Museum Haus Konstruktiv Marks 40th Anniversary with The Body Within Abstraction
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, Museum Haus Konstruktiv in Zurich unveils The Body Within Abstraction, a collective exhibition that questions the traditional constructivist-concrete disregard for the human form. Featuring eight acclaimed artists—Heidi Bucher, Eva Fàbregas, Kimsooja, Dóra Maurer, Bruce Nauman, Steven Parrino, Chiharu Shiota, and Franz West—this showcase illustrates how the body serves as both a measuring unit and a conceptual base for minimalistic, non-figurative art. The exhibition critiques the standard interpretation that emphasizes the independence of line, color, and surface while dismissing figurative representation as mere illusion. Additionally, it marks a first: the museum fully utilizes its new exhibition areas in both the east and west wings since moving to the Löwenbräukunst-Areal.
Key facts
- Museum Haus Konstruktiv is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
- The group exhibition is titled The Body Within Abstraction.
- Eight internationally renowned artists are featured: Heidi Bucher, Eva Fàbregas, Kimsooja, Dóra Maurer, Bruce Nauman, Steven Parrino, Chiharu Shiota and Franz West.
- The exhibition questions the constructivist-concrete art tradition's neglect of the human body.
- It explores the body as both a unit of measure and a thematic basis for non-figurative art.
- This is the first time since moving to Löwenbräukunst-Areal that the museum uses all its new exhibition spaces, in both the east and west wings, for a single exhibition.
- The show is described as playfully and critically questioning conventional readings of constructivist-concrete art.
- The museum is located in Zurich, Switzerland.
Entities
Artists
Institutions
- Museum Haus Konstruktiv
- Löwenbräukunst-Areal
Locations
- Zurich
- Switzerland