17 May 2008 – 17 August 2008

Eija-Liisa Ahtila

The exhibition which was planned as a comprehensive show together with the “Jeu de paume” in Paris will present three new film installations by the Finnish artist (born in 1959). Ahtila’s greatest work so far, the six-channel video installation “Where is Where'” (2007/8) will be included. In addition recent sculptures and photo works and also selected earlier works such as “Consolation Service” (1999) or “The House” (2002) will be on display. This overview shows the direction in which Ahtila’s work is currently developing: her recent works move away from the both fictional and documentary portrayal of human drama in specifically Finnish environments to a more global perspective. They are dedicated to existential and abstract topics such as togetherness and exclusion, childhood and violence, life and death.

Address

K21 Kunstsammlung NRW
Ständehaus Strasse 1
40217 Düsseldorf
phone +49 211 838 16 00
http://www.kunstsammlung.de

Opening Hours

Tuesday-Friday 10a.m. - 8 p.m., Saturday-Sunday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., closed on Monday; every first Wednesday in Month 10 a.m. - 10 p.m.

Description of the Museum

K21 features international art from 1980. With large and important works by Marcel Broodthaers und Nam June Paik, it sums up specific points of origin in the 60s and 70s. Having been assembled since the 80s, the collection now juxtaposes works which give outstanding visual form significant aspects of art since the beginnings of postmodernism.

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