The Social Life of Things

Speakers
Prof. Dr. Christian Spies, President of the Peter Paul Rubens Foundation
Thomas Thiel, Director and Curator of the exhibition, MGKSiegen

The exhibition at the Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen presents works by Nina Beier (*1975, lives in Copenhagen), David Hammons (*1943, lives in New York), and Zoe Leonard (*1961, lives in New York) in a remarkable, cross-generation dialogue. In their installations, sculptures, photographs and videos, the three artists take everyday objects such as mattresses, wash-basins, coffee mugs, lion guardian figures, and dolls as starting points. Despite their diverse cultural backgrounds and artistic approaches, the artists share a common interest in visualising social experiences and cultural patterns of interpretation by juxtaposing chosen objects.

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