annette weisser >Make yourself available<


Opening Friday, July 5 2013 | 7:00 pm
Exhibition from July 5 until September 1 2013

With Make Yourself Available the Heidelberger Kunstverein presents the most extensive institutional solo exhibition by Annette Weisser in Germany to date, and displays current works within a display conceived by the artist. The exhibit is a reflection of Weisser's childhood in the 1980s in a southern German province. A drawing from 1983 (when Weisser was 15-years-old) forms the point of departure for a new series of woodcuts looking at concrete and abstract feelings of angst experienced in this decade: acid rain, nuclear overkill, Chernobyl and what sociologist Ulrich Beck termed "the risk society" represented big issues in Germany and formed the dark undercurrent of a materially carefree childhood and youth.

Another recurring theme in Annette Weisser's work is the relationship between the individual and society, which she examines in the video work "Karlas Lied" ("Karla's Song"), completed in 2012 in Los Angeles, and which she explores in more depth in the series of collages "The Good, the Bad and the Boring" (2008-2010).

For her exploration of history Weisser chooses a hermetical and private entry point in order to show the futility and, at the same time, necessity of an exploration undertaken at such a personal level. Her art develops itself through her own attempts at understanding this subject. In the end, her work also relates to the question of what it means to "make yourself available" and the moral responsibilities of "making a difference".

As part of the exhibition series "Einzelausstellung: Nicht alleine" ("Solo Exhibition: Not Alone"), which invites artists to exhibit their work with references to pieces and objects that inspire them, Annette Weisser decided to integrate her aunt Anneliese Weisser's entire private library into the show.

Annette Weisser (* 1968 in Villingen/Schwarzwald) lives and works in Berlin and Los Angeles. Since 2007 she has taught at the Art Center College of Design, Pasadena (Graduate Art). Weisser studied at the University of the Arts Bremen and the Academy for Media Cologne. She is represented by the gallery RECEPTION in Berlin.

 

Calendar

Opening Friday July 7/ 7 pm
Annette Weisser >Make Yourself Available<


Saturday July 6 / 7 pm
"This Machine Kills Fascists?
with Fletcher Dubois and Annette Weisser


Sunday July 7 / 12 am
Guided Tour
with Susanne Weiß and Annette Weisser


Thirsday July 11 / 6 pm
English Guided Tour
with Hannah Stamler


Tuesday July 23 / 6 pm
English Guided Tour
with Hannah Stamler

 


Annette Weisser, o.T., 2013, Wandobjekt, Gebrannter Ton, Lackfarbe, Blockflöte, Foto: Markus Kaesler

 


Installationsansicht Annette Weisser, "Make Yourself Available", Heidelberger Kunstverein 2013, Foto: Annette Weisser

 


Annette Weisser, "The Good, the Bad and the Boring (Antigone)", 2009, Wasserfarbe auf Papier und Schwarz-Weiß-Fotokopie
Courtesy RECEPTION, Berlin

 

 

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