Elmgreen & Dragset: It’s Never Too Late To Say Sorry

As part of »The City is the Star«
Fri, June 19, 2015 – Sun, September 27, 2015, Performance
The performance by the Danish-Norwegian artist duo Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset focuses on the act of apology. Over the entire duration of the exhibition, every day at around 12 pm a man approaches a glass-domed vitrine at Karl-Friedrich-Straße from which he takes a megaphone and proceeds to call out the title of the work to passersby: »It’s Never Too Late To Say Sorry«.
Though the performance was designed in 2011 for Sculpture International Rotterdam, and was on show in Munich and New York, it alters its meaning depending on the cultural, regional, and historical context of each performance venue. In Karlsruhe, the declaration makes reference to the city, which apologizes to the inhabitants for the construction projects in the inner-city area. At the same time, and with a certain wink of an eye, this provocative action calls for passersby to reflect on their attitudes, and to express such apologies, which possibly are still outstanding.
Though the performance was designed in 2011 for Sculpture International Rotterdam, and was on show in Munich and New York, it alters its meaning depending on the cultural, regional, and historical context of each performance venue. In Karlsruhe, the declaration makes reference to the city, which apologizes to the inhabitants for the construction projects in the inner-city area. At the same time, and with a certain wink of an eye, this provocative action calls for passersby to reflect on their attitudes, and to express such apologies, which possibly are still outstanding.
- Credits
- Peter Weibel (Curator)
- Organization / Institution
- ZKM | Karlsruhe, Stadtmarketing Karlsruhe und Karlsruher Schieneninfrasturktur-Gesellschaft
Accompanying program
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- Thu, August 27, 2015
- Chantal Michel: Hybride Zonen
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Performance
Marktplatz Karlsruhe
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- Wed, July 15, 2015
- Chantal Michel: Hybride Zonen
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Performance
Marktplatz Karlsruhe
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- Thu, July 02, 2015
- Christian Falsnaes: A Good Reason Is One That Looks Like One
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Performance
Postgalerie
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- Sun, June 21, 2015
- Wermke/Leinkauf: Safe in the City
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Hauptbahnhof Karlsruhe, Gleis 1
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- Sat, June 20, 2015
- Shinseungback Kimyonghun: Aposematic Jacket
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Performance
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- Fri, June 19, 20155.30 pm
- The City is the Star (Opening)
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Opening
Marktplatz Karlsruhe
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- Fri, June 19, 201511 am
- Leandro Erlich: Pulled by the Roots
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Marktplatz Karlsruhe
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- Fri, June 19, 2015
- Elmgreen & Dragset: It’s Never Too Late To Say Sorry
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Performance
Badisches Landesmuseum, Museum beim Markt
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- Fri, June 19, 2015
- Hans Hollein: Car Building
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K. am Ettlinger Tor
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- Fri, June 19, 2015
- Johan Lorbeer: Tarzan/Standbein
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Performance
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- Fri, June 19, 2015
- Tim Otto Roth: Heaven’s Carousel
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Friedrichsplatz, Karlsruhe
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- Fri, June 19, 2015
- Erwin Wurm: Truck
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Marktplatz Karlsruhe