In Progress I
Ulrich Rückriem
Niele Toroni

2 May 2005 - 27 Aug 2005
Cologne

In Progress I, Ulrich Rückriem, Niele Toroni

Kewenig opens a four part exhibition series 'In Progress I–IV' for Harald Szeemann, the Swiss exhibition maker who passed away in February 2005. Until the end of August, we are showing eight artists, as part of this continuously developing project, who have been closely linked to Szeemann ever since his legendary exhibition 'When Attitudes Become Form' 1969 in Bern. While Niele Toroni and Ulrich Rückriem initially create works for the Kewenig Galerie's large exhibition space, in the period follo­wing, the rhythm is dictated by monthly changes and additions of new works contributed by other participating artists – Giovanni Anselmo, Christian Boltanski, Hanne Darboven, Jannis Kounellis, Giulio Paolini and Lawrence Weiner. The new work will be exhibited either in different spaces in the gallery, or additions and changes to Toroni's and Rückriem’s work take place. The artists view these changes to their work as a dynamic process turn­ing the exhibition – usually a rather static venture – into a living organism, a moving event, allowing art works to enter a dialog rather than to exist as a mere immobile object. The genesis and motivation behind the exhibition series 'In Progress' refers to the methodology of the honoured curator as well as the participating artists.

Installation views

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