Da in die Front

Five years ago, I launched Da in die Front as a space to examine the full range of what a statue is and can be. As an artistic framework, the project separately presented a variety of distinct approaches, established a dialogue between them, and in so doing dissected the overarching concept into fragments. Exploring the resulting set of works made it possible to discuss individual aspects of the statute in their vast complexity. Similar to a battery, the energetically charged instance thus created has opened doors to carrying the eternal mutability of this traditional element of sculpture into the present and beyond. A review of: Da in die Front. An exhibition initialised by Matthias Grotevent with #ninanowak #philipproecker #thomasschuette #peterewig #camillogrewe #christinemoldrickx #angelafette #christophwestermeier #jurgenots #renespitzer #richarddeacon #barbarakapusta #timlöhde #carolineidner #juergenstaack #cristianacottnegoescu layout #tinograss text #gustavofijalkow & #marasporn Da in die Front is funded by Kunststiftung NRW and Kulturamt der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf, the series of exhibitions was also funded by Neustart Kultur, Stiftung Kunstfonds und der Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf