Christopher Williams curates "What Does the Jellyfish Want?
Going to Germany this summer? Be sure to drop by Museum Ludwig in Köln where the talented and always interesting Christopher Williams is slated to curate "What does the jellyfish want?" A wry title to a survey show of 20th century photography:
"What does the jellyfish want? This question was raised by artist Christopher Williams during an interview in which he explained why he finds this sea-creature so fascinating: without shape, without a skeleton, and without a sex, a jellyfish is a creature without properties. In keeping with this, the jellyfish is a fitting metaphor for photography in contemporary art and serves as the motto for the exhibition: What is photography? Copy of reality or data source that may be altered as desired? Documentation or staged image? Found footage or extravagantly made exposure? With three historical links back to the avant-garde at the dawn of the 20th century, the exhibition shows current tendencies in photography against the backdrop of its traditions. "
What does the jellyfish want?
Photographs from Man Ray to James Coleman
31 March till 15 July 2007
Museum Ludwig
Bischofsgartenstr. 1
50667 Köln
Tel: 49-221-221-26165
Fax: 49-221-221-24114
info@museum-ludwig.de
http://www.museenkoeln.de/museum-ludwig/
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