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MOTOR at Kunstraum Riehen

Groupshow, June 20 until August 30, 2020

Artists

Aldo Solari, Alexandra Navratil, Aline Zeltner, Anna B. Wiesendanger, Daniel Kurth, Inka ter Haar, Karin Borer, Max Leiß, Nico Müller, Samuli Blatter, Selina Lutz, Stefan Burger

Institution

Kunstraum Riehen

Locations

Basel, Riehen

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Website

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Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artists

In this group exhibition, 12 artistic positions engage with the title term "MOTOR": The engine as a clock generator, as a converter of one energy into another. The curatorial selection of the artist and curator Martin Chramosta is not primarily focused on movement per se, but rather puts the stress on the inner and outer impulses that drive artistic production in general and the practice of the presented artists in specific. Fuel, energy streams and moving lines run through their works. When they meet, they even intensify themselves - or lead to crackling discharges. The presented works range from rhythmic drawings, auratically charged paintings and reliefs to conceptual objects and installations created by repetitive artistic manipulations or technical production processes. Gears, vessels and relics of industrial history are juxtaposed with natural eruptions or the representation of the human body, allowing conclusions on the tradeoff between nature, man and technology. The Kunst Raum Riehen is being transformed into a housing, vibrating from within with constant humm and buzz. The noises originate from several sound- and video works. Their tracks overlap in the space and create a motor-like basic noise. The acoustic sources can only be localized gradually as one passes through the three exhibition levels. The exhibition marks the beginning of the reopened art season after the lockdown-induced state of rest in the Kunst Raum Riehen. For this purpose, an energetic show has been created within short time and its dynamics will hopefully transfer to the visitors.

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Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artists

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Samuli Blatter, Strange Attractor 13 (Daily Exorcism) batch of 120 drawings, traces on wall, graphite, paper, variable dimensions 2020» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Selina Lutz, Energy III, lead on wood, 166 x 120 x 2.5 cm, 2018» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Selina Lutz, Energy VII, lead on wood, 124 x 75 x 2.5 cm, 2020» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Karin Borer, Contact, neon, plexiglass, aluminum, cables, variable dimensions, 2015:2020» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Nico Müller, Constellation (Cassiopeia), coins, double sided tape, 2020» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artists

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Max Leiß, Apokoinu, hotchpotch, 39x24x1.5cm, 2016» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Karin Borer, Practice, video loop, 2020» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artists

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Max Leiß, Polyptoton : RDV parts, variable dimensions, 2014/2017» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artists

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Aldo Solari, Wende 2, oil on canvas, 60x90cm, 2011» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artists

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Max Leiß, save changes : edit profile, rubber, variable dimensions, 2020» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Max Leiß, step backward, rubber, 83 x 50 x 7cm, 2020» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Alexandra Navratil, Under Saturn (Act 1), projection, 2018» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artists

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Nico Müller, PM55H-C1, Cardboard, acrylic paint, spraypaint, epoxy, 123x70x3cm, 2020» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Inka Ter Haar, The Garden (1 of 6), oil on canvas, 330 x 210 cm, 2020» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Inka Ter Haar, The Garden (3 of 6), oil on canvas, 330 x 210 cm, 2020» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Inka Ter Haar, The Garden (6 of 6), oil on canvas, 330 x 210 cm, 2020» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artists

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Aldo Solari, Wende 1, oil on canvas, 60x81cm, 2011» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Daniel Kurth, Life is Life, videoloop, 2020» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Aline Zeltner, untitled, marbles in acorn hats, variable dimensions, 2020» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artists

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Anna B. Wiesendanger, untitled, acrylic on paper, 315x150cm, 2006» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Stefan Burger, Krautstrunk 1 & 2, glass, steel, 30x40x30cm each, 2020» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist

Exhibition View Groupshow «Motor; view on Stefan Burger, Untitled, glass, wire, light bulb, cable, variable dimensions, 2020» at Kunstraum Riehen, Riehen, Basel, 2020 / Photo: Moritz Schermbach / Courtesy: the artist