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Participating artists
Zarouhie Abdalian, Pablo Accinelli,
Meriç Algün Ringborg, Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla,
Jonathas de Andrade, Kathryn Andrews, Nazgol Ansarinia, Nicolás
Bacal, Christopher Badger, Alessandro Balteo Yazbeck, Yto Barrada, Taysir
Batniji, James Beckett, Nina Beier, Erick Beltrán, Walead Beshty,
Cezary Bodzianowski, Matthew Buckingham, Johanna Calle, Arabella Campbell,
Juan Capistran, Mariana Castillo Deball, Etienne Chambaud, Marcelo Cidade,
Claire Fontaine, Nicolás Consuegra, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Alexandre
da Cunha, Maria Eichhorn, Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset, Cevdet Erek,
Annika Eriksson, Lara Favaretto, Aurélien Froment, Simon Fujiwara,
Meschac Gaba, Dani Gal, Ryan Gander, Mario Garcia Torres, João Maria
Gusmão and Pedro Paiva, Alexander Gutke, Jeppe Hein, Emily Jacir,
Maryam Jafri, Alicja Kwade, Luisa Lambri, Adriana Lara, Tim Lee, Mateo
López, Renata Lucas, Marie Lund, Kris Martin, Vincent Meessen, Simon
Dybbroe Møller, Jonathan Monk, Shahryar Nashat, Roman Ondák,
Fernando Ortega, Christodoulos Panayiotou, Nicolás Paris, Pratchaya
Phinthong, Amalia Pica, Kirsten Pieroth, Wilfredo Prieto, Pablo Rasgado,
Nicolás Robbio, Will Rogan, Pamela Rosenkranz, Fabrice Samyn, Kim
Schoenstadt, Tino Sehgal, Sean Snyder, Mark Soo, Mateo Tannatt, Ron Terada,
Hank Willis Thomas, Jan Timme, Clarissa Tossin, Guido van der Werve,
Natasha Wheat, Carey Young, Akram Zaatari
This exhibition is a
sequel to, and a reevaluation of, the legendary 1969 exhibition When
Attitudes Become Form, which was curated by Harald Szeemann at
Kunsthalle Bern in Switzerland. It brings together 82 international
contemporary artists who follow, in various ways, the legacy of Szeemann's
iconic exhibition.
The 1969 show brought together new tendencies
in the art known today as Postminimalism, Arte Povera, Land art, and
Conceptual art, from Western Europe and the United States. It contributed a
great deal to our historical understanding of the art of that time, how
exhibitions themselves can influence artists and their works, and also how
exhibitions can define art history. It was influential in promoting a wider
understanding and acceptance of Conceptual art, as it included many
non-material and process-based works.
When Attitudes Become
Form has been discussed, researched, and examined in a wide range of
essays, books, and conferences; When Attitudes Became Form Become
Attitudes is the first major exhibition it has inspired. The new
show will present existing pieces by artists working in relation to the
history of Conceptual art as well as newly commissioned works by artists
such as Zarouhie Abdalian, James Beckett, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Annika
Eriksson, Simon Fujiwara, Jeppe Hein, Jonathan Monk, Nicolás Paris,
and Hank Willis Thomas, who will respond directly to the history of the
1969 show and to the site of the new show. With the contemporary artworks
installed alongside archival materials, floor plans, and installation
images from the 1969 show, this new exhibition does not make a distinction
between what is past and what is present, but rather considers When
Attitudes Become Form as a living past.
The publication
accompanying the new exhibition, designed by Jon Sueda / Stripe, will
follow the original "office binder" format of the 1969 publication. It will
include a conversation between Jens Hoffmann and Harald Szeemann, conducted
in 2002; newly commissioned essays by Constance Lewallen, Christian
Rattemeyer, and Julian Myers; and alphabetically arranged pages with artist
biographies and images. Like Szeemann's 1969 publication, it will also
feature works that are interventions directly into the catalogue.
When Attitudes Became Form Become Attitudes will travel to
the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit February 1–March 31,
2013.
Visit wattis.org
and cca.edu/calendar
for current information concerning related programs, lectures, and
events. When Attitudes Became Form Become Attitudes is
curated by Jens Hoffmann, director of the CCA Wattis Institute.
About the CCA Wattis Institute
The Wattis Institute for
Contemporary Arts was established in 1998 in San Francisco at California
College of the Arts. It serves as a forum for the presentation and
discussion of international contemporary art and curatorial practice.
Through groundbreaking exhibitions, the Capp Street Project residency
program, lectures, symposia, and publications, the Wattis Institute has
become one of the leading art institutions in the United States and an
active site for contemporary culture in the Bay Area.
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