Intermedia

Dialogue of the media

6.5.01–5.5.02

The best in contemporary art today moves between genres – this was the unanimous conclusion of artists and art critics in the 1960s. The museum's first presentation sheds light on the inter-media exchange between music, literature, visual arts and theatre and the general awakening of art.

<p>MGKSiegen, Intermedia, Permanent Presentation, Work by Nam June Paik, Der Denker (TV Rodin), 1976/78, Courtesy the artist, Photo: Roman Mensing</p> — MGKSiegen, Intermedia, Permanent Presentation, Work by Nam June Paik, Der Denker (TV Rodin), 1976/78, Courtesy the artist, Photo: Roman Mensing

<p>MGKSiegen, Intermedia, Permanent Presentation, Works by Nam June Paik, Fluxusobjekte, 1958-86, Andersch Collection, Neuss, Courtesy the artist, Photo: Roman Mensing</p> — MGKSiegen, Intermedia, Permanent Presentation, Works by Nam June Paik, Fluxusobjekte, 1958-86, Andersch Collection, Neuss, Courtesy the artist, Photo: Roman Mensing

<p>MGKSiegen, Intermedia, Permanent Presentation, Work by Bernd and Hilla Becher, Framework Houses of the Siegen Industrial Area, 1959-1978, © Estate Bernd und Hilla Becher, represented by Max Becher, Courtesy Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur and MGKSiegen</p> — MGKSiegen, Intermedia, Permanent Presentation, Work by Bernd and Hilla Becher, Framework Houses of the Siegen Industrial Area, 1959-1978, © Estate Bernd und Hilla Becher, represented by Max Becher, Courtesy Die Photographische Sammlung/SK Stiftung Kultur and MGKSiegen

<p>MGKSiegen, Intermedia, Permanent Presentation, Works by Dan Graham, Triangular Enclosure, 1997, Three Linked Cubes, 1986, photographs from the series “Homes for America”, 1963-67, Courtesy the artist, Photo: Roman Mensing</p> — MGKSiegen, Intermedia, Permanent Presentation, Works by Dan Graham, Triangular Enclosure, 1997, Three Linked Cubes, 1986, photographs from the series “Homes for America”, 1963-67, Courtesy the artist, Photo: Roman Mensing

<p>MGKSiegen, Intermedia, Permanent Presentation, Work by Nam June Paik, TV-Garden,1974/2001, Courtesy the artist, Photo: Roman Mensing</p> — MGKSiegen, Intermedia, Permanent Presentation, Work by Nam June Paik, TV-Garden,1974/2001, Courtesy the artist, Photo: Roman Mensing

<p>Mischa Kuball, Kompressor, 1999, © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2001, Photo: Roman Mensing</p> — Mischa Kuball, Kompressor, 1999, © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2001, Photo: Roman Mensing

Permanent Presentation
The opening exhibition presents central artistic positions that stand for new intermediary strategies. The focus is on outstanding works from the 1960s and 1970s and their new media of photography and video. They are juxtaposed with individual historical and contemporary works that pursue comparable concepts.

With contributions by
Dennis Adams
Carl Andre
Bernd und Hilla Becher
Joseph Beuys
Dan Graham
Andreas Gursky
Hans Haacke
Gordon Matta-Clark

Mischa Kuball
Sol LeWitt
Gordon Matta-Clark
Nam June Paik
August Sander
Robert Smithson
Thomas Struth
and Diana Thater

<p>MGKSiegen, Intermedia, Temporary Exhibion, Work by Franz West, Paravent und Liege, 1989, Work by Martin Kippenberger, 76 Plakate, 1977-1997, Courtesy the artists and Gaby and Wilhelm Schürmann Collection, Photo: Roman Mensing</p> — MGKSiegen, Intermedia, Temporary Exhibion, Work by Franz West, Paravent und Liege, 1989, Work by Martin Kippenberger, 76 Plakate, 1977-1997, Courtesy the artists and Gaby and Wilhelm Schürmann Collection, Photo: Roman Mensing

<p>MGKSiegen, Intermedia, Temporary Exhibion, Work by Martin Kippenberger, Don't Wake Daddy, 1994, Courtesy the artist and Gaby and Wilhelm Schürmann Collection, Photo: Roman Mensing</p> — MGKSiegen, Intermedia, Temporary Exhibion, Work by Martin Kippenberger, Don't Wake Daddy, 1994, Courtesy the artist and Gaby and Wilhelm Schürmann Collection, Photo: Roman Mensing

Temporary Exhibition
With Martin Kippenberger and Franz West, the museum is showing works by two artists whose art has a great influence on the younger generations.

<p>Francis Bacon, Study from the Human Body and Portrait, 1988, The Lambrecht-Schadeberg Collection, MGKSiegen, © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2020</p> — Francis Bacon, Study from the Human Body and Portrait, 1988, The Lambrecht-Schadeberg Collection, MGKSiegen, © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2020

The Lambrecht-Schadeberg Collection, Rubens Prize Winners of the City of Siegen
The private collection is on permanent loan to the museum. On permanent display in changing presentation contexts, it comprises larger work complexes by the Rubens Prize winners of the city of Siegen: Hans Hartung, Giorgio Morandi, Francis Bacon, Antoni Tàpies, Fritz Winter, Emil Schumacher, Cy Twombly, Rupprecht Geiger and Lucian Freud.

Curators
Dr. Barbara Engelbach
Prof. Dr. Klaus Bußmann