Ich habe diese Ausstellung mitfinanziert
Intervention Haus der Kunst, Muenchen, 2008
We were one of the 1037 applicants for a Call for Exhibition at Haus der Kunst, a popular museum in Munich, Germany
All applicants had to pay an entry fee of 20 Euro. 120 applicants were accepted. The exhibition was partially financed by the rejected majority of applicants. We wanted to raise awareness in a playful way to this practice of institutions to charge entry fees and had a performer attend the opening wearing a T-Shirt that read "Ich habe diese Ausstellung mitfinanziert" (I helped to finance this exhibition). The performance was well received by other attendees and let to some fruitful discussions about exhibition practices.
The T-Shirt can be ordered here at net cost.
All applicants had to pay an entry fee of 20 Euro. 120 applicants were accepted. The exhibition was partially financed by the rejected majority of applicants. We wanted to raise awareness in a playful way to this practice of institutions to charge entry fees and had a performer attend the opening wearing a T-Shirt that read "Ich habe diese Ausstellung mitfinanziert" (I helped to finance this exhibition). The performance was well received by other attendees and let to some fruitful discussions about exhibition practices.
The T-Shirt can be ordered here at net cost.