Artists: Armando Andrade Tudela, Carolin Bohlmann, Viola Eickmeier, Kasia Fudakowski, Kaufhaus des Ostens, Valentina Jager, Rasmus Søndergaard Johannsen, Philipp Modersohn, Ana Navas, Anna M. Szaflarski
Exhibition title: Etwas mehr als Arbeit
Curated by: Malte Roloff, Santiago da Silva, Tomke Braun
Venue: Kunstverein Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
Date: October 11 – December 13, 2020
Photography: All works courtesy the artists. Images by Marius Land, © Kunstverein Göttingen
“Etwas mehr als Arbeit” (eng. “A little more than work”) comprises a constellation of objects, materials, processes and documents of art and design, art production and restoration. The group show examines the meaning of craft and manufacturing of contemporary art and asks who, how and under which conditions a work of art is produced and how this knowledge influences its perception. “Etwas mehr als Arbeit“ is conceived and realized in collaboration with the research platform Object Notes by Malte Roloff and Santiago da Silva.
Various positions from the art context are invited to think about concepts surrounding work, production, craft and fabrication within their practice. Works by artists Armando Andrade Tudela, Kasia Fudakowski, Valentina Jager, Rasmus Søndergaard Johannsen, Philipp Modersohn, Ana Navas and Anna M. Szaflarski, the artwork producer Viola Eickmeier, the art conservator Carolin Bohlmann, as well as the experimental design project Kaufhaus des Ostens, contribute different views on work and craft, questioning production and skill, concepts of authorship and appropriation, as well as perceptions of artistic labour. Fundamental to the exhibition is an extended understanding of the art object, which does not just cover artworks, but also takes into consideration materials, processes and byproducts of artistic production.
“Etwas mehr als Arbeit“ exists in an intermediary state of productive incompleteness, on the intersection between craft, artwork, design object and mass product. The publication format, which is specifically designed for the exhibition, broadens the multidisciplinary approach of the project and assembles different contributions by the participants alongside an essay by British design historian Tanya Harrod. The publication titled “Just a Little Rest” is published in German and English by Bom Dia Boa Tarde Boa Noite.
Viola Eickmeier, “Material Property”, 2020, table with 41 objects and audio conversation, 90 x 180 x 180 cm, interview with Marte Eknæs, audio editing by Michael Amstad, courtesy of Viola Eickmeier
Viola Eickmeier, “Material Property”, 2020, table with 41 objects and audio conversation, 90 x 180 x 180 cm, interview with Marte Eknæs, audio editing by Michael Amstad, courtesy of Viola Eickmeier
Valentina Jager, “s(obras)”, 2020, dirt on window, dimensions variable, courtesy of the artist
Anna Maske, “Freischwinger umgekehrt”, 1984, Yton stone, copper tube, 82 x 24 x 27,5 cm, courtesy of Thomas Dietzsch
Kaufhaus des Ostens, 1984, Exhibition view “Etwas mehr als Arbeit”, Kunstverein Göttingen 2020
Kasia Fudakowski, “Mendoza Fudakowski”, 2017, textile, dye, three black and white photographs, rolled out: 260 x 60 cm, courtesy of the artist and ChertLüdde, Berlin
Kasia Fudakowski, “Hernández Marcelino Fudakowski”, 2017, tule, dye, nail, three black and white photographs, rolled out: 950 × 170 cm, courtesy of the artist and ChertLüdde, Berlin
Kasia Fudakowski, “García García Fudakowski”, 2017, palm weaving, three black and white photographs, rolled out: 175 × 60 cm, courtesy of the artist and ChertLüdde, Berlin
Valentina Jager, “s(obras)”, 2020, dirt on window, dimensions variable, courtesy of the artist
Anna M. Szaflarski, “If you can, take absolutely nothing personal”, 2020, four plaster reliefs, each 150 x 50 x 12 cm, courtesy of the artist
Anna M. Szaflarski, “Zakaz palenia (No Smoking)”, 2020, watercolour on paper, collage, 70 x 100 cm, courtesy of the artist
Anna M. Szaflarski, “If you can, take absolutely nothing personal”, 2020, four plaster reliefs, each 150 x 50 x 12 cm, courtesy of the artist
Armando Andrade Tudela, “Comptabilité”, 2013, Black and white film, 8mm digitised, silent, loop, courtesy of the artist
Ana Navas, installation view “Etwas mehr als Arbeit”, Kunstverein Göttingen 2020
Ana Navas, “lndianerbrunnen”, 2019, plastic plate, cloth, acrylic, bijouterie, 15 x 25 cm, courtesy of the artist and SPERLING, Munich
Ana Navas, “Möbelladen”, 2020, plastic plate, cloth, acrylic, bijouterie 24,5 x 31 cm, courtesy of the artist and SPERLING, Munich
Ana Navas, “Der Asiatische Imbiss”, 2020, plastic plate, cloth, acrylic, bijouterie, 16 x 21 cm, courtesy of the artist and SPERLING, Munich
Rasmus Søndergaard Johannsen, “Pivot”, 2012 / 2014 / 2017 / 2020, turned steel objects, shelf, 10 objects, 18-25 cm long; shelf 410 cm long, courtesy of the artist
Rasmus Søndergaard Johannsen, “Pivot”, 2012 / 2014 / 2017 / 2020, turned steel objects, shelf, 10 objects, 18-25 cm long; shelf 410 cm long, courtesy of the artist
Ana Navas, “Noodles”, 2017, Exhibition view “Etwas mehr als Arbeit”, Kunstverein Göttingen 2020
Ana Navas, “Noodles (Conchiglie)”, 2017, acrylic on Denim, 262 x 178 cm, courtesy of the artist and SPERLING, Munich
Philipp Modersohn, “a reporting rock”, 2020, glas, polyethylene, aluminum, steel, video (color, sound, loop, 6’45’’), 350 x 260 x 120 cm, courtesy of the artist and Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin
Philipp Modersohn, “a reporting rock”, 2020, glas, polyethylene, aluminum, steel, video (color, sound, loop, 6’45’’), 350 x 260 x 120 cm, courtesy of the artist and Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin
Philipp Modersohn, “a reporting rock”, 2020, glas, polyethylene, aluminum, steel, video (color, sound, loop, 6’45’’), 350 x 260 x 120 cm, courtesy of the artist and Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin
Documentation of the restoration of Autumn Turf Circle by Richard Long (1998) by Carolin Bohlmann, Eva Riess and Ina Hausmann in 2013, turf blocks, documents, dimensions variable
Documentation of the restoration of Autumn Turf Circle by Richard Long (1998) by Carolin Bohlmann, Eva Riess and Ina Hausmann in 2013, turf blocks, documents, dimensions variable
Rasmus Søndergaard Johannsen, “Tear”, 2020, letterpress printed text on paper, five parts, 16,5 x 23,5 cm, courtesy of the artist
Rasmus Søndergaard Johannsen, “Tear”, 2020, copied text on paper, 629 photocopies on paper, 16,5 × 23,5 cm, courtesy of the artist