Investigations of a Dog

This spring Magasin 3’s exhibition spaces will be filled with works by internationally acclaimed artists including Maurizio Cattelan, Fischli & Weiss, Claire Fontaine, Jeff Koons, Sigalit Landau and Sherrie Levine - many of them being shown in Sweden for the first time.

The exhibition Investigations of a Dog has borrowed its title from a short story by Franz Kafka (1922) and presents works from the collections of all five members of FACE – Foundation of Arts for a Contemporary Europe. The responsible curator in Stockholm, Tessa Praun, describes the exhibition's theme:

Kafka's short story is written from the perspective of a dog suffering an identity crisis. The dog is more introverted and reflective than his fellow dogs. This more critical approach to society, complete with existential thoughts, is reflected in the artistic process of the works selected for the exhibition.

The FACE www.art-face.eu network was formed in 2008 and consists of five private art institutions: DESTE Foundation (Greece), Ellipse Foundation (Portugal), Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo (Italy), La maison rouge (France) and Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall. Over the course of two years, the exhibition will travel to each of the five foundations—Stockholm being the fourth venue.

Publication: Five writers have been invited to each write an original short story inspired by the exhibition or its connection to Franz Kafka. Magasin 3 has invited the Swedish author Jonas Hassen Khemiri, who with his subtle play with language draws us into a narrative balancing on the threshold between reality and fiction, dream and nightmare. The other authors are: Aristide Antonas, Rui, Cardoso Martins, Emmanuelle Pagano, and Tiziano Scarpa.

INVESTIGATIONS OF A DOG
Works from the FACE Collections
Kurator: Tessa Praun

Künstler: Vasco Araujo, Virginie Barré, Philippe Bazin, Mircea Cantor, Maurizio Cattelan, Roberto Cuoghi, Mark Dion, Gardar Eide Einarsson, Urs Fischer, Fischli / Weiss, CLAIRE FONTAINE , David Hammons, Annika von Hausswolff, Thomas Hirschhorn, William Kentridge, Kim Sooja, Jeff Koons, Sigalit Landau, Sherrie Levine, DeAnna Maganias, Mark Manders, Esko Männikkö, Marepe , Paul McCarthy, Boris Mikhailov, Bruce Nauman, Cady Noland, Martin Parr, Navin Rawanchaikul, Aurel Schmidt, Gregor Schneider, Lara Schnitger, Santiago Sierra, Lorna Simpson, Stephane Thidet, Kara Walker.