Playground, Leikkikenttä

16 Jun 2018 — 6 Jan 2019 bei Serlachius Museum in Mänttä, Finnland

27 August 2018

Elina Brotherus, Flux Harpsichord Concert, 2017, photograph. After George Maciunas, 12 compositions for piano – for Nam June Paik, Composition no.5: Place a on dog or a cat (or both) inside a piano and play Chopin, 1962, and after Flux-Harpsichord Konzert, Akademie der Künste, Berlin, organised by René Block, Sept. 3, 1976.

Die Ausstellung playground / spielplatz zeigt Brotherus' neueste Werke aus den Jahren 2016-2018. Sie umfasst sowohl Fotografien als auch kurze Videofilme.

Es handelt sich um eine erweiterte Version der Brotherus-Ausstellung im Pariser Centre de Pompidou vom Herbst 2017.

Als Ausgangspunkt dieses Zyklus wählte Brotherus u. a. Performance-Anweisungen des Fluxus-Kollektivs aus den 1960er Jahren. Nachdem 20 Jahre lang Selbstporträts das Thema von Brotherus Schaffen bildeten, markieren diese performativen, bizarren und spielerischen Werke den Beginn einer neuen Phase.

Serlachius Museum

Die Serlachius-Museen bilden eine einzigartige kulturelle Einheit, die sowohl Kunstfreunden als auch den Freunden Geschichte, Geschichten und Theater bietet.

Museum profile

Location

Mänttä, Finnland

Founded in

1933

Elina Brotherus, 4’33”, 2016, photograph.
After John Cage, 4’33”, 1952, I tacet, II tacet, III tacet. The work may be performed by any instrumentalist or combination of instrumentalists. Premiere in Woodstock, NY, on Aug.29, 1952. Duration of the movements in the premiere were 33"", 2'40"" and 1'20"". Dedicated to David Tudor.

Images from the exhibition by Elina Brotherus

Elina Brotherus, Balloon Dash 2, 2017, photograph.
After Larry Miller, 220 Yard Balloon Dash, 1970. All runners have as many inflated balloons as possible tied to their bodies. Once the balloons are in place, they run a normal 220-yard race.

Elina Brotherus, 4’33”, 2016, photograph. After John Cage, 4’33”, 1952, I tacet, II tacet, III tacet. The work may be performed by any instrumentalist or combination of instrumentalists. Premiere in Woodstock, NY, on Aug.29, 1952. Duration of the movements in the premiere were 33"", 2'40"" and 1'20"". Dedicated to David Tudor.
Images from the exhibition by Elina Brotherus
Elina Brotherus, Balloon Dash 2, 2017, photograph. After Larry Miller, 220 Yard Balloon Dash, 1970. All runners have as many inflated balloons as possible tied to their bodies. Once the balloons are in place, they run a normal 220-yard race.

Images from the exhibition by Elina Brotherus
Elina Brotherus, Balloon Dash 2, 2017, photograph. After Larry Miller, 220 Yard Balloon Dash, 1970. All runners have as many inflated balloons as possible tied to their bodies. Once the balloons are in place, they run a normal 220-yard race.
Elina Brotherus, 4’33”, 2016, photograph. After John Cage, 4’33”, 1952, I tacet, II tacet, III tacet. The work may be performed by any instrumentalist or combination of instrumentalists. Premiere in Woodstock, NY, on Aug.29, 1952. Duration of the movements in the premiere were 33"", 2'40"" and 1'20"". Dedicated to David Tudor.