WHEN ATTITUDES BECAME FORM BECOME ATTITUDES
When Attitudes Became Form Become Attitudes is a sequel to, and a reevaluation of, the legendary 1969 exhibition Live In Your Head: When Attitudes Become Form (Works – Concepts – Processes – Situations – Information), which was curated by Harald Szeemann at Kunsthalle Bern in Switzerland. It showcases over 80 international contemporary artists who follow, in various ways, the legacy of Szeemann’s iconic exhibition.
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WHEN ATTITUDES BECAME FORM BECOME ATTITUDES
FEBRUARY 1 – MARCH 31, 2013
When Attitudes Became Form Become Attitudes is a sequel to, and a reevaluation of, the legendary 1969 exhibition Live In Your Head: When Attitudes Become Form (Works – Concepts – Processes – Situations – Information), which was curated by Harald Szeemann at Kunsthalle Bern in Switzerland. It showcases over 80 international contemporary artists who follow, in various ways, the legacy of Szeemann’s iconic exhibition.
The 1969 show brought together new tendencies in the art known today as Postminimalism, Arte Povera, Land art and Conceptual art, from Western Europe and the United States. It contributed a great deal to our historical understanding of the art of that time, how exhibitions themselves can influence artists and their works, and also how exhibitions can define art history. It was influential in promoting a wider understanding and acceptance of Conceptual art, as it included many non-material and process-based works.
Mostly known by its short title, When Attitudes Become Form has been discussed, researched and examined in a wide range of essays, books and conferences; When Attitudes Became Form Become Attitudes is the first major exhibition it has inspired. Curated by Jens Hoffmann and organized by the CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, the new show presents existing pieces by artists working in relation to the history of Conceptual art as well as newly commissioned works by artists such as Zarouhie Abdalian, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Annika Eriksson, Simon Fujiwara, Jeppe Hein, Jonathan Monk, Nicolás Paris and Hank Willis Thomas, who respond directly to the history of the 1969 show. With the contemporary artworks installed alongside archival materials, floor plans and installation images from the 1969 show, this new exhibition does not make a distinction between what is past and what is present, but rather considers When Attitudes Become Form as a living past.
Zarouhie Abdalian
Pablo Accinelli
Meriç Algün Ringborg
Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla
Jonathas de Andrade
Kathryn Andrews
Nazgol Ansarinia
Nicolás Bacal
Christopher Badger
Alessandro Balteo Yazbeck
Yto Barrada
Taysir Batniji
*James Beckett
Nina Beier
Walead Beshty
Cezary Bodzianowski
Matthew Buckingham
Johanna Calle
Arabella Campbell
Juan Capistran
Mariana Castillo Deball
Etienne Chambaud
Marcelo Cidade
Claire Fontaine
Nicolás Consuegra
Abraham Cruzvillegas
Alexandre da Cunha
Maria Eichhorn
Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset
Cevdet Erek
Annika Eriksson
Lara Favaretto
Aurélien Froment
Simon Fujiwara
Meschac Gaba
Dani Gal
Ryan Gander
Mario Garcia Torres
João Maria Gusmão and Pedro Paiva
Alexander Gutke
Jeppe Hein
Emily Jacir
Maryam Jafri
Alicja Kwade
Luisa Lambri
Adriana Lara
Tim Lee
Mateo López
Marie Lund
Kris Martin
Vincent Meessen
Simon Dybbroe Møller
Jonathan Monk
Shahryar Nashat
Roman Ondák
Fernando Ortega
Christodoulos Panayiotou
Nicolás Paris
Pratchaya Phinthong
Amalia Pica
Kirsten Pieroth
Wilfredo Prieto
Pablo Rasgado
Nicolás Robbio
Will Rogan
Pamela Rosenkranz
Fabrice Samyn
Kim Schoenstadt
*Tino Sehgal
Sean Snyder
Mark Soo
Mateo Tannatt
Ron Terada
Hank Willis Thomas
Jan Timme
Clarissa Tossin
Guido van der Werve
Natasha Wheat
Akram Zaatari
*San Francisco version only
Generous support for When Attitudes Became Form Become Attitudes provided by C. Ross Sappenfield and Laura Brugger, Robin Wright and Ian Reeves, and Laura and Joe Sweeney.
