“Laocoon II” at COCO
Artists: Gottfried Bechtold, Julien Bismuth, Manon de Boer, Heinrich Dunst, Ryan Gander, Heinz Gappmayr, Michael Hakimi, Lisa Holzer, Ernst Jandl, Louise Lawler, Falke Pisano, Allen Ruppersberg, Simone Schardt, Richard Serra, Gedi Sibony and Heimo Zobernig
Venue: COCO, Vienna
Exhibition Title: Laocoon II
Curator: Severin Dünser
Date: December 2, 2010 – January 23, 2011
Full gallery of images, press release and link available after the jump.
Images:
Images courtesy of COCO, Vienna
Press Release:
Evolving from Lessing‘s thoughts on the differences between painting and poetry, the exhibition tries to capture the decisive moment when the borders between image and language, text/sign and narration/process are crossed; when image and sign collide, being read and seen at the same time; when narration and process interfere and thereby relate to structures of reception and their translation into language.
After »Laocoon« (October 20 – November 21), »Laocoon II« is the attempt to create an exhibition narration through a second chapter by recontextualising, exchanging, and also incorporating new positions.
Link: “Laocoon II” at COCO