Goshka Macuga: I Am Become Death

http://www.vernissage.tv | Goshka Macuga: I Am Become Death at Kunsthalle Basel is the Polish-born artist’s first institutional solo exhibition in continental Europe. The show comprises an ensemble of photographic works, constructions made of wood, and a new documentary film. The artist’s practice has always been marked by an interest in collaboration with other artists and cultural producers. Goshka Macuga also makes extensive use of existing cultural material. “I Am Become Death investigates the aesthetic form as a weapon deployed in conflicts between political powers and the impact of official ideologies on the production of art that still aspires to autonomy. At the same time, the exhibition puts forward the possibility that aesthetic potential can be used to opposite ends, as a means of taking a critical look at the present day.” (PR Kunsthalle Basel). Goshka Macuga was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1967. She lives and works in London. In 2008, she was one of the four nominees for the Turner Prize. The exhibition runs until the 8th March 2009. Impressions of the opening on January 15, 2009. Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland.