Children's Games: Collezione ADN Explores Play in Contemporary Art
On September 16, 2017, 'Children's Games', a group exhibition curated by Vincenzo de Bellis, opens at Collezione ADN in Bolzano. This exhibition is inspired by Johan Huizinga's 1938 work 'Homo Ludens', which posits that play is essential to human culture. De Bellis, who has previously directed miart and curated at Walker Art Center, has chosen pieces from artists including Richard Aldrich, Lutz Bacher, Nairy Baghramian, Michael Krebber, Andreas Slominski, Haim Steinbach, and Haegue Yang. The title of the exhibition alludes to Pieter Bruegel the Elder's 1560 painting 'Children's Games' in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna, which serves as a backdrop rather than a direct influence. The exhibition is open from September 18, 2017, to April 29, 2018.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Children's Games' opens September 16, 2017 at Collezione ADN in Bolzano.
- Curated by Vincenzo de Bellis, former miart director and Walker Art Center curator.
- Features artists: Richard Aldrich, Lutz Bacher, Nairy Baghramian, Michael Krebber, Andreas Slominkski, Haim Steinbach, Haegue Yang.
- Title inspired by Pieter Bruegel the Elder's 1560 painting 'Children's Games' at Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna.
- References Johan Huizinga's 1938 book 'Homo Ludens' on play as cultural foundation.
- Collezione ADN founded by Antonio Dalle Nogare in the 1980s, initially modern art, later contemporary.
- Exhibition runs September 18, 2017 to April 29, 2018.
- De Bellis states children's play involves ethics and rules akin to work.
Entities
Artists
- Richard Aldrich
- Lutz Bacher
- Nairy Baghramian
- Michael Krebber
- Andreas Slominkski
- Haim Steinbach
- Haegue Yang
- Pieter Bruegel the Elder
- Johan Huizinga
- Vincenzo de Bellis
- Antonio Dalle Nogare
- Mariacristina Ferraioli
Institutions
- Collezione ADN
- Walker Art Center
- miart
- Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna
- Artribune
Locations
- Bolzano
- Italy
- Groninga
- Netherlands
- De Steeg
- Polignano a Mare
- Minneapolis
- Vienna
- Austria