Exhibition catalogue, Museum der Moderne Salzburg, edited by Harald Krejci, Lena Nievers, Kerstin Stremmel
Texts (German/English) by Christina von Braun, Mariama Diagne, Esther Freud, Harald Krejci, Lena Nievers, Kerstin Stremmel, Paul Verhaeghe
192 p. with 216 colour illustrations
Format 22 x 16.8 cm, gatefold brochure
39,80 €
The "great arc" or "arc de cercle" (Arch of Hysteria), with its ambivalence of loss of control and mastery, is a seductive motif that has a long tradition in the history of art and culture. It can be found in depictions of dance and acrobatics, but also describes physical or mental illnesses: The overstretched (female) body expresses ecstatic rapture or a psychotic disorder. In dance, on the other hand, it symbolises virtuoso body control and expressiveness. With "Arch of Hysteria", the Museum der Moderne, Salzburg, is dedicating an exhibition to this visually powerful motif and showing works of art from the last 100 years from a wide variety of contexts, thus exploring the diversity of expressive possibilities inherent in the pose - right up to its transformation into abstract, yet expressive and therefore unmistakable forms. The book and exhibition shed light on the (art) historical roots of the motif, as well as current developments in painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, video and performance art. The protagonists include Denis Darzacq, Max Ernst, Georg Herold, Gustav Klimt, Alfred Kubin, Auguste Rodin, but also Alexandra Bircken, Louise Bourgeois, Ronit Porat, Barbis Ruder, Charlotte Rudolph, Valerie Schmidt and VALIE EXPORT; many of the works were created especially for the show and are illustrated in this book for the first time.
Exhibition:
Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 21/7/2023 - 14/1/2024
