related to nothing in the dictionary
With: Livia
Avianus, Sarah Bechter, Veronika Beringer, Luzie Bommert, Sophia Mairer, Vika
Prokopaviciute, Lisa Slawitz, Marianne Vlaschits
Curated by: Titania Seidl and Stefan
Schuster
The exhibition related to nothing in the dictionary uses exemplary works
to show the roles that painting can take on today: it depicts experiences, is oriented toward the visible environment in which
it was created, or visualizes concrete emotional states. On the other hand, it delves deep into history, appropriating motifs
from art-historical works as well as visual set pieces from pop culture and paying homage to overlooked artistic positions
of the past. It immerses its audience in illusionistic spaces while challenging their capacity for self-reflection. The spaces
depicted in the images are representational, abstract, both at the same time, and sometimes neither. What all the works in
the exhibition have in common is that they use painting to reflect and give form to their thoughts in a way that transcends
the possibilities of language.
