2019-11-23
Vertigo. Op Art and a History of Deception 1520-1970
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Stuttgart23 November 2019 - 19 April 2020
Vertigo. Op Art and a History of Deception 1520-1970
Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Stuttgart
23 November 2019 - 19 April 2020
The exhibition presents Op Art as an art movement that uses visual strategies such as manipulative perception and optical illusions to trigger an active dialogue between the work and the beholder. The artists do not restrict themselves to the sense of sight but aim for an emotional experience affecting the whole body. Some 120 pictures, objects and walk-in installations from the late 1950s to 1970 will be on view (including works by Bridget Riley, Nicolas Schoeffer and Victor Vasarely). Part of the concept incorporates references to the art of the 15th and 18th centuries (with works by Giovanni Battista Piranesi and Claude Mellan, among others) in which optical effects also play a role.
In cooperation with mumok - Museum moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig Wien.
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