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Erik Steinbrecher, AFFE (Detail), Photo: Andreas Meichsner

Beulen, Photo Collage, © Klaus Weber, 2008

Apr 30–Jul 6, 2015

Ape Culture

Exhibition

Apr 30–Jul 6, 2015

The exhibition Ape Culture presents artworks and documents that wittily observe the relationship between humans and other primates.

What makes humans social animals? The way we view apes mirrors the nature of human society. But what happens, if apes break through this mirror?

The exhibition, curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg looks at the relationship between humans and other primates in artistic works, films, and performances.What makes humans social animals? The way we view apes mirrors the nature of human society. But what happens, if apes break through this mirror?

Catalogue

With texts by Cord Riechelmann, Christophe Boesch and others
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Ape Culture

Thu, April 30 – Mon, July 6, 2015, Exhibition Ape Culture, curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg.
Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg Artists in the exhibition: Lene Berg, Marcus Coates, Anja Dornieden & Juan David González Monroy, Ines Doujak, Coco Fusco, Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys, Pierre Huyghe, Louise Lawler, Damián Ortega, Nagisa ?shima, Erik Steinbrecher, Rosemarie Trockel, Klaus Weber and Frederick Wiseman. , © Sebastian Bolesch

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg, © Laura Fiorio / Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg, © Laura Fiorio / Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg Artists in the exhibition: Lene Berg, Marcus Coates, Anja Dornieden & Juan David González Monroy, Ines Doujak, Coco Fusco, Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys, Pierre Huyghe, Louise Lawler, Damián Ortega, Nagisa ?shima, Erik Steinbrecher, Rosemarie Trockel, Klaus Weber and Frederick Wiseman. , © Sebastian Bolesch

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg, © Laura Fiorio / Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg, © Laura Fiorio / Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg, © Laura Fiorio / Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg, © Laura Fiorio / Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg, © Laura Fiorio / Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg, © Laura Fiorio / Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg, © Laura Fiorio / Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg, © Laura Fiorio / Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg, © Laura Fiorio / Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg Artists in the exhibition: Lene Berg, Marcus Coates, Anja Dornieden & Juan David González Monroy, Ines Doujak, Coco Fusco, Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys, Pierre Huyghe, Louise Lawler, Damián Ortega, Nagisa ?shima, Erik Steinbrecher, Rosemarie Trockel, Klaus Weber and Frederick Wiseman. , © Sebastian Bolesch

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg, © Laura Fiorio / Haus der Kulturen der Welt

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg Artists in the exhibition: Lene Berg, Marcus Coates, Anja Dornieden & Juan David González Monroy, Ines Doujak, Coco Fusco, Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys, Pierre Huyghe, Louise Lawler, Damián Ortega, Nagisa ?shima, Erik Steinbrecher, Rosemarie Trockel, Klaus Weber and Frederick Wiseman. , © Sebastian Bolesch

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg Artists in the exhibition: Lene Berg, Marcus Coates, Anja Dornieden & Juan David González Monroy, Ines Doujak, Coco Fusco, Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys, Pierre Huyghe, Louise Lawler, Damián Ortega, Nagisa ?shima, Erik Steinbrecher, Rosemarie Trockel, Klaus Weber and Frederick Wiseman. , © Sebastian Bolesch

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg Artists in the exhibition: Lene Berg, Marcus Coates, Anja Dornieden & Juan David González Monroy, Ines Doujak, Coco Fusco, Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys, Pierre Huyghe, Louise Lawler, Damián Ortega, Nagisa ?shima, Erik Steinbrecher, Rosemarie Trockel, Klaus Weber and Frederick Wiseman. , © Sebastian Bolesch

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg Artists in the exhibition: Lene Berg, Marcus Coates, Anja Dornieden & Juan David González Monroy, Ines Doujak, Coco Fusco, Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys, Pierre Huyghe, Louise Lawler, Damián Ortega, Nagisa ?shima, Erik Steinbrecher, Rosemarie Trockel, Klaus Weber and Frederick Wiseman. , © Sebastian Bolesch

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg Artists in the exhibition: Lene Berg, Marcus Coates, Anja Dornieden & Juan David González Monroy, Ines Doujak, Coco Fusco, Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys, Pierre Huyghe, Louise Lawler, Damián Ortega, Nagisa ?shima, Erik Steinbrecher, Rosemarie Trockel, Klaus Weber and Frederick Wiseman. , © Sebastian Bolesch

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg Artists in the exhibition: Lene Berg, Marcus Coates, Anja Dornieden & Juan David González Monroy, Ines Doujak, Coco Fusco, Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys, Pierre Huyghe, Louise Lawler, Damián Ortega, Nagisa ?shima, Erik Steinbrecher, Rosemarie Trockel, Klaus Weber and Frederick Wiseman. , © Sebastian Bolesch

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg Artists in the exhibition: Lene Berg, Marcus Coates, Anja Dornieden & Juan David González Monroy, Ines Doujak, Coco Fusco, Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys, Pierre Huyghe, Louise Lawler, Damián Ortega, Nagisa ?shima, Erik Steinbrecher, Rosemarie Trockel, Klaus Weber and Frederick Wiseman. , © Sebastian Bolesch

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg Artists in the exhibition: Lene Berg, Marcus Coates, Anja Dornieden & Juan David González Monroy, Ines Doujak, Coco Fusco, Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys, Pierre Huyghe, Louise Lawler, Damián Ortega, Nagisa ?shima, Erik Steinbrecher, Rosemarie Trockel, Klaus Weber and Frederick Wiseman. , © Sebastian Bolesch

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg Artists in the exhibition: Lene Berg, Marcus Coates, Anja Dornieden & Juan David González Monroy, Ines Doujak, Coco Fusco, Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys, Pierre Huyghe, Louise Lawler, Damián Ortega, Nagisa ?shima, Erik Steinbrecher, Rosemarie Trockel, Klaus Weber and Frederick Wiseman. , © Sebastian Bolesch

Ape Culture, The exhibition Ape Culture shows new art works and documents that observe the relationship between humans and other primates. Artists such as Rosemarie Trockel, Pierre Huyghe and Klaus Weber critically examine images of great apes and their role in what Donna Haraway has termed the "primate order." Curated by Anselm Franke and Hila Peleg Artists in the exhibition: Lene Berg, Marcus Coates, Anja Dornieden & Juan David González Monroy, Ines Doujak, Coco Fusco, Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys, Pierre Huyghe, Louise Lawler, Damián Ortega, Nagisa ?shima, Erik Steinbrecher, Rosemarie Trockel, Klaus Weber and Frederick Wiseman. , © Sebastian Bolesch