From 11 April to 31 August 2025, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein is set to bring the vibrancy and poetry of the street into its exhibition spaces. Performative actions, interventions or site-specific works enable a first-hand experience of the profound connections between human beings and their environment.
The white cube: between history and alternative concept
The history of modernism is intimately linked to the "neutral" space of art – the "white cube". Especially since the 1960s, however, artists have been consciously breaking away from this concept. Abandoning the protected institutional setting, they take to the street – be it as a site for radical and poetic actions or as a source of inspiration for their works. Not only redrawing the boundaries of art, this stance has also redefined the relationship between private and public space. The exhibition takes a closer look at these diverse relationships – between art, public space, museum practice and life.
Streets as living places of interaction
Streets are more than mere places of transit. They are scenes of everyday public life, where people stroll, play, come into contact with others, work, sell goods or protest. Often though, we only notice them in passing. On the Street invites visitors to rediscover these spaces – as places of encounter, interaction and community, but also as scenes of protest, where people make their feelings publicly known and where social circumstances, for example life on the street, become visible.
Four themed spaces – from archaic moments to social agendas
Housed in the four top-lit rooms of the Kunstmuseum, the exhibition unfolds a panoply of artistic perspectives. Each room begins with artworks by pioneers of the 1960s.
Exhibiting artists
Majd Abdel Hamid, Francis Alÿs, Ovidiu Anton, André Cadere, Lotti Child, Anna Jermolaewa, Sari Dienes, Tomislav Gotovac, Jiří Kovanda, Pope.L, Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Klara Lidén, Martina Morger, Rivane Neuenschwander, Georgia Sagri, Salon Liz (Anna Hilti | Stefanie Thöny | Anita Zumbühl), Agnès Varda, Steina Vasulka and others.
A production of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, curated by Christiane Meyer-Stoll.
Klara Lidén, The Myth of Progress (Moonwalk), 2008 (film still)
Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, Vaduz
© Klara Lidén
