Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth

GfZK in collaboration with IMMA – Irish Museum of Modern Art and European Kunsthalle presents Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth curated by Rike Frank.

With Scene of the Myth, the Museum of Contemporary Art Leipzig (GfZK) shows the first comprehensive solo exhibition by artist Sarah Pierce in Germany from January 26 – May 26, 2024. The exhibition, previously shown at the Irish Museum of Modern Art Dublin (IMMA), brings together eight expansive installations, performances and video works created over a period of 20 years. Taking as its starting point the difficult relationships between the narratives we reproduce and those we want to leave behind, Scene of the Myth asks what it means to gather, reflect and act in a community. Numerous works relate to the artist’s interest in the figure of the student and the fragile relationship between learning and teaching, politics and art-making. Students are regular participants in the performances and demonstrations.

The project is part of Zeitgeist Irland 24, eine Initiative von Culture Ireland und der Botschaft von Irland in Deutschland / Zeitgeist Irland 24, an initiative of Culture Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland in Germany

GfZK in collaboration with IMMA – Irish Museum of Modern Art, the John Hansard Gallery and European Kunsthalle presents Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth curated by Rike Frank.

On January 31 between 4 and 6 pm, performers will activate works in the exhibition Scene of the Myth.

About the exhibition:

Sarah Pierce has developed a concept she names “community of the exhibition“. She describes exhibitions as places where works of art and audiences form a community transcending generations, geographies and times. A large body of works relates to Pierce’s interest in the figure of the student, in particular the art student, and the tenuous relationship between teaching and learning, politics and art-making. Scene of the Myth at the GfZK – Museum of Contemporary Art Leipzig is Sarah Pierce‘s first expansive solo exhibition in Germany. In eight installations, performances and video works, spanning twenty years of practice, she asks what it means to gather, reflect and act as a community. During the exhibition, the artist invites various performers and interlocutors to enter into a dialogue with the artworks. She understands the Scene of the Myth not as an actual location, but as an occasion where inherited and invented knowledges come into play.

Performers: Aleksandra Velichko, Angelika Waniek, Aya Ganor, Kata Churi Potrykus, Lenya Taubert, Leon Billerbeck, Lissy Willberg, Nora Frohmann, Sarafina McLeod, Sophie Meuresch

Further dates:

Wed, 4–6 p.m., 21.2., 28.2., 20.3., 27.3., 17.4., 24.4., 22.5.
Sat, 2–4 p.m., 3.2., 10.2., 2.3., 9.3., 6.4., 13.4., 4.5., 11.5.

GfZK in collaboration with IMMA – Irish Museum of Modern Art, the John Hansard Gallery and European Kunsthalle presents Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth curated by Rike Frank.

On February 10 between 2 and 4 pm, performers will activate works in the exhibition Scene of the Myth.

About the exhibition:

Sarah Pierce has developed a concept she names “community of the exhibition“. She describes exhibitions as places where works of art and audiences form a community transcending generations, geographies and times. A large body of works relates to Pierce’s interest in the figure of the student, in particular the art student, and the tenuous relationship between teaching and learning, politics and art-making. Scene of the Myth at the GfZK – Museum of Contemporary Art Leipzig is Sarah Pierce‘s first expansive solo exhibition in Germany. In eight installations, performances and video works, spanning twenty years of practice, she asks what it means to gather, reflect and act as a community. During the exhibition, the artist invites various performers and interlocutors to enter into a dialogue with the artworks. She understands the Scene of the Myth not as an actual location, but as an occasion where inherited and invented knowledges come into play.

Performers: Aleksandra Velichko, Angelika Waniek, Aya Ganor, Kata Churi Potrykus, Lenya Taubert, Leon Billerbeck, Lissy Willberg, Nora Frohmann, Sarafina McLeod, Sophie Meuresch

Further dates:
Wed, 4–6 pm Uhr, 21.2., 28.2., 20.3., 27.3., 17.4., 24.4., 22.5.
Sat, 2–4 pm, 2.3., 9.3., 6.4., 13.4., 4.5., 11.5.

GfZK in collaboration with IMMA – Irish Museum of Modern Art, the John Hansard Gallery and European Kunsthalle presents Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth curated by Rike Frank.

On February 21 between 4 and 6 pm, performers will activate works in the exhibition Scene of the Myth.

About the exhibition:

Sarah Pierce has developed a concept she names “community of the exhibition“. She describes exhibitions as places where works of art and audiences form a community transcending generations, geographies and times. A large body of works relates to Pierce’s interest in the figure of the student, in particular the art student, and the tenuous relationship between teaching and learning, politics and art-making. Scene of the Myth at the GfZK – Museum of Contemporary Art Leipzig is Sarah Pierce‘s first expansive solo exhibition in Germany. In eight installations, performances and video works, spanning twenty years of practice, she asks what it means to gather, reflect and act as a community. During the exhibition, the artist invites various performers and interlocutors to enter into a dialogue with the artworks. She understands the Scene of the Myth not as an actual location, but as an occasion where inherited and invented knowledges come into play.

Performers: Aleksandra Velichko, Angelika Waniek, Aya Ganor, Kata Churi Potrykus, Lenya Taubert, Leon Billerbeck, Lissy Willberg, Nora Frohmann, Sarafina McLeod, Sophie Meuresch

Further dates:
Wed, 4–6 pm Uhr, 28.2., 20.3., 27.3., 17.4., 24.4., 22.5.
Sat, 2–4 pm, 2.3., 9.3., 6.4., 13.4., 4.5., 11.5.

GfZK in collaboration with IMMA – Irish Museum of Modern Art, the John Hansard Gallery and European Kunsthalle presents Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth curated by Rike Frank.

On February 28 between 4 and 6 pm, performers will activate works in the exhibition Scene of the Myth.

About the exhibition:

Sarah Pierce has developed a concept she names “community of the exhibition“. She describes exhibitions as places where works of art and audiences form a community transcending generations, geographies and times. A large body of works relates to Pierce’s interest in the figure of the student, in particular the art student, and the tenuous relationship between teaching and learning, politics and art-making. Scene of the Myth at the GfZK – Museum of Contemporary Art Leipzig is Sarah Pierce‘s first expansive solo exhibition in Germany. In eight installations, performances and video works, spanning twenty years of practice, she asks what it means to gather, reflect and act as a community. During the exhibition, the artist invites various performers and interlocutors to enter into a dialogue with the artworks. She understands the Scene of the Myth not as an actual location, but as an occasion where inherited and invented knowledges come into play.

Performers: Aleksandra Velichko, Angelika Waniek, Aya Ganor, Kata Churi Potrykus, Lenya Taubert, Leon Billerbeck, Lissy Willberg, Nora Frohmann, Sarafina McLeod, Sophie Meuresch

Further dates:
Wed, 4–6 pm Uhr, 20.3., 27.3., 17.4., 24.4., 22.5.
Sat, 2–4 pm, 2.3., 9.3., 6.4., 13.4., 4.5., 11.5.

GfZK in collaboration with IMMA – Irish Museum of Modern Art, the John Hansard Gallery and European Kunsthalle presents Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth curated by Rike Frank.

On March 2 between 2 and 4 pm, performers will activate works in the exhibition Scene of the Myth.

About the exhibition:

Sarah Pierce has developed a concept she names “community of the exhibition“. She describes exhibitions as places where works of art and audiences form a community transcending generations, geographies and times. A large body of works relates to Pierce’s interest in the figure of the student, in particular the art student, and the tenuous relationship between teaching and learning, politics and art-making. Scene of the Myth at the GfZK – Museum of Contemporary Art Leipzig is Sarah Pierce‘s first expansive solo exhibition in Germany. In eight installations, performances and video works, spanning twenty years of practice, she asks what it means to gather, reflect and act as a community. During the exhibition, the artist invites various performers and interlocutors to enter into a dialogue with the artworks. She understands the Scene of the Myth not as an actual location, but as an occasion where inherited and invented knowledges come into play.

Performers: Aleksandra Velichko, Angelika Waniek, Aya Ganor, Kata Churi Potrykus, Lenya Taubert, Leon Billerbeck, Lissy Willberg, Nora Frohmann, Sarafina McLeod, Sophie Meuresch

Further dates:

Wed, 4–6 pm Uhr, 21.2., 28.2., 20.3., 27.3., 17.4., 24.4., 22.5.
Sat, 2–4 pm, 9.3., 6.4., 13.4., 4.5., 11.5.

Performers activate a series of works in the exhibition “Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth”. The performances have no fixed beginning and take place freely within the specified time frame.

With: Aleksandra Velichko, Angelika Waniek, Aya Ganor, Kata Churi Potrykus, Lenya Taubert, Leon Billerbeck, Lissy Willberg, Nora Frohmann, Sarafina McLeod, Sophie Meuresch

Performers activate a series of works in the exhibition “Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth”. The performances have no fixed beginning and take place freely within the specified time frame.

With: Aleksandra Velichko, Angelika Waniek, Aya Ganor, Kata Churi Potrykus, Lenya Taubert, Leon Billerbeck, Lissy Willberg, Nora Frohmann, Sarafina McLeod, Sophie Meuresch

Performers activate a series of works in the exhibition “Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth”. The performances have no fixed beginning and take place freely within the specified time frame.

With: Aleksandra Velichko, Angelika Waniek, Aya Ganor, Kata Churi Potrykus, Lenya Taubert, Leon Billerbeck, Lissy Willberg, Nora Frohmann, Sarafina McLeod, Sophie Meuresch

Performers activate a series of works in the exhibition “Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth”. The performances have no fixed beginning and take place freely within the specified time frame.

With: Aleksandra Velichko, Angelika Waniek, Aya Ganor, Kata Churi Potrykus, Lenya Taubert, Leon Billerbeck, Lissy Willberg, Nora Frohmann, Sarafina McLeod, Sophie Meuresch

Performers activate a series of works in the exhibition “Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth”. The performances have no fixed beginning and take place freely within the specified time frame.

With: Aleksandra Velichko, Angelika Waniek, Aya Ganor, Kata Churi Potrykus, Lenya Taubert, Leon Billerbeck, Lissy Willberg, Nora Frohmann, Sarafina McLeod, Sophie Meuresch

Performers activate a series of works in the exhibition “Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth”. The performances have no fixed beginning and take place freely within the specified time frame.

With: Aleksandra Velichko, Angelika Waniek, Aya Ganor, Kata Churi Potrykus, Lenya Taubert, Leon Billerbeck, Lissy Willberg, Nora Frohmann, Sarafina McLeod, Sophie Meuresch

Scene of the Myth   at the GfZK is Sarah Pierce’s first expansive solo exhibition in Germany. In eight installations, performances and video works, spanning twenty years of practice, she asks what it means to gather, reflect and act as a community.

Rike Frank, curator of the exhibition and Pierce’s long-time collaborator, will guide you through the exhibition.

The guided tour is included in the exhibition ticket, registration is not required.

Meeting point: GfZK-Neubau

Performers activate a series of works in the exhibition “Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth”. The performances have no fixed beginning and take place freely within the specified time frame.

With: Aleksandra Velichko, Angelika Waniek, Aya Ganor, Kata Churi Potrykus, Lenya Taubert, Leon Billerbeck, Lissy Willberg, Nora Frohmann, Sarafina McLeod, Sophie Meuresch

Performers activate a series of works in the exhibition “Sarah Pierce: Scene of the Myth”. The performances have no fixed beginning and take place freely within the specified time frame.

With: Aleksandra Velichko, Angelika Waniek, Aya Ganor, Kata Churi Potrykus, Lenya Taubert, Leon Billerbeck, Lissy Willberg, Nora Frohmann, Sarafina McLeod, Sophie Meuresch

The performance will be filmed for documentation purposes.