Ivan Moudov's Subversive Solo Exhibition at Kunstverein Braunschweig Challenged Art World Structures
From December 6, 2008, to February 12, 2009, Kunstverein Braunschweig hosted a solo exhibition titled "Trick Or Treat" by Bulgarian artist Ivan Moudov. The exhibition included notable works such as The Glass (2008), which obstructed movement, and Coffee Portraits (2008), which unveiled the secrets of board members. In a performance called Romanian Trick (2008), Moudov destroyed money, with funding provided by the institution. At the opening, Wine for Openings (2008) offered Bulgarian red wine. His art challenges the limits between society and art, drawing on earlier works like Fragments and Traffic Control. In 2005, he created MUSIZ, a fictional Museum for Contemporary Art in Sofia. Dessislava Dimova's review appeared on ARTMargins Online on May 28, 2009.
Key facts
- Ivan Moudov's solo exhibition "Trick Or Treat" ran from December 6, 2008 to February 12, 2009
- The exhibition took place at Kunstverein Braunschweig in Braunschweig
- Works included The Glass (2008), Coffee Portraits (2008), Romanian Trick (2008), and Wine for Openings (2008)
- Romanian Trick involved destroying real money to fund purchases for Moudov's personal art collection
- Moudov previously created Fragments by stealing pieces from other artworks
- In 2005, Moudov staged the opening of MUSIZ, a fictional museum in Sofia's old Podoueneh railway station
- The review was written by Dessislava Dimova and published on May 28, 2009
- Moudov's work tests boundaries between art and society while examining art's authority
Entities
Artists
- Ivan Moudov
- Dessislava Dimova
Institutions
- Kunstverein Braunschweig
- ARTMargins Online
- Institute of Contemporary Art
- MUSIZ (Museum for Contemporary Art in Sofia)
Locations
- Braunschweig
- Germany
- London
- United Kingdom
- Sofia
- Bulgaria
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Podoueneh railway station
Sources
- ARTMargins —
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