Gillian WearingMuseum Brandhorst at the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany
March 21 - July 7, 2013
An exhibition of the Pinakothek der Moderne in the Museum Brandhorst, Munich, in cooperation with Whitechapel Gallery, London, and Kunstsammlung Nordrhein Westfalen,Düsseldorf
The first major retrospective of Gillian Wearing`s oeuvre in Germany showcases photographic works and film installations. Nine exhibition rooms provide an overview of her work to date and convey its specific aesthetic qualities and characteristic artistic strategies. For Gillian Wearing, as can be seen, creating art means rendering social relationships visible. Gillian Wearing is considered one of the most important artists of her generation in Great Britain. Born in 1963 in Birmingham, she studied at London`s renowned Goldsmiths` College and has been an international name since the 1990s. In 1997, the artist was awarded the Turner Prize.
In her work, Gillian Wearing repeatedly focuses on a persons self-expression in staged situations. She is interested in the views and behaviour of people from the most varied walks of life ordinary citizens, as well as the homeless, pensioners and school children. This candid but always equally circumspect analysis produces portraits in which a fragile balance is struck between self-awareness and the perceived image, private and public worlds, truthfulness and projection. The exhibition is sponsored by Ernst & Young. With kind support of PIN. Freunde der Pinakothek der Moderne e.V.
