German visual artist Rebecca Horn is fascinated by the physicality of the human body, referencing its kinetic abilities in sculptures, films, performances, photographs and drawings which take on a graceful humanity of their own.
Rebecca Horn, Tower of the Nameless, 1994 Exhibition view. Haus der Kunst München, 2024 Photo: Markus Tretter
A major retrospective at Haus der Kunst in Munich, Germany, is uniting Horn’s eclectic and vast body of work, which spans six decades. From the 1960s works on paper, to the performances and films of the 1970s, 1980s’ mechanical sculptures and today’s installations, works collectively explore the relationship between space, light and sound.
Rebecca Horn, Butterfly, 1990Exhibition view Haus der Kunst München, 2024. Photo: Markus Tretter
Throughout, runs a wider cultural consciousness, with Horn’s frequent references to films, literature and art omnipresent. In her early works, dance is the medium through which she expresses this artistic mish-mash, as Horn views herself primarily as a choreographer. Later, the tantalisingly horrifying idea of the machine as an extension of the body is recognised in the mechanical sculptures.
Rebecca Horn, Inferno, 1993 Exhibition view Haus der Kunst München, 2024 Photo: Markus Tretter
For Andrea Lissoni, artistic director Haus der Kuns, the exhibition is a timely one. ‘Following the solo exhibitions by Meredith Monk, Pan Daijing, and Liliane Lijn, Haus der Kunst continues its commitment to liveness in a growing digital world. Rebecca Horn is a visionary artist who stages the interplay of bodies, machines, moving images, and sound in new, unique and diverse languages that are ahead of their time. Whether moving installations, motorised objects or human and non-human bodies, Haus der Kunst is a special stage for new, unexpected and groundbreaking choreographies, constantly transforming itself into a new living organism.’
Rebecca Horn is at Haus der Kunst until 13 October 2024
Rebecca Horn, Unicorn C-Print (concat sheet), 1970. Archive Rebecca Horn
-
Bali welcomes Tri Hita Karana Tower, a hybrid sound and vision centrepieceTri Hita Karana Tower is launching at Bali's Nuanu City; designed by Arthur Mamou-Mani, it’s a new hybrid art-AI architectural landmark for the island
-
Lego opens its first Superpower Studios at Paris’ La Gaîté LyriqueIn collaboration with Lego’s new Global Play Ambassadors, artists Aurélia Durand, Chen Fenwan and Ekow Nimako, and overseen by Colette co-founder Sarah Andelman, Paris is the site of the first Lego Superpower Studios
-
‘If kids grew up going to London Design Festival they would learn so much’: architect Shawn AdamsIn the first of our interviews with key figures lighting up the London Design Festival 2024, Shawn Adams, founder of POoR Collective, discusses the power of such events to encourage social change
-
Heads up: art exhibitions to see in January 2024Start the year right with the Wallpaper* pick of art exhibitions to see in January 2024
-
‘Inside Other Spaces’: explore women’s immersive art in Munich‘Inside Other Spaces. Environments by Women Artists 1956 – 1976’ brings together 11 pioneers of immersive art
-
Meet emerging artists from Oppo Renovators 2021 ProjectTechnology innovator Oppo announces the winners of its Renovators 2021 emerging artists project and says, ‘Everyone can be, and is, an artist’
-
Summit meeting: artists go off-piste in Gstaad -
Making sense: sights and smells as sculptural form at Red Bull Studios NY -
Sheet wise: Loop.pH dream up a public sleep laboratoryLoop.pH dream up a public sleep laboratory
-
JR puts New York centre stage, from ballet to Ellis Island -
Robert Irwin mesmerises with all things bright at White CubeRobert Irwin mesmerises with all things bright at White Cube
