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03.07.25
Nils Amadeus Lange
Der Umbau
The artist Nils Amadeus Lange uses performative methods to observe existing works of art from new perspectives and to make them accessible. This approach allows him to analyze complex reference systems, to examine them for their contemporary character and, in a certain way, to queer them. As part of the exhibition Accumulation, Nils Amadeus Lange's new work Der Umbau (The Conversion) approaches the work Homes from Homes II (2000-2001) by the artist group Art & Language from the collection of the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst. The conceptual installation consists of reworked versions of earlier works by the artist group as well as other works from the collection. Variations in size, colour, technique and text fragments create copies and parodies that reflect the relationship between original and reproduction and the mechanisms of the art world. Instead of a further analytical examination of Homes from Homes II, Nils Amadeus Lange is interested in an emotional entry point. Complex discourses are to be negotiated not only theoretically, but also through direct, emotional and physical experiences. Der Umbau adds a new dimension to the existing Art & Language installation and enters into a new dialog with the museum's collection.
Nils Amadeus Lange (* 1989 Cologne, Germany) works as an artist, performer and lecturer in Zurich. After studying theater at the Bern University of the Arts, he expanded his practice to include various media, with a focus on dance and performance, and developed numerous international projects. At the center of his practice stands the body as a means of deconstructing social conventions and gender stereotypes. He has been teaching and developing curricula at various universities in the fields of fashion, acting, visual arts, photography and performance for six years. In curriculum development, he focuses on the realization of alternative forms of learning and experimental approaches.
Date: Thursday 03.07.2025
Time: 6.30pm
Meeting point: Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst
Limmatstrasse 270, 8005
Photo: Studio Stucky, © Nils Amadeus Lange.
Photo: Studio Stucky, © Nils Amadeus Lange.
Alternative documentation:
Collage of props and audio sequences by Ligia Tarcea from the performance Der Umbau by Nils Amadeus Lange.
With its alternative Documentation, Perrrformat explores new approaches to documenting performance. Together with artists and other cultural practitioners, formats are developed that do not simply record what has happened, but open up new perspectives on performative processes.
Supported by:
Stadt Zürich
Kanton Zürich
Kanton Genf
Pro Helvetia
Stiftung Corymbo
Ernst Göhner Stiftung
Guggenheim-Stiftung
Kulturstiftung Liechtenstein
ProLitteris
Temperatio Stiftung
Partners:
Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst
DOCK20 / Druckwerk Lustenau / S-MAK
25 Hours Hotel
Umbo
ZHdK
Parki
Feministisches Streikhaus
P21
03.07.2025
Nils Amadeus Lange
Der Umbau
The artist Nils Amadeus Lange uses performative methods to observe existing works of art from new perspectives and to make them accessible. This approach allows him to analyze complex reference systems, to examine them for their contemporary character and, in a certain way, to queer them. As part of the exhibition Accumulation, Nils Amadeus Lange's new work Der Umbau (The Conversion) approaches the work Homes from Homes II (2000-2001) by the artist group Art & Language from the collection of the Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst. The conceptual installation consists of reworked versions of earlier works by the artist group as well as other works from the collection. Variations in size, colour, technique and text fragments create copies and parodies that reflect the relationship between original and reproduction and the mechanisms of the art world. Instead of a further analytical examination of Homes from Homes II, Nils Amadeus Lange is interested in an emotional entry point. Complex discourses are to be negotiated not only theoretically, but also through direct, emotional and physical experiences. Der Umbau adds a new dimension to the existing Art & Language installation and enters into a new dialog with the museum's collection.
Nils Amadeus Lange (* 1989 Cologne, Germany) works as an artist, performer and lecturer in Zurich. After studying theater at the Bern University of the Arts, he expanded his practice to include various media, with a focus on dance and performance, and developed numerous international projects. At the center of his practice stands the body as a means of deconstructing social conventions and gender stereotypes. He has been teaching and developing curricula at various universities in the fields of fashion, acting, visual arts, photography and performance for six years. In curriculum development, he focuses on the realization of alternative forms of learning and experimental approaches.
Date: Thursday 03.07.2025
Time: 6.30pm
Meeting point: Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst
Limmatstrasse 270, 8005
Photos by Binta Kopp / Credit: Binta Kopp, Perrrformat
Photos by Binta Kopp / Credit: Binta Kopp, Perrrformat
Photos by Binta Kopp / Credit: Binta Kopp, Perrrformat
Photos by Binta Kopp / Credit: Binta Kopp, Perrrformat
Alternative documentation:
Collage of props and audio sequences by Ligia Tarcea from the performance Der Umbau by Nils Amadeus Lange.
With its alternative Documentation, Perrrformat explores new approaches to documenting performance. Together with artists and other cultural practitioners, formats are developed that do not simply record what has happened, but open up new perspectives on performative processes.
Supported by:
Stadt Zürich
Kanton Zürich
Kanton Genf
Pro Helvetia
Stiftung Corymbo
Ernst Göhner Stiftung
Guggenheim-Stiftung
Kulturstiftung Liechtenstein
ProLitteris
Temperatio Stiftung
Partners:
Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst
DOCK20 / Druckwerk Lustenau / S-MAK
25 Hours Hotel
Umbo
ZHdK
Parki
Feministisches Streikhaus