T_D #6: CHARLEMAGNE PALESTINE • coneyy islandd in viennaa

27 Nov 2023–25 Feb 2024 • daily 10 am–8 pm

TONSPUR_display | Showroom TONSPUR Kunstverein Wien
MuseumsQuartier Wien • Museumsplatz 1 • 1070 Vienna
Opening • Sun Nov 26, 2023 • 17:00
Introduction Jozef Cseres

CHARLEMAGNE PALESTINE

New York-born, Brussels-based composer and visual artist Charlemagne Palestine is the artist-in-residence for the sixth exhibition at TONSPUR_display | Schauraum TONSPUR Kunstverein Wien, which opens in 2022.

Palestine’s expansive installations and environments with a variety of stuffed and plush animals are unmistakable. One such staging by the object and installation artist could be experienced at the Kunsthalle Wien on Karlsplatz in 2015.

So how will Charlemagne Palestine stage the ‘only’ 10 m2 TONSPUR_display from the end of November until next spring?

With MINIMESHUGGAHHTONSPURLAANDTTTT!!!, the pioneer of minimal music, who rejects this label and claims the concept of maximalism for his music, created an unforgettable sound installation as a contribution to the TONSPUR_collection back in 2016.

The two unmissable disco balls in the TONSPUR_passage are still reminiscent of the impressive TONSPUR 72, which was the only installation to date to include visual, artistic elements in addition to sound. The eight loudspeakers in the sound space were individualized with colourful scarves and headscarves. And the white speakers were even stylized into sounding heads and faces by gluing on pieces of black felt.

CHARLEMAGNE PALESTINE is the 85th TONSPUR-Artist-in-Residence @ MQ Vienna

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