Against the Current
Journey into the Unknown
January 28–April 29, 2018
Opening: January 28, 12–3pm
Museum Morsbroich, Leverkusen
Gustav-Heinemann-Strasse 80
D-51377 Leverkusen
Germany
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Thursday 11am–9pm
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With works by Bas Jan Ader, Kader Attia, Björk, stanley brouwn, Daniele Cudini, Jack Goldstein, Rodney Graham, Kris Martin, Bruce Nauman, Roman Ondák, Panamarenko, Peter Piller, Anne Pöhlmann, Daniel Richter, Thomas Ruff, Melanie Smith, Javier Téllez, James Webb, and Lawrence Weiner
Everything happens for the first time on a journey.
–Matthias Politycki, 2017
The exhibition Against the Current. Journey into the Unknown will present international positions in contemporary art that engage with travel as an existential gamble. Every departure entails risks, is a revolt against the old and the familiar, against the persistent powers that hold us back or restrain us. The beginning of every journey presupposes a break with the everyday. It requires a strong impulse, from within or without, to abandon the life lived so far, at least for a time, and set out on a new path—in spite of all obstacles and an uncertain outcome.