This exhibition pairs two Austrian artists who transform industrial materials into contemporary sculpture through different approaches.
Hans Kupelwieser creates works that blur two and three dimensions, using unconventional materials to simulate non-existent functions while exploring the linguistic possibilities of sculptural form.
Rudolf Polanszky removes industrially produced materials from their original contexts, preserving traces of their previous use to create new fields of meaning in his mural works. Both artists challenge traditional sculptural constraints by liberating materials from predetermined purposes, demonstrating how contemporary art transcends disciplinary boundaries through “functional illusions” that appear purposeful yet open rich territories for contemplating form, process, and artistic meaning.
Opening during the Nuit des Bains, Wednesday 17 September, 17:00 – 20:00.
