Basel / Wien / Budapest

Openings: 30th of June / 7th of July / 14th of July, 2011 at 7 pm

Participating Artists:

Alfred Lenz (AT), Andy Boot (AU/AT), Angelika Loderer (AT), Barbara Müller CH), Clare Kenny (GB/CH), Garrett Nelson (USA/CH), Gruppo Tökmag (Budha Tamás, Tábori András, HU), Hortense le Calvez (F), Jan van Oordt (CH), Jochen Höller (AT), Jumpei Shimada (J/AT), Martin Chramosta (CH), Michael Roggon (D/HU), Mirjam Spoolder (NL/CH), Sarah Bernauer (CH), SZAF (Mécs Miklós, Fischer Judit, Bogyó Virág, Vándor Csaba, HU), Tim Wandelt (D/AT)

The Travelling Artist – attitudes in a state of flux is an exhibition project consisting of 18 artists and artist groups from diverse backgrounds whom for three weeks embark on a tour of three European cities. Divided into three groups, they begin their tours in Basel, Vienna and Budapest by realizing an exhibition in each of these cities at the same time. From there on they move to the next city until all cities have been visited by all three groups of artists. The

project takes place in Budapest at Studio FKSE/Labor, in Vienna at Das Weisse Haus and in Basel at Artachment. On each Thursday during the project period the exhibitions in all of the three cities start simultaneously with a preview and then run until Saturday afternoon.

Through its specific structure the three-part exhibition cycle of The Traveling Artist – attitudes in a state of flux takes on an increase in the mobility in art production. The project provides a framework for artistic in-situ investigations, intensifying and exposing the impact of mobility on the forms and possibilities of artistic expression. The implications of the three differing exhibition spaces as specific spatial, economic and political conditions are part of a confrontation fundamental to the project. In Budapest the generous gallery space of Labor has a traditional character, in Vienna, Das Weisse Haus consists of former office and administrative buildings and in Basel Artachment is a defunct port office in the dock area. These specific and varied conditions demand from the artists’ different strategies and practices. With the repeated striking changes in location, multiple processes are implemented and produce an ever-changing dialogue. The artistic work does not only involve placing works in different contexts, rather working on and with the place itself.

Dealing with the changing venues is accompanied by the mobility of the artists who carry no pre-finished works. So in addition to the different physical characteristics and dimensions of the three venues involved in the creative process, there are also the travelling conditions to be taken into account. By this the complexity and intangibility of “place” is highlighted.

The project The Travelling Artist – attitudes in a state of flux oscillates between particular local moments and abstract-global movement as important parts to the works constitution. “Place” is thereby an elusive phenomenon, since it provides specific requirements on the one hand, and on the other is recreated by each work again.

Dominique Laleg / Andrea Giger

For more information: http://www.thetravellingartist.com/

Basel / Wien / Budapest

Openings: 30th of June / 7th of July / 14th of July, 2011 at 7 pm

Participating Artists:

Alfred Lenz (AT), Andy Boot (AU/AT), Angelika Loderer (AT), Barbara Müller CH), Clare Kenny (GB/CH), Garrett Nelson (USA/CH), Gruppo Tökmag (Budha Tamás, Tábori András, HU), Hortense le Calvez (F), Jan van Oordt (CH), Jochen Höller (AT), Jumpei Shimada (J/AT), Martin Chramosta (CH), Michael Roggon (D/HU), Mirjam Spoolder (NL/CH), Sarah Bernauer (CH), SZAF (Mécs Miklós, Fischer Judit, Bogyó Virág, Vándor Csaba, HU), Tim Wandelt (D/AT)

The Travelling Artist – attitudes in a state of flux is an exhibition project consisting of 18 artists and artist groups from diverse backgrounds whom for three weeks embark on a tour of three European cities. Divided into three groups, they begin their tours in Basel, Vienna and Budapest by realizing an exhibition in each of these cities at the same time. From there on they move to the next city until all cities have been visited by all three groups of artists. The project takes place in Budapest at Studio FKSE/Labor, in Vienna at Das Weisse Haus and in Basel at Artachment. On each Thursday during the project period the exhibitions in all of the three cities start simultaneously with a preview and then run until Saturday afternoon.

Through its specific structure the three-part exhibition cycle of The Traveling Artist – attitudes in a state of flux takes on an increase in the mobility in art production. The project provides a framework for artistic in-situ investigations, intensifying and exposing the impact of mobility on the forms and possibilities of artistic expression. The implications of the three differing exhibition spaces as specific spatial, economic and political conditions are part of a confrontation fundamental to the project. In Budapest the generous gallery space of Labor has a traditional character, in Vienna, Das Weisse Haus consists of former office and administrative buildings and in Basel Artachment is a defunct port office in the dock area. These specific and varied conditions demand from the artists’ different strategies and practices. With the repeated striking changes in location, multiple processes are implemented and produce an ever-changing dialogue. The artistic work does not only involve placing works in different contexts, rather working on and with the place itself.

Dealing with the changing venues is accompanied by the mobility of the artists who carry no pre-finished works. So in addition to the different physical characteristics and dimensions of the three venues involved in the creative process, there are also the travelling conditions to be taken into account. By this the complexity and intangibility of “place” is highlighted.

The project The Travelling Artist – attitudes in a state of flux oscillates between particular local moments and abstract-global movement as important parts to the works constitution. “Place” is thereby an elusive phenomenon, since it provides specific requirements on the one hand, and on the other is recreated by each work again.

Dominique Laleg / Andrea Giger

For more information: http://www.thetravellingartist.com/