Liliane Lijn: Arise Alive at mumok
The artist, at all times an outsider, is as a woman an outsider even among artists. She follows the path of her senses with little or no acceptance of predetermined moulds. Being herself means entering into the skin of everything else, not limiting or closing herself off to what she thinks she is. Subject to cyclical change, she becomes her own subject. She is a filter, a mirror, a prism, an energy coil. She is subject and object, active and passive. She finds herself the meeting point of opposites.
Liliane Lijn, London, 1982
This survey exhibition of the work of Liliane Lijn is the most comprehensive institutional solo presentation of the artist thus far.
Born in New York in 1939 and based in London since 1966, Lijn has been working at the interface of visual art, literature, and science for more than six decades and has created an extensive oeuvre that includes sculptures, installations, collages, paintings, videos, and performances. Lijn's multimedia practice has its origins in the kinetic art of the late 1950s as well as in her exploration of Surrealist ideas, ancient mythology, and eastern philosophy. Even her earliest works reveal an interest in unconventional artistic materials—an interest that continues to this day. In 1961, Lijn made first works from Perspex, in which she experiments with reflection, movement, and light. "Electric lights flash on and off plexiglass constructions, creating a tangle of transparent shadows called Echo Lights by the artist," writes the American poet John Ashbery in 1963 about her exhibition in Paris. "Her Vibrographs are wheels revolving too fast for you to read the words printed on them, but perhaps they affect you unconsciously like subliminal advertising."
Curated by Manuela Ammer.
On view: November 15, 2024 to May 4, 2025
Address: mumok - Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien
Museumsplatz 1A-1070 Wien
Exciting news for IKT members! mumok is part of the IKT Open Access Program, meaning IKT members with a valid IKT card can access the museum for free. Don’t miss this chance to experience Liliane Lijn’s remarkable work firsthand!