BEING LINGUISTIQUE – On the Art of Writing

To mark the exhibition, in which language – through its connection with artistic practice – becomes a material object of thought and even an aesthetic subject of diverse representations, visitors are invited by the artist Monty Richthofen to collectively manipulate language. He will write the result on the wall. This will be followed by a short discussion with him.

6.30 pm – Activation: WE INSIST with Nadine Fecht

Following Richthofen’s performance, the artist Nadine Fecht will activate the in-situ wall piece ‘WE INSIST’. The work is both material and a form of language; through its spatial legibility, it refers to the social tension between expectation, disappointment and experience. Is it a statement or a manifesto? The phrase ‘WE INSIST’, which is also the title of the site-specific wall piece, is repeatedly repainted or overwritten to express a sense of necessity.

Afterwards, curator Harald F. Theiss will speak with the artist.