24! Questions for the concrete present
23.03.2024 - 22.09.2024 ,
Museum im Kulturspeicher Würzburg (Museum in the Culture Granary Würzburg)
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Concrete art - according to tradition, the Dutch artist, architect and theorist Theo van Doesburg (1883-1931) first formulated this term in 1924 and used it for his own works. Even if the art movement thus labelled is committed to precision and unambiguity, the history of the origin of its name cannot be clearly verified. 100 years later, the unofficial anniversary nevertheless provides a suitable opportunity to question today's generation of young artists, who are stylistically close to this movement, in detail about their relationship to Concrete Art. What influence do its beginnings have on their own creative work? Are the concept of Concrete Art and its principles still relevant?
The Museum für Konkrete Kunst in Ingolstadt and the Museum im Kulturspeicher Würzburg have invited a total of 24 artists from Germany and abroad born after 1980 to provide detailed information about their relationship to Concrete Art. At around the same age as van Doesburg in 1924 and other important pioneers of the movement, they seem to be particularly suited to report on the current status of the art movement and to look to its future. The works on display demonstrate how unchanged, contemporary and changeable the over 100-year-old principles are today.
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Last edited on 09.05.2025
