What remains? Practices of Collecting

Description

The exhibition takes the art collection of the city of Baden as an occasion to question the practices of collecting. At the center is the depot – literally. What usually remains hidden is brought into focus here and corresponds with seven artistic positions that expand the conceptual space of the exhibition. Their works understand collecting as a knowledge archive, memory work, trace preservation, or a form of making visible and open up different approaches to questions of preserving, organizing, and passing on. What do we preserve when we collect? How does a city collect? What forms of organizing, preserving, and archiving do artists develop? And where do institutional and artistic approaches overlap or differ? In addition to questions about the creation of a collection, the practices of knowledge organization and storage, the exhibition also highlights the gaps that arise in the process. Vernissage:
6:30 PM Doors open
Welcome by Steffi Kessler, City Councilor
Exhibition introduction by Patrizia Keller, Head of Kunstraum Baden, and Fanny Frey, Project and Mediation Staff. Curated by Patrizia Keller (Head of Kunstraum Baden) and Fanny Frey (Project and Mediation Staff Kunstraum Baden).

Highlights

• Exhibition on practices of collecting
• Vernissage at 6:30 PM with a welcome by Steffi Kessler
• Curated by Patrizia Keller and Fanny Frey

General Information

The exhibition "What remains? Practices of Collecting" at Kunstraum Baden illuminates the city's art collection and the depot as a central element. It presents seven artistic positions that engage with archive, memory, and order, inviting reflection on collecting and preserving.

Location

Bruggerstrasse 37, im Merker-Areal, 5400 Baden, Switzerland

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