B.ODE Exhibition Vernissage

150 North Michigan Avenue,Chicago IL 60601

21 September, 2021

Description

Join us for the opening of the exhibition "B.ODE - A conceptual view onto the museumspace Photography" by Andrea Wilmsen Andrea Wilmsen’s photographs do not always reveal what kind of room we are looking at—or, for that matter, if it is a room at all. The Berlin-based photographer challenges viewers with her images of absolutely intimate yet very public spaces in museums. She frequently focuses on details or approaches empty walls so closely that we are sometimes led to believe that we are looking at an abstract or nonfigurative photograph. For her current project she photographed the exhibition rooms of the Bode-Museum on the Museum Island in Berlin from constantly new perspectives, although her goal was not to reproduce art. On the contrary, as an experiment in exploring our basic perception of spaces, she focuses on the immediate surroundings of sculptures and paintings, whose edges sometimes extend into the images. She is not interested in the Bode-Museum as a tangible, representative space or the important artworks that are exhibited there, but rather the museum space in general, as a stage for certain objects that by being presented and contextualized there become museum pieces. In this way, she transforms the background with its often-missed details and vistas into surprising, virtually “empty” motifs. COVID-19 Regulations Guests are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or present a negative test no older than 72 hours. We reserve the right to ask guests to provide evidence of their vaccination or negative test. The Goethe-Institut staff present is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Masks covering the mouth and nose are required at all times Reduced capacity with timed entry (no more than 6 people at a time) The Goethe-Institut is the cultural institute of the Federal Republic of Germany with a global reach. We promote knowledge of the German language abroad and foster international cultural cooperation. At the Goethe Institut Chicago we promote knowledge of the German language and foster international cultural cooperation. We convey a comprehensive picture of Germany by providing information on Germany's cultural, social and political life.