Tanz der Köpfe
GROUP SHOW
November 14 – December 19, 2024
Andreas Maurer, Danielle Pamp, Derek Roberts, Dominik Scharfer, Guadalupe Aldrete, Hannes Mlenek, Louise Deininger, Norbert Völkerer, Peter Kogler, Philippe Hérard, Thomas Vava
in cooperation with Galerie Reinberg
Die Ausstellung vereint Werke von elf internationalen Künstler:innen, deren vielfältige Positionen ein lebendiges Zusammenspiel von Ideen und Perspektiven kreieren. Mit Malerei, Skulptur und multimedialen Objekten eröffnet sich hier ein Dialog, in dem Grenzen von Erinnerung, Identität und kultureller Zugehörigkeit neu verhandelt werden.
Der Titel selbst evoziert ein sinnlich-intellektuelles Spiel von Gedanken und Formen, eine Choreographie des Erinnerns und Erschaffens. Die „Köpfe”, die hier „tanzen“, sind nicht nur Sinnbild des menschlichen Antlitzes, sondern auch ein vielstimmiges Echo aus Erfahrungen, Gedanken und Hoffnungen. Ein Tanz des kollektiven Denkens und Fühlens, der uns als Menschen in einem größeren Gefüge zusammenführt. Wie Tänzer:innen formen sie in ihrer Vielfalt eine Ordnung, die jenseits der Sprache liegt, eine Ordnung, die uns als Gemeinschaft, als Menschheit, formt und verbindet.
Der Rhythmus ist in der Kunst allgegenwärtig. Wie die Musik ordnet auch die Kunst ihre Elemente und schichtet ihre Bedeutungsebenen. Im Wechsel der verschiedenen Stile und Medien wird der Rhythmus zur Metapher für den Zusammenklang des Verschiedenen: zehn Künstlerinnen aus Europa, Afrika, Nord- und Südamerika treffen hier aufeinander, um im Einklang und doch jeder für sich, ihre Perspektiven zu präsentieren.
Tanz der Köpfe ist eine Ode an die Einheit in der Vielfalt - ein Tanz der Köpfe im wahrsten Sinne - ein Tanz, der Vielfalt und Zusammenhalt, Rhythmen und Synkopen vereint. Hier schwingen Gedanken im Gleichklang der Unterschiedlichkeit.
Ein Schritt in eine Welt, in der das Hinhören, das Hinschauen und das Einander-Verstehen zu einem neuen, tieferen Einklang führt.
The artists
Norbert Völkerer allows the materials to speak for themselves by creating sculptural objects from clay, earth, or stone that tell the story of their own making. The processes of working and environmental influences leave visible traces: cracks and structures reveal the “essence” of these materials and testify to the processes that have shaped them. Within this interplay between deformation and sedimented structure, a fragmented, wounded character unfolds.
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The Mexican artist Guadalupe Aldrete (Lala Nomada) navigates between the personal and the political in her performances using black ink. Her work, which is strongly shaped by auto-ethnographic approaches, focuses on methods that explore moments of both the past and the present. Using her body as an “experimental field,” she creates works that are part of an integral process of production, uniting self-observation with a dynamic mode of creation.
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The works of Hannes Mlenek also revolve around the depiction of the human body, which he dissolves into dynamic, gestural lines, balancing between suggestion and abstraction. Through bold, energetic strokes, his works convey a palpable sense of movement, rendering bodily forms as fragile phenomena. Within the tension between form and dissolution, Mlenek allows the human to emerge and fade in a continuous flow.
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Dominik Scharfer introduces an apparently playful lightness to the exhibition with his cheeky figures made of luminous acrylic and cold enamel. His lively characters magically draw the eye and skillfully navigate between humor and tragedy. These contrasts form the core of his work, revealing both everyday scenes and the deeper tragedy of the present. His works resemble a journey through time, in which the naivety of the past encounters the seriousness of the present.
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The French artist Philippe Hérard creates works on cardboard that are often imbued with a humorous yet contemplative взгляд on the absurdities of life. His images, in which he frequently stages himself with humor, capture everyday scenes with a surreal twist. Who would seriously consider sitting with small suitcases attached to their feet or riding a cow backwards while equipped with a swimming ring and a paddle? Yet those who look longer recognize not only Philippe, but also themselves.
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The Lower Austrian artist Andreas Maurer works with durable materials such as oil pastels and colored pencils, which he develops, renews, and condenses over the course of years in order to shape his visual vocabulary and his own narrative. His working process is defined by intensity and rhythm; the material is pressed, kneaded, and floods the paper. From a reduced color palette emerge hybrid beings, embedded within a dynamic framework of graphic structures.
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The conceptual artist Louise Deininger, born in Uganda and raised in Kenya, works with materials such as elephant dung, African kanga textiles, and cowrie shells. Her art functions not only as a reflection of African identity, but also as a platform for individual and collective empowerment. Her artistic practice represents an attempt to process postcolonial trauma while simultaneously conveying a powerful message of resistance and resilience.
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The Swedish artist Danielle Pamp offers insight into her inner world, weaving together fragments of memory with LGBTQ+ identities and icons. Her works open a window onto a new form of art history that is both personal and collective.
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Derek Roberts is an African American multimedia artist based in Vienna, whose artistic practice spans more than two decades across the fields of poetry, music, and the visual arts. His studies in history, politics, economics, and the fine arts have shaped a winding path across continents, professional fields, and ways of life. In recent years, Roberts has created vibrant, intricately woven, and multilayered works in which forms overlap and interpenetrate on multiple levels. At the core of his practice lies an exploration of the African diaspora, language, the natural world, and the power of color. Ultimately, through constant improvisation and experimentation, he seeks to continually bring himself back to life.
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With lines that ripple across surfaces and organic motifs such as ants or neuronal structures, Peter Kogler brings individual thought and collective interaction into dialogue. Through digital media and sculptural installations, Kogler shapes spaces and perceptions like a hypnotic network of patterns. His works reveal a multilayered image of a complex society, making both interconnected coexistence and individual isolation palpable—a constant rhythm of weaving together and pulling apart.
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