“I do You” by the artist Monica Bonvicini is a sculptural appropriation of the architecture of the Neue Nationalgalerie: a huge mirrored wall on the façade and a large platform in the exhibition hall defy the transparent, spacious impression of the room and open up unusual perspectives for visitors. In addition to the specially developed, site-specific installations, sculptural objects, performative works and sound works by the Berlin-based artist from the 1990s to the present can be seen.
“I do You” turns Mies van der Rohe’s iconic museum space into a space for reflection on the traditionally male connotated power of architecture. Bonvicini’s site-specific installation in the Neue Nationalgalerie sees itself as a feminist appropriation of the space conceived by Mies van der Rohe, which she fundamentally changes through architectural interventions. Already the entrance is decorated with a …
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Image above: Monica Bonvicini. I do You, exhibition view Neue Nationalgalerie, 25.11.2022-30.4.2023, Courtesy the artist, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Galerie Peter Kilchmann, Galerie KrinzingerCopyright the artist, VG-Bild Kunst, Bonn, 2022, / Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin / Jens Ziehe