Decadence Now! Exhibition at Galerie Rudolfinum Explores Extreme Visions
The exhibition 'Decadence now!' at Galerie Rudolfinum in Prague, running from September 30, 2010 to January 2, 2011, presents over 140 works exploring themes of extreme self, body, beauty, thought, and life. Subtitled 'The Vision of the Extreme', it is organized into five chapters. The opening section features self-portraits by Robert Mapplethorpe (1980, 1985). Subsequent sections include works by Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Catherine Opie, Gottfried Helnwein, Jeff Koons, Andres Serrano, Cindy Sherman, Nobuyoshi Araki, Erwin Olaf, Gilbert & George, Paolo Schmidlin, Martin Gerboc, and Boaz Arad. The exhibition is considered the most significant at Rudolfinum since its opening seventeen years ago. Satellite exhibitions include Joel-Peter Witkin at the House of Art in Brno, Gilbert & George at DOX Centre for Contemporary Art in Prague, and Josef Bolf and Ivan Pinkava in Plzeň.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Decadence now!' at Galerie Rudolfinum, Prague, from September 30, 2010 to January 2, 2011.
- Over 140 works are featured.
- Subtitled 'The Vision of the Extreme'.
- Organized into five chapters: self-portrait, extreme of self (pain), extreme of body (sex), extreme of beauty (pop), extreme of thought (madness), extreme of life (death).
- Includes works by Robert Mapplethorpe, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Catherine Opie, Gottfried Helnwein, Jeff Koons, Andres Serrano, Cindy Sherman, Nobuyoshi Araki, Erwin Olaf, Gilbert & George, Paolo Schmidlin, Martin Gerboc, and Boaz Arad.
- Described as the most significant exhibition at Rudolfinum since its opening 17 years ago.
- Satellite exhibitions: Joel-Peter Witkin at House of Art Brno (until Nov 28), Gilbert & George at DOX Prague (until Jan 2), Josef Bolf and Ivan Pinkava in Plzeň (until Feb 6).
- Curated by Otto Urban.
Entities
Artists
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Genesis Breyer P-Orridge
- Catherine Opie
- Gottfried Helnwein
- Jeff Koons
- Andres Serrano
- Cindy Sherman
- Nobuyoshi Araki
- Géza Szollosi
- Erwin Olaf
- Gilbert & George
- Paolo Schmidlin
- Martin Gerboc
- Boaz Arad
- Joel-Peter Witkin
- Josef Bolf
- Ivan Pinkava
Institutions
- Galerie Rudolfinum
- House of Art Brno
- DOX Centre for Contemporary Art Prague
Locations
- Prague
- Czech Republic
- Brno
- Plzeň
Sources
- artpress —