SCHIRN MAG
How comedy gets into art
By Johanna Laub
Can art actually be funny? With satirical scenes and exaggerated characters, Richard Jackson uses classic strategies from comedy. And thereby tests...
With his room installations Richard Jackson pushes the formal boundaries of painting
The SCHIRN presents five "rooms" - room installations based on the principle of automated painting
The SCHIRN presents five "rooms" - room installations based on the principle of automated painting
More than any other artist of his time, Richard Jackson has focused his attention on the radical expansion of painting
More than any other artist of his time, Richard Jackson has focused his attention on the radical expansion of painting
RICHARD JACKSON UNEXPECTED UNEXPLAINED UNACCEPTED
6 FEBRUARY UNTIL 5 JULY 2020
More than any other artist of his time, Richard Jackson has focused his attention on the radical expansion of painting. The American artist pushes the formal boundaries of the picturesque and creates situations, which link the application of the paint through the use of machines to its processual aspect. For the first time, the SCHIRN is assembling five of his altogether twelve characteristic Rooms―room installations based on the principle of automated painting. Some of them are walk-in installations, while others can be viewed only through windows or peepholes.
Jackson combines critical commentaries on painting with social contexts, pairing them with provocative wit and ambiguities, as well as references to iconic works by artists such as Marcel Duchamp, Jasper Johns, and Robert Rauschenberg. Inside the rooms, comic-like figures, animals, or objects become the protagonists in a unique process―air compressors and pumps cause rich colors to flow through tubes and funnels, through ears, mouths, and other body orifices and spread them across the floor, walls, furnishings, and the protagonists themselves. The thematic rooms document a painting process which is detached from the artist and expands into the spatial. Visitors become the investigators of the previous spectacular painting act and voyeurs of bizarre scenarios.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
FACE MASKS MANDATORY
In order to make the visit to the exhibitions safe for our visitors and employees during the corona pandemic, the SCHIRN has developed comprehensive protection and hygiene measures in consultation with the responsible authorities. This also includes protection by wearing mouth-nose protection. If you don't have a mask with you, you can buy a disposable mask at the SCHIRN cash desk.
exhibition period FANTASTIC WOMEN
We are very happy that we were able to extend the very popular FANTASTIC WOMEN exhibition until 5 July 2020. The SCHIRN is now also open for you on Mondays. We are looking forward to your visit!
EXTENDED OPENING HOURS
The SCHIRN is now also open for you on Mondays from 10 AM to 7 PM
TIME SLOT TICKETS
Due to the necessary security measures, tickets can only be booked with a time slot until further notice. To visit the exhibitions FANTASTIC WOMEN and RICHARD JACKSON, you now need a time ticket, which you can purchase in advance from 5 May in the SCHIRN online shop: www.schirn.de/tickets. Already purchased online tickets can be altered into time tickets. For this purpose, please send two mandatory desired dates, the email adress with which you've purchased the ticket and the transaction number to tickets@schirn.de. The tickets remain valid until the end of the exhibitions on 5 July 2020. (The time ticket contingent will be released two weeks in advance). You also have the possibility to donate or cantel your online tickets. To do this, please send the email adress you've used to purchase the ticket, bank details and the transaction number to tickets@schirn.de.
REBOOK ONLINE TICKET
Online tickets that have already been purchased can be rebooked free of charge into time tickets. For this purpose, please send two mandatory desired dates, the email adress with which you've purchased the ticket and the transaction number to tickets@schirn.de. The tickets remain valid until the end of the exhibitions on 5 July 2020. (The time ticket contingent will be released two weeks in advance). You also have the possibility to donate or cancel your online tickets. To do this, please send the email address you've used to purchase the ticket, bank details and the transaction number to tickets@schirn.de .
DONATE ONLINE TICKET
You can also donate your online tickets. To do this, please send the email adress you've used to purchase the ticket, bank details and the transaction number to tickets@schirn.de. We are also very pleased with donations to the SCHIRN FRIENDS. Feel free to contact us and we will personally discuss your wishes with you. Send us an email to freunde@schirn.de .
ADMISSION FOR THE SCHIRN FRIENDS
Until further notice, tickets can only be booked with a time slot. This also applies to our SCHIRN FRIENDS and members of the SCHIRN CIRCLE. When visiting the FANTASTIC WOMEN and RICHARD JACKSON exhibitions, you will receive a time ticket upon presentation of your membership card at the SCHIRN cash desk. We thank you for your understanding and support!
AUDIO GUIDE NOW AVAILABLE AS APP
The audio guide for the FANTASTIC WOMEN exhibition will shortly be available as an app for download on your own mobile phone. The offer is free of charge! It is no longer possible to get the audio guide on site due to the increased hygiene measures
EVENTS
Events and group offers cannot take place until further notice. So be sure to drop by on our social media channels or subscribe to the SCHIRN newsletter: We continue to offer various events online and free of charge!
MUSEUMSUFERCARD
Due to increased hygiene measures, the sale of MUSEUMSUFERCARDS at the SCHIRN cash desk is not possible until further notice. We kindly ask you to use the online service at www.museumsufercard.de.
MINISCHIRN
The MINISCHIRN remains closed until further notice. For the time being, family tours and workshops cannot be offered in the SCHIRN. We continue to offer an exciting program for children online: are are you already familiar with the new MINISCHIRNIS videos?
SCHIRN CAFÉ
The SCHIRN CAFÉ continues to offer delicacies as take-away and also coffee-to-go. Pre-orders and gift vouchers are also possible.
