Ulrike Grossarth – Wäre ich von Stoff, ich wu?rde mich färbe

Autors: Sabine Folie, Ilse Lafer
Verlag: Sternberg Press (2014)

Broschiert: 354 Seiten
Sprache: Deutsch/Englisch
ISBN13: 978-3-95679-068-3

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SUMMARY

This book traces the evolution of Ulrike Gossarth’s practice, with a particular emphasis on her training as a dancer in the 1970s, to draw connections between the early years with her sculptural settings and actions and her most recent work, which engages with history more generally.

In her contributing essay, Ulrike Gossarth states that the title—Were I Made of Matter, I Would Color—is a counter-model to the fundamental Descartian formula “I think therefore I am,” a position which exists between consciousness and disembodiment, in a state of incompleteness. Rainer Borgemeister discusses the artist’s actions from 1978 to 1987, which were preceded by her critical engagement with modern dance. Further contributions from Mieke Bal, Michael Glasmeier, and Elliot R. Wolfson discuss Grossarth’s practice in relation to history, the body, and polymorphism.

Published on the occasion of the eponymous retrospective exhibition at the Generali Foundation, Vienna, in 2014.

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