ImPOSSIBLE
Impossible—or not? ImPOSSIBLE shows how art and its multifarious modes of expression can give form to phenomena that are unattainable in reality.
This exhibition pays homage to the power of the imaginary and presents artworks that envision the impossible as an alternative way of approaching our increasingly deceptive reality—with a healthy dose of irony and humor. Including works ranging from Yves Klein and Sigmar Polke to renowned photographers Jeff Wall, Thomas Demand, and Andreas Gursky, from Anish Kapoor and Peter Fischli and David Weiss to younger artists such as Alexandra Bircken and Goshka Macuga, the show explores the very foundations of art and image-making, delving into the belief in art’s power and potential for displacing and creating everything—places and times, the proportions of things and their interconnections—anew.
Loretta Lux, The Red Ball 1, 2000. Ilfochrome print, 30 x 30 cm. Courtesy of Torch Gallery, Amsterdam © Loretta Lux / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024
This exhibition pays homage to the power of the imaginary and presents artworks that envision the impossible as an alternative way of approaching our increasingly deceptive reality—with a healthy dose of irony and humor. Including works ranging from Yves Klein and Sigmar Polke to renowned photographers Jeff Wall, Thomas Demand, and Andreas Gursky, from Anish Kapoor and Peter Fischli and David Weiss to younger artists such as Alexandra Bircken and Goshka Macuga, the show explores the very foundations of art and image-making, delving into the belief in art’s power and potential for displacing and creating everything—places and times, the proportions of things and their interconnections—anew.
Loretta Lux, The Red Ball 1, 2000. Ilfochrome print, 30 x 30 cm. Courtesy of Torch Gallery, Amsterdam © Loretta Lux / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024
This exhibition is available in
German
French
English
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