Location: Art Talks Area
Languages: German & English
Guest Speakers:
Kay Walkowiak (Artist, Austria)
Régis Moes (Deputy Director Nationalmusée um Fëschmaart)
Moderator: Kerstin Thalau (Journalist, Luxemburg)
As part of Luxembourg Art Week 2024, we are delighted to invite you to an intellectually stimulating talk that delves into the philosophical intricacies of Kay Walkowiak’s exhibition, ‘Traces of Time’.
The discussion will address several thought-provoking questions: What potential does art hold in capturing the essence of time? How can it artistically thematize and halt time, document it, and open up new perspectives? Furthermore, how can these artistic endeavors be preserved for future generations, whether in museums or archives, and made accessible in the future? Is this an ongoing race against time? What art historical and cultural-philosophical approaches and developments exist in this context? It is indeed the perfect moment to engage in this dialogue with an artist, a conservator, and a cultural philosopher!
The exhibition ‘Traces of Time’ is on display at Waassertuerm+Pomhouse (CNA) in Dudelange until November 24. It offers a critical reexamination of Western conceptions of time and dominant narratives of (Art) History. This talk will scrutinize how Walkowiak challenges these conventions and the ways in which art can either reinforce or subvert them. A focal point of the discussion will be the series Misfits (2024), created specifically for this exhibition. In this series, Walkowiak assembles delicate objects from the Musée national d’archéologie, d’histoire et d’Art’s (MNAHA) ceramic collection, highlighting the fragility of contemporary perspectives.
Kay Walkowiak, born in 1980 in Salzburg, lives and works in Vienna. He studied Sculpture and Multimedia, Photography and Video Art, and Expanded Expression in Vienna and Tokyo, alongside Philosophy and Psychology. His work blends installation, sculpture, video art, and photography, often exploring sociocultural approaches to form and questioning its role as a projection surface for timeless utopias. Walkowiak has exhibited internationally, including Vienna, Tainan, New Delhi, Tokyo, and Bangkok. His current exhibition, ‘Traces of Time’, runs until November 24 at the Waassertuerm+Pomhouse (CNA) in Dudelange.
Régis Moes est un historien, conservateur, commissaire d'exposition et auteur luxembourgeois. Diplômé en histoire de l'Université libre de Bruxelles, il a reçu le Prix du meilleur mémoire de la Fondation Robert Krieps pour sa thèse sur le passé colonial du Luxembourg. Depuis 2014, il est conservateur au Musée national d’histoire et d’art (MNAHA), où il est responsable de l'histoire contemporaine du Luxembourg ainsi que des arts décoratifs et populaires. En 2022, il a dirigé une exposition majeure au musée qui a jeté un éclairage nouveau sur le passé colonial du pays.
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