Theft Is Vision Press Release EN

PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Zurich, 24 October 2017 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. 1/7 PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Zurich, 24 October 2017 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 Hamburg. 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 Dallas 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). 3/7 PRESS RELEASE – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Zurich, 24 October 2017 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 Bonn (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 Mainz, Germany) currently lives and works in New York.

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