From a distance, it announces itself with a barely audible siren, which gets louder and louder until the heavy train thunders loudly through the museum - at least acoustically. Durch-Zug: The title of the exhibition refers to the expansive, unmistakable installation cub.-bird, alex+mix 11 by German artist Manfred Pernice (*1963 in Hildesheim) and is designed as a stopover, as a snapshot of a collection in constant expansion. The form of Pernice's multi-part work is reminiscent of minimalist structures, while its painted surfaces in pressboard are reminiscent of yellow tiles and the design of public spaces in Germany during the years of the economic miracle. As a new acquisition, it programmatically reflects the collection strategy of the Kunst Museum Winterthur by deliberately transferring the historical focus of the collection in the 1970s to the present and filling the autonomous form of late modernism with content. This approach has been followed by the acquisitions of recent years, which have consistently added to the collection. The aim is not to acquire individual works, but rather extensive groups of works by contemporary artists that are unique in Switzerland. The exhibition is a thank you to the numerous sponsors and patrons, including the Galerieverein and the Cultural Fund of the Canton of Zurich, but above all it is a tribute to the artists who have substantially expanded the museum's acquisitions through generous donations.
The exhibition focuses on sculptural, mostly expansive works and conceptual approaches, supplemented by individual blocks of drawings and video installations, including groups of works by Walead Beshty, Katinka Bock, Monica Bonvicini, David Claerbout, Thea Djordjadze, Fabrice Gygi, Bethan Huws, Karin Sander and Manfred Pernice. Durch-Zug presents a collection in motion in the form of an exhibition stopover - developed from the past with a future destination.
Curated by Konrad Bitterli
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