This year, the Haus der Kulturen der Welt (House of World Cultures) turns twenty. To celebrate 20 years of the Haus der Kulturen der Welt, well-known artist Rirkrit Tiravanija was chosen to develop the artistic program for the anniversary. Tiravanija has invited other prominent artists such as Christian Philipp Müller, Anri Sala, John Bock, and Arto Lindsay to participate in the jubilee. The opening event on September 2, 2009 featured philosopher Kwame Anthony Appiah discussing cosmopolitan ethics, Gob Squad’s Welcome-Performance “Who are you wearing?”, Christian Philipp Müller’s performance and installation “Tohuwabohu”, a cooking performance by Rirkrit Tiravanija, and the video installation “Why the Lion Roars” by Anri Sala. This video features impressions from the opening event and excerpts from Christian Philipp Müller’s performance “Tohuwabohu”. The parties and artistic interventions of The Spirit of the House run until September 30, 2009. The full-length version of the video documentary of Christian Philipp Müller’s performance is available at our HD page.
The Spirit of the House, Opening Event, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin / Germany, September 2, 2009.
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Manifesta 7’s exhibition at the Manifattura Tabacchi in Rovereto, Italy, has been curated by Adam Budak. The title is “Principle Hope”. In this walkthrough we focus on the works of Christian Philipp Müller, Fabrics Interseason, Miks Mitrevics, Ragnar Kjartansson, Ricardo Jacinto, and Ricardo Valentim. For a separate episode on Ricardo Jacinto’s work “Labyrinthitis” click here.
Manifesta 7, The European Biennial of Contemporary Art. Principle Hope. Curated by Adam Budak. July 26, 2008. Part 1/2.
PS: Embarrassingly we forgot to mention the following artists who realized “Scenarios” in Franzensfeste: Ant Hampton (Dramaturgy), Hannes Hoelzl (Audio Design), Martino Gamper (Furniture Design). Please accept our apologies.
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Swiss artist Christian Philipp Müller (b. 1957) examines such issues as the context of art, the specifics of place and the exhibition itself as a medium. “Christian Philipp Müller’s installations are based on an artistic exploration that links widely diverse facts and things by way of addressing social, economic and cultural givens. For this retrospective exhibition, which includes selected works from the last twenty years, Christian Philipp Müller is developing a new project centred on the museum in St. Alban-Tal with all its historic layerings and sediments.” (PR MfG Basel). Christian Philipp Müller has been living in New York for over ten years. He was represented in the Austrian pavilion at the 1993 Venice Biennale and later at Documenta X. In Cooperation with the new media art institution plug.in and the Basel Paper Mill, Swiss Museum for Paper, Writing and Printing. Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Basel. Impressions from the opening reception, January 18, 2007.
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