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Opera, theater and ballet have always had a special fascination for a multitude of visual artists, who have found inspiration in magnificent theater architecture, opulent sets, extravagant costumes and rousing performances. With nearly 90 works from the Sammlung Goetz, the exhibition in the Kunsthalle Munich demonstrates the continuing interplay between art and theater.
With Julien Audebert, Matthew Barney, Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller, Stan Douglas, Michael Elmgreen & Ingar Dragset, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Nan Goldin, Asta Gröting, Andreas Gursky, Lothar Hempel, Candida Höfer, Barbara Kasten, Mike Kelley, Jürgen Klauke, Hans Op de Beeck, Ulrike Ottinger, Paul Pfeiffer, Markus Schinwald, Cindy Sherman, Laurie Simmons, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Jeff Wall, Gillian Wearing and Shao Yinong & Mu Chen
"All the world’s a stage" is a famous line by English poet William Shakespeare in the comedy As You Like It, which explores in a rondelay the trials and tribulations of love. The quote is often cited when the topic of the theater’s influence on other areas of life arises. All the world’s a stage presents the large-scale exhibition in the Kunsthalle Munich in cooperation with the Sammlung Goetz. It brings together ca. 20 artists who explore the techniques of stage and theater in their works. On view is the full range of artistic forms, from painting, sculpture and photography to video works and large-scale multimedia installations.
A similar perspective on the works from the Sammlung Goetz was already ventured in the exhibition All the world's a stage at the Fundación Banco Santander. With the selection of works in the Kunsthalle Munich, this notion will be continued and intensified.
Curated by Karsten Löckemann
160 pages, 83 ill., softcover
German
2016, Kunsthalle der Hypokulturstiftung, Munich; Hirmer Verlag, Berlin
ISBN 978-3-7774-2708-9
€ 19,00
