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Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, "Helen & Gordon", Safety Curtain 2015/2016, Vienna State Opera, Photo: Andreas Scheiblecker, Copyright: museum in progress (www.mip.at)
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Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster and Director Dominique Meyer with a copy of the edition "Helen & Gordon" in front of the Safety Curtain, Photo: Andreas Scheiblecker, Copyright: museum in progress (www.mip.at)
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Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, "Helen & Gordon", Safety Curtain 2015/2016, Vienna State Opera, Photo: Andreas Scheiblecker, Copyright: museum in progress (www.mip.at)
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Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, "Helen & Gordon", Safety Curtain 2015/2016, Vienna State Opera, Photo: Andreas Scheiblecker, Copyright: museum in progress (www.mip.at)
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Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, "Helen & Gordon", 2015, signed and numbered special edition, Photo: Andreas Scheiblecker, Copyright: museum in progress (www.mip.at)
Exhibition
Safety Curtain 2015/16 by Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster
30 Sep 2015 – 30 Jun 2016
Wiener Staatsoper
"Safety Curtain" is an exhibition series conceived by museum in progress, which has been transforming the safety curtain of the Vienna State Opera into an exhibition space for contemporary art since 1998. The current large scale image was created by Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster.
About
For the eighteenth "Safety Curtain", the jury (Daniel Birnbaum and Hans-Ulrich Obrist) selected the internationally renowned French artist Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster. Her solo exhibition Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster, 1887–2058 can be seen at the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris from 23 September 2015 to 1 February 2016.
In conjunction with Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster’s 2015/2016 Safety Curtain, the Wiener Staatsoper and museum in progress are offering a signed and numbered special edition of the work. By purchasing it, art and opera enthusiasts will be making an important contribution to the continuation of this exhibition series. Purchase details
"Helen & Gordon" is a tribute to a famous photograph of Helen Frankenthaler by Gordon Parks, which was commissioned by Life magazine in the 1950ies.
The large-scale picture is on display at the Vienna State Opera from 30 September 2015 until 30 June 2016.
The exhibition series "Safety Curtain" is a project of museum in progress in cooperation with the Vienna State Opera and the Bundestheater-Holding, made possible in 2015 thanks to the generous support of the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation.
Support: Felbermayr; Sparkling Wine: Johann Kattus; Catering: Weinquartier Wien
Production: Trevision; Digital Imaging: Albert Winkler
