Kunsthaus Bregenz (2014); „Dispersion“ at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London (2008); and „Maria Eichhorn Aktiengesellschaft / Maria Eichhorn Public Limited Company“ at Van Abbe Museum, Eindhoven (2007). She participated in numerous important group exhibitions, such as „Wohnungsfrage“ at Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin (2015), „Kapital“ at Kunstmuseum Bern (2012) or „When Attitudes Became Form Become Attitudes: A Restoration / A Remake / A Rejuvenation / A Rebellion“, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco (2012). Eichhorn’s work was included in the documenta 11 (2002) and 14 (2017) in Kassel, as well as 45th and 56th Venice Biennial in 1993 and 2015. She also participated in the 3rd and the 5th Berlin Biennial (2004 and 2008).

Marie-Louise Ekman (b. 1944 in Stockholm, Sweden) currently lives and works in Stockholm. Between 1999 and 2008 Ekman was the rector of the Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm. From 2009 to 2014, she was artistic director of the Royal Dramatic Theatre in her native city, which had previously carried out several of her plays. In 2013, Ekman produced a web TV series („The Dramatic Asylum“) portrayed the specific workplace of the theatre. Important recent shows include the solo exhibition „Marie-Louise Ekman“ at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm (2017) as well as a series of solo shows organized by The People’s Parks and Community Centres and produced the Tensta Kunsthalle within Sweden (2013–14). In 2015, she was featured in the group exhibition „Unorthodox“ at the Jewish Museum in New York. Other group shows include „Seek Professional Help“ at the Bureau in New York and „Hamlet“ at Künstler- haus Stuttgart (both 2016). 2016, Ekman’s work was included in the 11th Gwangju Biennial.

Sylvie Fleury (b. 1961 in Geneva, Switzerland) lives and works in Geneva. In 2015, she was awarded the Geneva Société des Arts Prize. Recent solo exhibitions include: „My life on the Road“ at Villa Stuck in Munich (2016); „Your Dress is More Beautiful“ at Karma International in Zurich (2016); „Sylvie Fleury“ at Galerie Mehdi Chouakri in Berlin (2016); „Eternity Now“ at the Bass Museum of Art in Miami (2015); „Camino del Sol“ at Thaddaeus Ropac in Paris (2014); and „It might As Well Rain Until September“ at Salon 94 Bowery in New York (2013). She participated in numerous group exhibitions, such as „Um die Ecke denken“ at Museum Haus Konstruktiv in Zurich (2016); „Der Schein / Glanz, Glamour, Illusion“ at Kestnergesellschaft in Hannover (2013), the Biennial (2012); „Sculpture Now“ at Galerie Eva Presenhuber in Zurich (2011); or „Femme objet, Femme sujet“ at the Abbaye de Saint André, Centre d’Art Contemporain, Meymac (2011).

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Isa Genzken (b. 1948 in Bad Oldesloe, Germany) lives and works in Berlin. She studied art and art history in Düsseldorf, Cologne, Berlin and Hamburg from 1969 to 1977. Genzken was a guest professor at the Berlin University of the Arts (1990) and at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main (1991–92). She received several awards and grants, such as the Internationaler Kunstpreis of the Kulturstiftung Stadtsparkasse in Munich (2004), or the Wolfgang-Hahn-Preis of the Museum Ludwig in Cologne (2002). Notable recent solo shows include „Models for Outdoor Projects“ at Bundeskunsthalle (2016); „Portraits“ at Galerie Buchholz, New York (2016); or „I’m Isa Genzken, The Only Female Fool“ at Kunsthalle Wien (2014). The traveling exhibition „Mach dich hübsch!“ was shown at Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin (2016) and at Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam (2015–16). In 2007 Genzken represented Germany at the 52nd Venice Biennale. In 1982, 1992 and 2002 she participated in Documenta 7, 9 and 11 in Kassel.

Richard Hamilton (b. 1922, d. 2011 in London, England) was a key figure within British Pop Art. In the 50s, he was a leading figure in the Independent Group, with whom he organized the seminal exhibition „This is Tomorrow“ at the Whitechapel Gallery in London (1956). Other exhibitions devised by Hamilton include „Growth and Form“ at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London (1951) and „Man, Machine and Motion“ at the Hatton Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, and at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (1955). Several retrospective exhibitions have been held in his honors, the youngest being at the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid and the Tate Modern in London (2014). In 1993, Hamilton represented Britian at the 45th Venice Biennale.

Charline von Heyl (b. 1960 in , Germany) currently lives and works in New York. Recent gallery shows were held at Capitain Petzel, Berlin (2017), at Galerie Gisela Capitain, Cologne, (2015), and at Friedrich Petzel Gallery, New York (2013). Von Heyl’s work was also exhibited at Art Cologne by Corbett vs. Dempsey, Chicago, in 2014. The solo exhibition „Carline von Heyl, Now or Else“ was shown at Bonner Kunstverein and at Kunsthalle Nurnberg, as well as at the Tate Liverpool. Von Heyl participated in numerous group exhibitions, such as „MCA DNA: RIOT GRRRLS“, Institute of Contemporary Art Chicago (2016); „Less Than One“, The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis (2016); „Painting after Technology“, Tate Modern, London (2015); „The Forever Now: Contemporary Painting in an Atemporal World“, Museum of Modern Art, New York, just to name a few. In 2014, her work was shown at the Whitney Biennial.

Pierre Joseph (b. 1965 in Caen, France) lives and works in Paris. Selected solo exhibitions include: „Hypernormandie“ at La Galerie – Centre d’Art Contemporain in Noisy-le-Sec (2016); „Maintenant“ at Air de Paris in Paris (2014); „Pierre Joseph“ at FRAC Poitou-Charentes, Angoulême (2006); „Action restreinte“ at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris (2003); „La théorie du trickster“ with M. Behlaj Kacem at Le Spot, Le Havre (2002). He was also part of the recent group exhibitions „Readymade“ at Galerie Presenhuber in Vna (2017); „Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905–2016“ at the Whitney Museum in New York (2016); and „1984–1999. The Decade“ at the Centre Pompidou-Metz (2014). In 2007 Joseph’s work was included in the 1st Athens Biennial.

Mathieu Malouf (b. 1984 in Montreal, Canada) lives and works in New York. Recent solo shows include: „Toxic Masculinity Fallout Shelter“ at Greene Naftali in New York (2017); „Facilities“ at Lomex Gallery, New York (2016); „Toilet“ at Jenny’s, Los Angeles (2016); „Total Sex Party“ at House of Gaga, Mexico City (2015); „Usbm“ at Real Fine Arts in New York (2013); and „Slaves“ at Dold Projects, Sankt Georgen (2012). Malouf participated in several group shows, such as „Readymade“ at Galerie Eva Presenhuber in Vna (2017); „Collected by Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner“ at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New

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York (2015); „Shelling and Unshelling Again“ at the Museum of Art in Stavanger (2014); and „Über das radikale Nebeneinander“ in the Halle für Kunst in Lüneburg (2014).

Dan Mitchell (b. 1966 in the UK) lives and works in London. He is a founding member of „Poster Studio“ (1994–1997) and the publisher of „Hard Mag“. His recent solo exhibitions include: "New Dead City“ at Oracle, Berlin (2016); „Alcoholism" at Celine Gallery, Glasgow (2016); "Uppers and Downers: You Are Already Dead“ at Xero Kline & Coma, London (2015); “Is My Art Professor A Terrorist?” at Munich Kunstverein (2015); “Poison Gas” at Galerie God, London (2014); “STALLINNISM” at Temnikova & Kasela Gallery, Tallinn (2014); “Will We Still Play Tennis After The Revolution?” at Watch It Gallery, London (2014); “An Opening - #[email protected]” at Lima Zulu, London (2013); or „Photography: Spurt, Squirt or Spray - lecture by Dr Robert Laing“ at Chisenhale Gallery in London (2011).

Malcolm Morley (b. 1931 in London, England) lives and works in New York. Morley’s work has been exhibited since the 60s. He was granted several awards and honors, including the Francis J. Greenburger Award in 2015, and the Turner Prize in 1984. Recent solo and group exhibitions include: “Malcolm Morley” at Hall Art Foundation, Schloss Derneburg (2017); “Malcolm Morley: History Painting” at Xavier Hufkens, Brussels (2016); „Malerei der 80er Jahre“, curated by Albert Oehlen, at Sprüth Magers, Berlin (2012–13); “Malcolm Morley in a Nutshell: The Fine Art of Painting 1954-2012” at Yale School of Art, New Haven (2012); “Malcolm Morley: Rules of Engagement” at Sperone Westwater, New York (2011); „Bad Painting Good Art“ at Mumok, Vienna (2008); “Malcolm Morley: The Art of Painting” at Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (2006); „Painting on the Move“ at Kunstmuseum Basel (2002); and “Malcolm Morley, Rat Tat Tat,” at Gagosian Gallery, London (2001). In 1972 and 1977, he was included in the documenta 5 and 6.

Albert Oehlen (b. 1954 in Krefeld, Germany) currently lives and works in Gais, Switzerland. He graduated in 1981 from Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Hamburg, where he studied under Sigmar Polke. From 2000 to 2009, he was a professor in painting at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Important solo shows of Oehlen’s work include “Behind the Image” at Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (2016–17); “Woods near Oehle” at Cleveland Museum of Art (2016–17); “An Old Painting in Spirit” at Kunsthalle Zurich (2015); “Home and Garden” at New Museum, New York (2015); „Albert Oehlen. Malerei“ at Museum Moderner Kunst, Vienna (2013); “Réalité abstraite” at Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (2009); “Albert Oehlen, Malerei 1980– 2004, Selbstportrait mit 50millionenfacher Lichtgeschwindigkeit” at Musée cantonal des Beaux- Arts de Lausanne (2004, traveled to Domus Artium 2002 in Salamanca); and “Terminale Erfrischung: Computercollagen und Malerei” at Kestner-Gesellschaft, Hannover (2001). Oehlen’s work was included in the 55th Venice Biennial in 2013.

Gili Tal (b. 1983 in Tel Aviv, Israel) lives and works in Berlin and London. Recent solo and group exhibitions include „Roaming“ at Jenny's, Los Angeles (2016); „Gili Tal“ at Goton, Paris (2016); „Object(ed): Shaping Sculpture in Contemporary Art“ at Utah Museum of Contemporary Art, Salt Lake City (2016); „Gili Tal“ at Vilma Gold / 6A Minerva St, London (2015); „Agonisers“ at 427 Gallery, Riga, and at Temnikova & Kasela, Tallinn (2015); „Gili Tal, Lena Tutunjian + Felix Lee“ at Life Gallery, London (2015); „Panoramic Views of the City“ at Sandy Brown, Berlin (2014); „Immobilien“ at Muda Mura Muri, Zurich (2015); „Gib’s Mir“ with Nicholas Byrne at Outpost, Norwich (2013); „Real Pain for Real People“ at Lima Zulu, London (2013); „Luxottica“ with Georgie Nettell at Heit, Berlin (2011).

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Betty Tompkins (b. 1945 in Washington D.C., USA) currently lives and works in New York and Mount Pleasant. It is only since 15 years, that the often sexually explicit work of Betty Tomkins has been exhibited more extensively. Most recent solo exhibitions include: „Betty Tompkins“ at Kunstraum Innsbruck; „Small“ at Marlborough Contemporary, New York (2017); „Sex Works/WOMEN Words Phrases and Stories“ at Gavlak Gallery, Palm Beach (2017 – the work „WOMEN Words Phrases and Stories“ was previously shown at Gavlak Gallery, Los Angeles in 2016 and in the FLAG Art Foundation in New York); „Virgins“ at PPOW, New York (2017); or „Real Ersatz“ at BHQFU (2015), New York. In 2014, Galerie Rodolphe Janssen showed her work at Art Basel. Prominently, some of Tompkins’ paintings have been purchased by the Centre Pompidou in Paris for its permanent collection.

Petra Blaisse founded the studio Inside Outside in Amsterdam in 1991, which since then has been involved in realising projects worldwide, ranging from landscape to interior architecture. As the name would suggest, the relationship between internal and external is a crucial concern in the studio’s design practice, which combines numerous interdisciplinary fields of knowledge and craftsmanship. Site-specific, yet at the same time dynamic and impermanently adaptable, Petra Blaisse’s designs respond to the contemporary requirements placed on different spaces. Inside Outside’s most prominent interior architecture projects include, for example, the curtain for the Piper Auditorium at Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. (2010–2012), Re-Set for the 13th Venice Architecture Biennale (2012), the curtains for the private residence Maison à Bordeaux (2011–2012) or Damask in the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (2011–2012). In 2016, Inside Outside developed an enfilade for the exhibition space of the Institute for the History and Theory of Architecture (gta).

About the curators

Fredi Fischli (b. 1986) and Niels Olsen (b. 1989) are curators based in Zurich, and the directors of gta Exhibitions, ETH Zurich. Together they initiated the exhibition space STUDIOLO and the publication series STUDIOLO / Edition Patrick Frey. They have curated numerous exhibitions, including 69/96 (with Bob Nickas) at Gebert Foundation, Keiichi Tanaami, Schinkel Pavillon Berlin; Friedrich Kuhn at Herald St. London; and The Log-O- Rithmic at GAMeC Bergamo. Recent publications include Dan Graham. Building and Signs, Albert Oehlen. In der Wohnung, William Leavitt. The Particles; and Trix and Robert Haussmann. Their regular column ‘Pioneers’ appears in Kaleidoscope magazine.

About gta Exhibitions gta Exhibitions is part of the Institute of History and Theory of Architecture (gta) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, ETH. The exhibition program serves as an interface between theory and practice, showcasing research and teaching in the Department of Architecture. The thematic field of architecture is extended through interdisciplinary approaches and critically reflected through an experimental approach to the medium of the exhibition. www.gta.arch.ethz.ch

About LUMA Foundation

The LUMA Foundation was established in 2004 in Switzerland to support the activities of artists, independent pioneers, and organizations working in the visual arts, photography, publishing, documentary filmmaking, and other media. The LUMA Foundation produces, supports, and

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enables challenging art projects committed to an expansive understanding of environmental issues, human rights, education, and culture.

The foundation’s headquarters and exhibition spaces in Zurich are part of the refurbished and expanded Löwenbräukunst art complex. LUMA Westbau opened in 2013, presenting international projects, exhibitions and events commissioned and produced by the LUMA Foundation. www.westbau.com

In 2014, LUMA started the regeneration of the Parc des Ateliers, an expansive former industrial site located in Arles, France. Situated adjacent to the city’s UNESCO World Heritage sites, the Parc des Ateliers serves as the major programmatic and cultural center for the LUMA Foundation’s diverse activities. While the opening of the main building, designed by Frank Gehry, at the Parc des Ateliers is scheduled for 2019, an artistic program developed in collaboration with the LUMA Arles Core Group of artistic consultants - Maja Hoffmann, Tom Eccles, Liam Gillick, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Philippe Parreno, and Beatrix Ruf - is presented periodically in the already opened venues of La Grande Halle, Les Forges and La Mécanique Générale. More info www.luma-arles.org.

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