Opening
Opening Part II: Writing the History of the Future
Fri, July 19, 2019 6:00 pm CEST
Foyer
Exhibition
Writing the History of the Future
The ZKM Collection
- Date
- Duration
- 3:34
Description
In an extraordinary compilation, the ZKM presents the main works from its globally unique media art collection.
In the twentieth century technical media radically transformed the image. Beginning with the scandalous medium of photography, in which images seemingly generated themselves, media »transformed the entire nature of art« (Walter Benjamin). Photography, film, phonography, radio, television, video, computers, and the Internet have redefined the relationship between artist, work, and viewer as well as our notion of the creative act. The exhibition Writing the History of the Future exemplifies the transformation of art due to the changing technologies of production, reception, and distribution. It also shows how artists anticipate media and social practices that will only become self-evident for society in general years later. As the title of the exhibition says, they write the history of the future.
Artworks of the Exhibition
With more than 500 objects, the exhibition shows the diversity of the arts in the media change.
Video documentary:
ZKM | Videostudio
Camera: Xenia Leidig, Tim Wenz, Christina Zartmann
Editing: Christina Zartmann
Music: Ian Fisher, 10Dollars
Participants
Exhibitions / Events
Images
Bill Viola, »Threshold«, 1992© ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloß
Effekt, »Kugelkabinett«, 1965, at the Exhibition »Writing the History of the Future»© ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloß
Hiroshi Kawano, »Simulated Color Mosaic«, 1969–2011© ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloß
Exhibition View »Writing the History of the Future«© ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloß
Alberto Biasi, »Light Prisms, Cinereticolo spettrale«, 1962–1965© ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloß
Airan Kang, »The Space of Book. The Sublime«, 2009© ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Anatole Serexhe
Frank Fietzek, »Die Tafel«, 1993–1994, at the Exhibition »Writing the History of the Future«© ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloß
Karl Gerstner, »Linsenbild« aus der Serie: édition MAT collection64, 1962/64© ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloß
Nam June Paik, »Arche Noah«, 1989, ZKM | Karlsruhe© ENBW, photo: Steffen Harms
Fabrizio Plessi, »Tempo Liquido«, 1993© ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloß
Dieter Hacker, »All Power to Amateurs«, 1978© ZKM | Center for Art and Media, Photo: Felix Grünschloß
