Press Release Fly Me to the Moon The Lunar Landing, 50 Years Later July 20―November 3, 2019 Mönchsberg [4] The Museum der Moderne Salzburg mounts a grand exhibition to Press celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the first moon landing—an event Mönchsberg 32 that, more than any other before it, changed humanity’s relationship 5020 Salzburg with its environment. Austria T +43 662 842220-601 Salzburg, July 19, 2019. Fly Me to the Moon. The Lunar Landing, 50 Years F +43 662 842220-700 Later will whisk the Museum der Moderne Salzburg’s visitors off on a [email protected] fantastic voyage into the rich history of creative engagements with the moon. www.museumdermoderne.at The show’s narrative arc is anchored by the titular lunar landing half a century ago, the first time a human set foot on the moon, framed by excursions into the histories of science and art and an examination of the wide-ranging consequences of this watershed event. Around 280 exhibits, from copperplate prints and paintings to photographs, works of video art, and multimedia installations, reflect the diverse—scientific, artistic, philosophical, and utopian—meanings that the moon has held for humans. The majority of the works date from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; many come from the outstanding collection of our cooperation partner the Kunsthaus Zürich, complemented by loans from other institutions and a selection from the Museum der Moderne Salzburg’s own holdings. “The moon has exerted an enormous fascination on humans for millennia, and in this exhibition, we use the anniversary of the lunar landing as an opportunity to explore how the moon and the voyage to it as a theme and challenge to the imagination have inspired artists for centuries. Seeing the Earth from space for the first time created an unprecedented awareness of the fragility of our existence; the blue planet itself became a key emblem of life and its vulnerability, with a correspondingly large presence in visual art,” notes Thorsten Sadowsky, director of the Museum der Moderne Salzburg. The tour opens with a chapter of the exhibition dedicated to the moon’s significance in history, from Galileo Galilei to classic modernism. The works on view in this section date from a time when taking a stroll on the moon’s surface was no more than a wishful fantasy. Technical achievements such as the telescope at least made it possible to subject the Earth’s satellite to detailed observation, as numerous works of art attest. The exhibition’s second chapter is devoted to the epoch-making event of July 20, 1969, and the political and technological developments that led up to it. On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union had successfully launched Sputnik, the first artificial Earth satellite, into orbit, provoking the so-called “Sputnik shock” in the West and triggering what became known as the space race with the United States. As Fly Me to the Moon illustrates, both political systems’ space programs were flanked by extensive propaganda campaigns that resonated in visual art. The third and final chapter turns the spotlight on the lunar landing’s aftereffects, scrutinizing the figure of the astronaut as a model of masculinity, while a special display on “Afronauts” showcases the geographical diversity of lunar and space programs. Museum der Moderne – Rupertinum Betriebsgesellschaft mbH FN 2386452 1/3 Press Release Fly Me to the Moon. The Lunar Landing, 50 Years Later Firmenbuchgericht Salzburg Press The exhibition is made possible by the generosity of numerous lenders, including the Ekaterina Cultural Foundation, Moscow; the Berliner T +43 662 842220-601 F +43 662 842220-700 Sparkasse; the Bröhan-Museum Berlin, Landesmuseum für Jugendstil, Art Deco und Funktionalismus; the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen/Basel; the Tate, [email protected] London; the UBS Art Collection, Zurich; the Zabludowicz Collection, London; www.museumdermoderne.at the Österreichische Nationalbibliothek; several private collectors; and the Kunsthaus Zürich. With works by Darren Almond (1971 Appley Bridge, GB―London, GB), Kader Attia (1970 Dugny, FR―Berlin, DE), Hans Baluschek (1870 Breslau, PL―1935 Berlin, DE), Nuotama Frances Bodomo (1988 Accra, GH), Coop Himmelb(l)au (founded in 1968 by Wolf D. Prix, Helmut Swiczinsky and Michael Holzer in Vienna, AT), Robert Delauny (1885 Paris, FR―1941 Montpellier, FR), Cristina de Middel (1975 Alicante, ES―Uruapan, MX), Vladimir Dubossarsky & Alexander Vinogradov (1964 Moskau, RU / 1963 Moskau, RU―Milan, IT), Max Ernst (1891 Brühl, DE―1976 Paris, FR), Nir Evron (1974 Herzeliya, IL―Tel Aviv, IL), Sylvie Fleury (1961 Geneva, CH), Lucio Fontana (1899 Rosario de Santa Fe, AR―1968 Varese, IT), Johann Heinrich Füssli (1741 Zürich, CH―1825 Putney Hill, London, GB), Hannah Höch (1889 Gotha, DE―1978 Berlin, DE), Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880 Aschaffenburg, DE―1938 Davos, CH), Kiki Kogelnik (1935 Bleiburg, AT―1997 Vienna, AT), David Lamelas (1946 Buenos Aires, AR―New York, NY, US, and Brussels, BE), Fritz Lang (1890 Vienna, AT―1976 Beverly Hills, CA, US), Lena Lapschina (1965 Kurgan, RU―Vienna, AT), Sonia Leimer (1977 Meran, IT―Vienna, AT), Zilla Leutenegger (1968 Zürich, CH), René Magritte (1898 Lessines, BE―1967 Brussel, BE), Georges Méliès (1861 Paris, FR―1938 Paris, FR), Pierre Mennel (1964 Zürich, CH), Jyoti Mistry (1970 Durban, ZA―Göteborg, SE), Gianni Motti (1958 Sondrio, IT―Geneva, CH), Edvard Munch (1863 Loiten / Hedmark, NO―1944 Ekely / Oslo, NO), Amalia Pica (1978 Neuquén, AR―London, GB), Robert Rauschenberg (1925 Port Arthur, TX, US―2008 Captiva Island, FL, US), Werner Reiterer (1964 Leibnitz, AT―Vienna, AT), Thomas Riess (1970 Zams, AT―Vienna, AT), Pipilotti Rist (1962 Grabs, CH―Zürich, CH), Michael Sailstorfer (1979 Velden, AT―Berlin, DE), Niki de Saint Phalle (1930 Neuilly-sur-Seine, FR―2002 La Jolla, CA, US), Tom Sachs (1966 New York, NY, US), Roman Signer (1938 Appenzell, CH―St. Gallen, CH), Yinka Shonibare (1962 London, GB), Andrei Sokolov (1931 Leningrad, RU―2007 St. Petersburg, RU), Nedko Solakov (1957 Cherven Briag, BG―Sofia, BG), Andy Warhol (1928 Pittsburgh, PA, US―1987, New York, NY, US), Nives Widauer (1965 Basel, CH―Vienna, AT) and others. 2/3 Press Release Fly Me to the Moon. The Lunar Landing, 50 Years Later Press Produced in cooperation with the Kunsthaus Zürich, CH T +43 662 842220-601 F +43 662 842220-700 Publication: Fly Me to the Moon. 50 years on [email protected] Zürcher Kunstgesellschaft / Kunsthaus Zürich (Ed.). With a foreword by www.museumdermoderne.at Christoph Becker and Thorsten Sadowsky, and texts by James Attlee, D. Denenge Duyst-Akpem, Walter Famler, Liam Gillick, Cathérine Hug, Ulrich Köhler and Tristan Weddigen. Poems and excerpts from the 19th century to the present Softcover with PVC cover, 376 pages, 400 colored pictures Snoeck Verlagsgesellschaft, Cologne, 2019 German and English edition ISBN 978-3-86442-278-2 € 48 The exhibition is kindly supported by Conception: Cathérine Hug, Kunsthaus Zürich Curators, Museum der Moderne Salzburg: Thorsten Sadowsky with Christina Penetsdorfer and Tina Teufel Press contact Martin Moser T +43 662 842220-601 M +43 664 8549 983 [email protected] Visitor information Museum der Moderne Salzburg Mönchsberg 32 5020 Salzburg, Austria T +43 662 842220 [email protected], www.museumdermoderne.at Hours: Tue to Sun 10 a.m.–6 p.m., Wed 10 a.m.–8 p.m. During the festival season also Mon 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Admission Mönchsberg Regular €8.00 Reduced €6.00 Families €12.00 Groups €7.00 Tickets with reduced Mönchsberg lift tariff available at the bottom station. 3/3 Press Release Fly Me to the Moon. The Lunar Landing, 50 Years Later Press Images Fly Me to the Moon The Lunar Landing, 50 Years Later July 20―November 3, 2019 Mönchsberg [4] The use of visual material is permitted exclusively in connection with Press coverage of the exhibition and with reference to the cited picture captions and copyright. No work may be cut nor altered in any way. Mönchsberg 32 Download: http://www.museumdermoderne.at/en/press 5020 Salzburg Austria Username: press T +43 662 842220-601 Password: 456789 F +43 662 842220-700 [email protected] www.museumdermoderne.at Robert Delauny Formes circulaires. Soleil, lune, 1913– 1931 (Circular Forms, Sun, Moon) Oil on canvas Kunsthaus Zürich Hans Baluschek, Illustrations Gerdt Bernhard von Bassewitz, Text Verlagsanstalt Hermann Klemm A.-G., Berlin-Grunewald Peterchens Mondfahrt. Ein Märchen, after 1928 Deutsche Märchenbücherei Inv.-Nr.:A 82-031 Bröhan-Museum, Berlin Photo: Bildarchiv Bröhan-Museum, Berlin Museum der Moderne – Rupertinum Betriebsgesellschaft mbH FN 2386452 1/5 Press Images Fly Me to the Moon. The Lunar Landing, 50 Years Later Firmenbuchgericht Salzburg Press T +43 662 842220-601 F +43 662 842220-700 [email protected] www.museumdermoderne.at Max Ernst Moonmad, 1944 Bronze Fondation Beyeler, Riehen/Basel, Sammlung Beyeler Photo: Peter Schibli Lucio Fontana Concetto spaziale, 1949/1950 (Spatial concept) Unprimed canvas, perforated Kunsthaus Zürich, Donated by Teresita Rosini Fontana, 1976 © Kunsthaus Zürich René Magritte Le seize septembre, 1956 (Sixteenth of September) Oil on Canvas Kunsthaus Zürich, Donated by Walter Haefner, 1995 © Bildrecht, Vienna, 2019 2/5 Press Images Fly Me to the Moon. The Lunar Landing, 50 Years Later Press T +43 662 842220-601 F +43 662 842220-700 [email protected] www.museumdermoderne.at Yves Klein Relief Planétaire RP8, 1961 Synthetic resin, painted, on wood Kunsthaus Zürich, 1973 © Kunsthaus Zürich Kiki Kogelnik Moon Baby, 1968 Silkscreen on paper, Ed. 25/30 Kiki Kogelnik Foundation Copyright Kiki Kogelnik Foundation. All rights reserved Robert Rauschenberg Ape, 1969 From the Stoned Moon Series 3 colour lithograph on Special Arjomari paper Galerie Ziegler, Zürich © Robert Rauschenberg Foundation / VG Bild- Kunst, Bonn / Bildrecht, Vienna, 2019, Photo: © 1969 Robert Rauschenberg and Gemini G.E.L. 3/5 Press Images Fly Me to the Moon.