A temporary exhibition
at 100plus
Hohlstrasse 100
CH-8004 Zürich
March 20–24, 2014
For 100 hours
THE EXHIBTION
Nature and Art have always been considered as connected with each other. Nature with its vital and mysterious force has traditionally been inspiration for the artist for imitation, improvement or interpretation. But what if the environment, the artists is inspired from, is no longer simply natural? Science creates artificial life forms and a computerized virtual reality, images become more important than substance in communications and marketing of everything from cars to politics to private life. Multiple existing realities are long part of contemporary life, each one as “real” or as artificial as the others.
„Drive the change“ is the slogan we found in a former Renault garage in an untenanted building in the center of Zürich. The first fifty years lumberyard, the building was turned into a garage and after almost fifty years is supposed to become next year a building with high-end apartments for luxury living.
What or who drives change or is change growing organically anyway? Or are we driven by change? If we’re sitting in the front seat, in which direction should one drive the change, forwards or backwards? The former garage in Zurich’s center turns for
100 hours into a platform for 100 artists to reflect „change“ in an interplay of the natural and the artificial.
100plus
100plus recently emerged as a temporary platform for adventurous artists, audiences, and ideas—engaging both global and local communities. Guest curators, artists and performers are invited to develop projects in an unusual environment: Everything seems to be intact: vehicle lifts, car tires, a large attic; indeed the building is still used for car repairing among other temporary tenants like artists, photographers, actors, and a paint-spray line.
Annette Spesshardt Portatius opened the temporary off-space 100plus in December 2013 permitted to use the untenanted building at Hohlstrasse 100 in Zürich’s vibrant „Kreis 4“ at least until December 2014.
After a book launch for Swiss artist David Renggli „Drive the Change“ is the first exhibition at 100plus. Emerging as well as established international positions were invited to present works which reflect their visions, hopes and expectations for „change“. Many of them were inspired by the space and its architecture and will develop new works and installations conceived for the exhibition and developed in situ.
ARTISTS
Works by (so far confirmed):
Kevin Aeschbacher, Frank Ahlgrimm, Harold Ancart, John Armleder, Christiane Baumgartner, Becker Schmitz, Tjorg Douglas Beer, Olivia Berckemeyer, Beni Bischof, Antje Blumenstein, Armin Boehm, Sandra Boeschenstein, Clifford Errol Bruckmann, Rick Buckley, Florian Buehler, Matthew Burbidge, Stefan Burger, BURGHARD, Peter Coffin, Joe Coleman, Simon Collet, Francisco Da Mata, Sabine Dehnel, Luca Dellaverson, Stéphane Ducret, Sylvie Fleury, Frederik Foert, Heike Gallmeier, Axel Geis, Deenesh Ghyczy, Jeff Gibbons, Eva Grubinger, Mark Hagen, Katrin Heichel, Lori Hersberger, Gregor Hildebrandt, Andy Hope 1930, Alexandra Hopf, JocJonJosch, Klaus Jörres, Michael Kalki, Renata Kaminska, Daniel Kannenberg, Markus Keibel, Bettina Khano, Jeff Koons, Jürgen Krause, Bettina Krieg, Susanne Kühn, Michael Kunze, Alicja Kwade, Peter Langer, Anna Lehmann-Brauns, Christian Manss, Kris Martin, Isa Melsheimer, Toshihiko Mitsuya, Thomas Moor, Trevor Morgan, Tobias Pils, Robert Powell, Hannu Prinz, Ann-Sophie Raemy, Rebecca Raue, Jen Ray, Zach Reini, David Renggli, Cornelia Renz, Ricarda Roggan, Ugo Rondinone, Sterling Ruby, Michael Sailstorfer, Martin G Schmid, Jonas Schnyder, Cindy Sherman, Josh Smith, Dash Snow, Kasper Sonne, Tobias Spichtig, Rudolf Stingel, Shawn Michael Taylor, Oliver Lee Terry, Philip Topolovac, Oscar Tuazon, Richard Tuttle, Markus Uhr, Costa Vece, David Weiss, Peter Welz, Ulrich Wulff, Ralf Ziervogel, Thomas Zipp, Julia Znoj.
The exhibition has been conceived in close collaboration with private collectors and curators.
PUBLICATION
A small publication is planned to be published in the occasion of the exhibition, documenting both, the preparation and installation as well as the 100 hours exhibition „Drive the Change“.
FACTS
Exhibition dates: March 20–24, 2014
100plus at Hohlstrasse 100, CH-8004 Zürich
Opening: March 20, 2014 at 8pm
Delivery and Installation: From now till 19th of March 2014
All works will be insured during the exhibition through AXA Winterthur.
Idea and curated by Annette Spesshardt Portatius
Text and support by Christina von Rotenhan
Thanks to Bibi Gritti