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I WILL - Kunsthalle Exnergasse

Departing from the assumption of a contemporary form of engagement in the visual arts, the project I WILL brings together exemplary works where the personal involvement of the artist plays a significant role. Despite the dominance of a post-ideological market conformity, art always is a high-risk game demanding a considerable individual commitment. Therefore, the questions of motivation in artistic production and the necessity to justify it in the contemporary art world are central in this open discourse. How would engagement in art be defined today ? What does the personal commitment relate to the end result ? Can certain concerns even be implemented and communicated through an artistic process ?

Concept: Patricia Grzonka, Gabriele Sturm

I WILL

Kunsthalle Exnergasse, Wien

16. Oktober - 25. Oktober 2008

Mit :
Frédérique Devaux (F), Johanna Kandl (A), Helmut Kandl (A), Josh Müller (D/A), Józef Robakowski (PL), Adrian Paci (AL/I), Lisl Ponger (A), Stefanie Seibold (D/A), Tim Sharp (GB/A), Gabriele Sturm (A), Andrew Vachss (USA) David Wojnarowicz (USA) in Kollaboration mit Ben Neill (USA) + Grüner Tisch Im Raum [Kunsthalle Exnergasse] (A)

A booklet including original statements of participating artists as well as from Hildegard Absalon, Rafal Bujnowski, Thomas Hirschhorn, Dan Perjovschi, Lia Perjovschi, Oliver Ressler and Costa Vece is published with the exhibition.

www.kunsthalle-exnergasse.at