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Retti-Palais / Palace of Arts
Zeitenwende / Turn of the times

On June 28, 2014, the Retti Palace will open its long closed doors to the public on occasion of a site-specific art exhibition. The art creates a dialogue with the empty spaces and the traces life left in the Rococo building. The focus lies on the picturesque interventions by the Frankfurt artist Fides Becker. Her work will be complemented by acoustic interference by the sound artist Cornelius Pöpel and Florian Beck. Another highlight is the unusual performance of the Theaters Ansbach. Additional events in the Salon, such as readings, lectures and concerts around the history of the house are offered.

Fides Becker: Transformations

The leading theme of the artist’s interventions is the staging of temporality, transience and change. The ornamental interwoven and complex paintings refer formally to the late Baroque origin of the building, associative addressing both the eventful history of the house itself as well as on aspects of the history of Ansbach. The paintings are partially applied directly to the wall, some specifically prepared for the space on canvases.

The project permeates the building and  raises questions of its future use by revealing the historical change, which is manifested in the intimate interior of the house as well as in the cityscape of Ansbach. It offers a sensory experience of the city palace, in the historical rooms fertilizing reciprocally with the painting.

Initiated and curated the project is the internationally experienced art historian and curator Christian Schoen.

Official website: www.retti-palais.de
Press contact: kunst I konzepte, t: +49-981 205 96 80, info@kunst-konzepte.de

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Retti-Palais / Kunstpalast: Fides Becker, photo: Jim Albright
Retti-Palais / Kunstpalast: Fides Becker, photo: Jim Albright
Retti-Palais / Kunstpalast: Fides Becker, photo: Jim Albright
Retti-Palais / Kunstpalast: Fides Becker, photo: Jim Albright

Retti-Palais / Kunstpalast: Cornelius Pöpel u. Florian Beck, photo: Jim Albright