Artists In & Out of Cologne

During the 1980’s and early 1990’s, the German city of Cologne was one of the most important centers for contemporary art in Europe. This multi-media exhibition of paintings, video, installation and music, brings together three generations of European and American artists who encountered each other’s work when visiting Cologne, sparking a cross-migration of ideas. The interaction between German artists Martin Kippenberger, Rosemarie Trockel and Albert Oehlen in the 1980s with American artists such as Los Angeles-based Mike Kelley helped redirect the emphasis in the art world from neo-expressionist painting to the art activities that question how one makes art in relation to a set of communities histories, market conditions and social attitudes. Artists included in this exhibition are: Bernadette Corporation, Cosima von Bonin, Merlin Carpenter, Stephan Dillemuth, Michaela Eichwald, Andrea Fraser, Kim Gordon, Charline von Heyl, Gareth James, Mike Kelley, Martin Kippenberger, Jutta Koether, Michael Krebber, Louise Lawler, Hans-Jorg Mayer, Lucy McKenzie, Nils Norman, Albert Oehlen, Christian Philipp Muller, Stephen Prina, Josephine Pryde, Blake Rayne, Reena Spaulings, Josef Strau, Rosemarie Trockel, Filmgruppe West, Christopher Williams, and Christopher Wool, among others.

Make Your Own Life: Artists In and Out of Cologne is organized by the Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. ICA is grateful for generous support from the Philadelphia Exhibitions Initiative (PEI), funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts and administered by the University of the Arts. We are also thankful for funding from Patsy and Karl Rugart. Additional support has been provided by The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, The Dietrich Foundation Inc., the Overseers Board for the Institute of Contemporary Art, friends and members of ICA, and the University of Pennsylvania.

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Make Your Own Life: Artists In & Out of Cologne
kuratiert von Bennett Simpson, ICA Philadelphia

mit Kai Althoff, Bernadette Corporation, Cosima von Bonin, Merlin Carpenter, Stephan Dillemuth, Michaela Eichwald, Andrea Fraser, Kim Gordon, Charline von Heyl, Gareth James, Mike Kelley, Martin Kippenberger, Jutta Koether, Michael Krebber, Louise Lawler, Hans-Jörg Mayer, Lucy McKenzie, Nils Norman, Albert Oehlen, Christian Philipp Müller, Stephen Prina, Josephine Pryde, Blake Rayne, Reena Spaulings, Josef Strau, Rosemarie Trockel, Filmgruppe West, Christopher Williams, Christopher Wool ...

Stationen:
22.04.06 - 30.07.06 ICA Philadelphia
23.09.06 - 03.12.06 The Power Plant, Toronto
20.01.07 - 15.04.07 Henry Art Gallery, Seattle
Mai 2007 - Juli 2007 Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami