With John Armleder, Christian Boltanski, André Butzer, Maurizio Catellan, Tony Cragg, Walter Dahn, Nathalie Djurberg, Marlene Dumas, Urs Fischer, Peter Fischli and David Weiss, Axel Geis, Thomas Helbig, Andy Hope 1930, Anselm Kiefer, Richard Long, Jonathan Meese, Bjarne Meelgard, Oliver Mosset, Mai-Thu Perret, Anselm Reyle, Anri Sala, Thomas Schütte, Rosemarie Trockel, Erik van Lieshout, Andro Wekua, Frank West, Thomas Zipp
How does an entire continent redefine itself? What is a European? How do present-day Europeans deal with the memory of two world wars? How does the inheritance of a colonial past impact the current generation? How do contemporary artists deal with the weight of their own cultural history? How do these artists define themselves through their desire to participate in a dialogue of NOW? Is there a contemporary European aesthetic? “Euro-Centric, Part 1” is the first of a series of exhibitions over the coming years that will attempt to address these questions.
