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Exhibition »Walter Giers. Electronic Art«

You can see Walter Giers' hands at the electronic console. In one hand he is holding a cigarette.
© Walter Giers Archive, ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Photo: Johannes Schüle

 

With the exhibition »Walter Giers: Electronic Art« which opens on October 14, 2022, the ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe presents for the first time a comprehensive overview of the work of Walter Giers, who is internationally considered one of the pioneers of electronic art. For this exhibition at ZKM, the works of the artist, who died in 2016, have undergone extensive conservation and restoration.

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  • Exhibition view »Walter Giers. Electronic Art«
    Walter Giers: »Kunst macht Natur«, 1979, in »Walter Giers. Electronic Art« at ZKM | Karlsruhe, 2022
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, photo: Felix Grünschloß
  • Exhibition view »Walter Giers. Electronic Art«You can see two people looking closely at an installation by Walter Giers.
    Walter Giers: »Zeitmaschine« (Detail), 1977/78, »Walter Giers. Electronic Art« at ZKM | Karlsruhe, 2022
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, photo: Felix Grünschloß
  • You can see three people at the exhibition »Walter Giers. Electronic Art«.
    Exhibition view »Walter Giers. Electronic Art« at ZKM | Karlsruhe, 2022
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, photo: Felix Grünschloß
  • Two people look at a glowing cube riddled with holes.
    Walter Giers: »Lichtknoten«, 1990, in »Walter Giers. Electronic Art« at ZKM | Karlsruhe, 2022
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, photo: Felix Grünschloß
  • You can see a person looking at an installation by Walter Giers. Two of the installation's light bulbs are on.
    Exhibition view »Walter Giers. Electronic Art« at ZKM | Karlsruhe, 2022
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, photo: Felix Grünschloß
  • You can see several people standing around a ceiling-high stack of suitcases.
    Walter Giers: »Babel II«, 1998, in »Walter Giers. Electronic Art« at ZKM | Karlsruhe, 2022
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, photo: Felix Grünschloß
  • Two people are seen in front of a luminous Walter Giers work. In the background is another cube-shaped luminous object.
    Exhibition view »Walter Giers. Electronic Art« at ZKM | Karlsruhe, 2022
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, photo: Felix Grünschloß
  • You can see several people gathered around two boxes. In the boxes are several books.
    Exhibition view »Walter Giers. Electronic Art« at ZKM | Karlsruhe, 2022
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, photo: Felix Grünschloß
  • You can see two people looking at a glass box. In this glass box is a wire frame, in which a light bulb is attached.
    Exhibition view »Walter Giers. Electronic Art« at ZKM | Karlsruhe, 2022
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, photo: Felix Grünschloß
  • You can see several people in the exhibition »Walter Giers. Electronic Art«.
    Exhibition view »Walter Giers. Electronic Art« at ZKM | Karlsruhe, 2022
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, photo: Felix Grünschloß
  • Exhibition view »Walter Giers. Electronic Art«
    Walter Giers: »Zeitmaschine«, 1977/78, in»Walter Giers. Electronic Art« at ZKM | Karlsruhe, 2022
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, photo: Felix Grünschloß
  • You can see Walter Giers' hands at the electronic console. In one hand he is holding a cigarette.
    © Walter Giers Archive, ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Photo: Johannes Schüle
  • The image consists of 12 individual photos on which people and spherical speakers can be seen.
    Walter Giers, »Kugellautsprecher«, ca. 1968 (Photography)
    © Walter Giers Archive, ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
  • Portrait of Walter Giers.
    Walter Giers, ca. 1970
    © Walter Giers Archive, ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
  • On view is Walter Gier's work Time Machine.
    Walter Giers, »Zeitmaschine«, 1977/1978 (Detail)
    © ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, photo: Felix Grünschloß

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