Christian Eisenberger, Martin Grandits, Anna Paul, Sebastian Quast, Paul Renner, Bjørn Segschneider, Daniel Spoerri, Sophia Stolz, Milen Till, Ingrid Wiener
Curated by Silke Eggl
11.Oktober – 15. November 2024
The exhibition title is inspired by a quote from Robert Filliou (1926–1987). The French Fluxus artist had a remarkable ability to capture the spirit of his time in concise statements. The merging of art and life was a fundamental principle for him, as it was for his close friend and colleague, Daniel Spoerri (b. 1930), in developing their own artistic language.
From the early 1960s onwards, Spoerri made his mark on art history with his Snare Pictures — assemblages capturing scenes of eating and chance — and through the now-established concept of Eat Art. He thus introduced a canon that anchored the everyday rituals and basic human needs of eating and drinking within visual art.
Sixty-five years later, the fusion of art, food, and life is still – or perhaps once again – a relevant theme in contemporary art production. The exhibition brings together works, concepts, and interventions by artists from four different generations into an ensemble that centers on social interaction, sensory experience, and the pleasures, as well as the depths, of enjoyment.
The artists draw on a wide range of media, turning the exhibition space – much like an abstract kitchen – into a place of everyday culture, participation, and active social exchange. The proverbial act of “ingesting something” connects the visitors with the artists, celebrating the drive that nourishes and relaxes us.
Photos © Tina Kult
Christian Eisenberger, Martin Grandits, Anna Paul, Sebastian Quast, Paul Renner, Bjørn Segschneider, Daniel Spoerri, Sophia Stolz, Milen Till, Ingrid Wiener
Curated by Silke Eggl
11.Oktober – 15. November 2024
The exhibition title is inspired by a quote from Robert Filliou (1926–1987). The French Fluxus artist had a remarkable ability to capture the spirit of his time in concise statements. The merging of art and life was a fundamental principle for him, as it was for his close friend and colleague, Daniel Spoerri (b. 1930), in developing their own artistic language.
From the early 1960s onwards, Spoerri made his mark on art history with his Snare Pictures — assemblages capturing scenes of eating and chance — and through the now-established concept of Eat Art. He thus introduced a canon that anchored the everyday rituals and basic human needs of eating and drinking within visual art.
Sixty-five years later, the fusion of art, food, and life is still – or perhaps once again – a relevant theme in contemporary art production. The exhibition brings together works, concepts, and interventions by artists from four different generations into an ensemble that centers on social interaction, sensory experience, and the pleasures, as well as the depths, of enjoyment.
The artists draw on a wide range of media, turning the exhibition space – much like an abstract kitchen – into a place of everyday culture, participation, and active social exchange. The proverbial act of “ingesting something” connects the visitors with the artists, celebrating the drive that nourishes and relaxes us.
Photos © Tina Kult
