20.10.2009—21.3.2010
MAK Permanent Collection Contemporary Art

In the role of communicator, Liam Gillick examines existing processes and produces new structures. He considers the design and structural aspects of society and places them in a framework for discussion at the interface of analysis and fictional narration. In his modular objects, installations, and spatial interventions, the artist has used a wide range of materials and approaches. Gillick’s extensive writing activity as part of the artistic practice is reflected in textual collages, books, and writings. He is interested in the system of things, which is shown in diverse scenarios and parallel formations, as well as in key positions of economic and political developments.

Curator Bärbel Vischer
 

The series ARTISTS IN FOCUS shows the essential work groups of key contemporary artists in dedicated solo presentations. A crucial aspect here is the carrying out of necessary acquisitions through sponsors to extend and expand positions already in the collection. Such purchases have become impossible due to the MAK's precarious financial situation since the transformation of the museum into a state scientific institution.


#1 Arnulf Rainer | #2 Alfons Schilling | #3 Padhi Frieberger | #4 Franz West | #5 Heimo Zobernig | #6 Franz Graf | #7 Liam Gillick