Aileen Treusch

digital platform, 2021

Prêt-à-parler

«L’homme façonne l’art, puis l’art façonne l’homme!»

Man and art are mutually dependent. It is often surprising how little space is given to people when it comes to forms of presentation within museums, galleries, exhibitions. Prêt-à-parler shares individual associations and thoughts gained from a sustained and personal focus on art. The project therefore combines the inherent expressiveness of each artwork or artist with the associative thoughts of people; people who have a lot and important things to say, people who get involved and people who deal with very different topics in their everyday life, such as natural science, design, art criticism, psychology, humanitarian commitment, cultural work, digitization, theater, improvisation. Prêt-à-parler shows a range of media, including video, photography, painting and works on paper and reflects each work through a personal lense from todays perspective. The digital platform is a hybrid that gives space to both – art and people who experience it.

Mensch und Kunst bedingen sich gegenseitig. Es ist daher überraschend, wie wenig Raum dem Menschen eingeräumt wird, wenn es um Präsentationsformen von Kunst geht, sei es in Museen, Galerien oder in Ausstellungen. Prêt-à-parler teilt individuelle Assoziationen und Gedanken, die sich aus einem anhaltenden und persönlichen Fokus auf Kunst ergeben. Das Projekt kombiniert die Ausdruckskraft von Kunstwerken mit den assoziativen Gedanken der Menschen. Menschen, die viel und Wichtiges zu sagen haben, Menschen, die sich engagieren und Menschen, die sich in ihrem täglichen Leben mit unterschiedlichen Themen befassen, wie etwa Naturwissenschaften, Design, Kunstkritik, Psychologie, Kulturarbeit, Digitalisierung, Theater und Improvisation. Prêt-à-parler zeigt eine Reihe von Medien, darunter Video, Fotografie, Malerei und Arbeiten auf Papier, und reflektiert jede Arbeit aus heutiger Sicht durch einen persönlichen Blickwinkel. Das Projekt stellt eine digitale, hybride Plattform dar, die sowohl der Kunst als auch dem Menschen Raum bietet.

The statements are written on the occasion of prêt-à-parler and are published in their original language. Translations (German/ English) will be available soon. So far, 12 positions have been published on the platform, with more to follow.

For more informations please visit www.pret-a-parler.org

PEOPLE
Patricia Germandi
Sven Grolik
Robert Grunenberg
Aaron Held
Felix Kosok
Jan Kalbitzer
Charalampos Lazos
Annedore Prengel
Jon Prengel
Andrea Schäfer-Lazos
Markus Schlegel
Hanno Schmitt
Aileen Treusch
Ellen Wagner
Cecilia Zi
ARTWORKS BY
Francis Alÿs
Iván Argote
Roberto Barbosa
David Hockney
Fabia Kuhlmann
Felicitas von Lutzau
Sandra Mann
Emeka Ogboh
Rami Al Rashidani
Toni Meyer
Johanna von Monkiewitsch
Robert Schittko
Marianne Thörmer
Sonja Yakovleva
Zibayo

SUPPORTED BY
cultural department of the city of Frankfurt

CURATED BY
Prêt-à-parler was initiated and curated by Aileen Treusch. If you have any suggestions or questions, please contact: at@faktory.at

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