1 February–4 May 2014
Opening: 31 January 2014, 7pm;
the artist will be present
Museion – Museum of Modern and
Contemporary Art Bolzano
Via Dante 6
39100 Bolzano
Italy
Curated by Letizia Ragaglia.
With their characteristic simplicity, wry irony and keen sense of the absurd, the works of Ceal Floyer (b. 1968) destabilise our perception of apparently familiar objects and situations. Her precise interventions on everyday items highlight the unexpected interstices between sight, reality, language and perception. The artist, who took part in the exhibition Light Lab in Museion’s previous venue in 2005, now tackles the vast area on the fourth floor of the new building. She contrasts this imposing space with the imperceptibly light touch and ironic approach that her work is known for, focusing our attention on how we perceive each work, and thus raising the issue of how perception functions in general. Most of the pieces in the exhibition play with the apparent clarity and directness of visual perception: from new, specially created works like the installation Blick (2014), inspired by the museum’s architecture, to a selection of videos and installations from public and private collections, such as Scale (2007), Long Distance Diptych (2009) and Overhead Projection (2006). As a whole the show offers a subtle, original alternative to the classic canons of academic art, prompting a rethink of the exhibition space, the visitor’s presence and the white cube model.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalogue in three languages (Italian, German, English) with texts by Christina Ritchie, Sergio Edelsztein and Letizia Ragaglia.
Exhibition programme 2014
Tatiana Trouvé
24 May–7 September
Opening: 23 May
Curated by Letizia Ragaglia.
In collaboration with Kunstmuseum Bonn (30 January–4 May) and Kunsthalle Nürnberg (13 November 2014–8 February 2015).
Soleil Politique
27 September 2014–11 January 2015
Opening: 26 September
Curated by Pierre Bal-Blanc, Guest Curator 2014.
Carol Bove/Carlo Scarpa
1 November 2014–1 March 2015
Opening: 31 October
Curated by the Henry Moore Institute, Leeds, England and produced in collaboration with Museion and Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Deurle, Belgium.
Natascha Sadr Haghighian: Solo Show
1 November 2014–1 March 2015
Opening: 31 October
Nanni Balestrini: Oltre la poesia
14 November 2014–summer 2015
Opening: 13 November
Curated by Andreas Hapkemeyer.
When Now is Minimal. The Unknown Side of the Sammlung Goetz
Curated by Karsten Löckemann, Angelika Nollert, Letizia Ragaglia.
A cooperation between Museion, Sammlung Goetz and Neues Museum Nürnberg.
Until 12 October.
MUSEION Project Room
Diego Perrone, Il servo astuto
until 2 February
Leander Schwazer
21 February–25 May
Opening: 20 February
Sven Sachsalber
13 June–7 September
Opening: 12 June
Rä di Martino
27 September 2014–11 January 2015
Opening: 26 September
Museion Media Façade
22–24h
5 June, 12 June, 19 June, 26 June
Yuri Ancarani
10, 17, 24, and 31 July
Video screening in collaboration with Bolzano Danza/Tanz Bozen
7, 14, 21, and 28 August
Sissa Micheli
4, 11, 18, and 25 September
Invernomuto
Simone Bertoluzzi and Simone Tabucchi
In collaboration with ar/ge Kunst, Galleria Museo, Bolzano
The exhibitions at Museion Project Room and the Media Façade video screening programme are curated by Frida Carazzato.
Member of AMACI
Museion’s institutional partners are the Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano and the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Bolzano.
