Didi-Huberman's 'Atlas' Exhibition Explores Warburgian Montage at Reina Sofía
In the winter of 2010, the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía in Madrid hosted the exhibition 'Atlas: How to Carry the World on One’s Back?', curated by Georges Didi-Huberman. This exhibition centers on Aby Warburg's Mnemosyne Atlas (1925–29), a collection of images that defies traditional historical narratives. It features original panels from the Warburg Institute in London and contributions from over 20 artists, including Paul Klee, On Kawara, Gerhard Richter, and John Baldessari. The show is organized into four segments: 'Knowledge through images', 'Piecing together the order of things', 'Piecing together the order of places', and 'Times'. Didi-Huberman’s approach combines diverse theoretical perspectives and questions established museum practices. A catalogue edited by him accompanies the exhibition.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Atlas: How to Carry the World on One’s Back?' curated by Georges Didi-Huberman at Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid, winter 2010.
- Centers on Aby Warburg's Mnemosyne Atlas (1925–29), a montage of images on black cloth panels.
- Original Mnemosyne panels from Warburg Institute, London, displayed.
- Exhibition includes works by Paul Klee, On Kawara, Gerhard Richter, Marcel Broodthaers, John Baldessari, Peter Fischli and David Weiss, Matt Mullican, Walid Raad, John Latham.
- Four sections: 'Knowledge through images', 'Piecing together the order of things', 'Piecing together the order of places', 'Times'.
- Didi-Huberman's theoretical influences: Annales school, iconology, poststructuralism.
- Catalogue published by Museo Reina Sofía, 2010.
- Exhibition explores montage as a method for non-linear historical understanding.
Entities
Artists
- Georges Didi-Huberman
- Aby Warburg
- Paul Klee
- On Kawara
- Gerhard Richter
- Marcel Broodthaers
- John Baldessari
- Peter Fischli
- David Weiss
- Matt Mullican
- Walid Raad
- John Latham
- Moyra Davey
- Marc Bloch
- Lucien Febvre
- Henri Focillon
- Pierre Francastel
- Erwin Panofsky
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Georges Bataille
- Roland Barthes
- Michel Foucault
- Gilles Deleuze
- Guy Debord
- Jean Baudrillard
- Sergei Eisenstein
- John Heartfield
- Walter Benjamin
- Jacques Derrida
- Martin Warnke
- Pedro G. Romero
Institutions
- Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
- Warburg Institute
- Afterall
- Murray Guy
- Centre Pompidou
- Éditions Galilée
- MIT Press
- Les Éditions de Minuit
- Macula
Locations
- Madrid
- Spain
- London
- United Kingdom
- Hamburg
- Germany
- Paris
- France
- Cambridge
- Massachusetts
- United States
Sources
- Afterall —