Christoph Schlingensief Exhibition
MOMA PS1
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Throughout his life, Christoph Schlingensief (1960–2010) transgressed artistic, material and institutional boundaries in his oeuvre, which spans film, theater, opera, performance and installation. The effect of this exciting and versatile body of work unfolds through continuous fragmentation, synchronicity, the dissolution of boundaries, and its inter- and trans- medial character. His films, theater pieces, and performances serve as comments on and reactions to the social contexts from which they emerged, touching on topics such as fascism, German history, religion, the institution of the family and media representations of current events. His radical demand for reaction and almost obsessive overexertion and challenging demand for dedication from anyone involved in his projects secure Schlingensief’s exceptional position in contemporaneous art discourse.
Not beholden to any one medium, Schlingensief insisted in moving between genres and disciplines. Whether creating films about recent German history, establishing his own political party, or building a reproduction of his childhood chapel, Schlingensief engaged deeply with his cultural and artistic milieu.
He directed plays by Shakespeare and operas by Wagner, and was profoundly influenced by Joseph Beuys, Rainer Werner Fassbinder, and the Viennese Actionists.
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Schedule
from March 09, 2014 to August 31, 2014
Opening Reception on 2014-03-09 from 12:00 to 18:00