About the exhibition
Bold and free, funny, touching, disturbing – exhibits by 50 international artists show that eccentricity involves far more than outrageousness or decadence. Rejecting all forms of ideology, it is a social driver of freedom and tolerance. Around 100 works, including painting, sculpture, installation art, video, and design present a celebration of diversity beyond all rigid norms and cliches. They illustrate the perspective of the ‘ex centro’, the view from outside a fictitious centre.
The exhibition ECCENTRIC explores the multifaceted spectrum of identity and humanity. The artists experiment in a variety of different media, using the most diverse materials and techniques. They observe and process on their motifs and subjects from the most surprising perspectives. They distort, deform or liquefy figures and forms, combining them into hybrid or amorphous compositions.
Curated by Eva Karcher and Bernhart Schwenk
Foto: David Stjernholm
Ausstellungsansicht “We are the Alaskan tourists”, ARKEN Museum of modern Art, Ishøj (DK), 2020
Courtesy the Artist and Perrotin
Participating artists
Jean-Marie Appriou, Yael Bartana, Christian Bérard, Joseph Beuys, John Bock, Shannon Cartier Lucy, Maurizio Cattelan, Julian Charrière, Barbara Chase-Riboud, Judy Chicago, Salvador Dalí, James Sidney Ensor, Max Ernst, Jana Euler, EVA & ADELE, Sylvie Fleury, Philipp Fürhofer, Simon Fujiwara, Gelitin, Isa Genzken, Alberto Giacometti, Gilbert & George, Andreas Greiner, Andy Hope, Klará Hosnedlová, Melli Ink, Rashid Johnson, Mike Kelley, Martin Kippenberger, Jeff Koons, Paul McCarthy, Jonathan Meese, Orlan, Grayson Perry, Francis Picabia, Paola Pivi, Christina Quarles, Monty Richthofen, Pipilotti Rist, Bunny Rogers, Raqib Shaw, Cindy Sherman, Santiago Sierra, Sophia Süßmilch, Mickalene Thomas, Anna Uddenberg, Andy Warhol, Ambera Wellmann, Issy Wood, Zadie Xa, Lu Yang, Heimo Zobernig
Sections of the exhibition
The bold shift beyond the norm, the openness to other perspectives and the independence of the eccentric can be witnessed in the exhibition’s five different sections. The first room, entitled CREATURES, shows the diversity of individual beings whose ambivalent charisma appears fragile and vulnerable but who confidently assert themselves within their own sphere of influence. EXALTED COSMOS is about space and the aesthetic standards that eccentric artistic personalities create for themselves, whereas TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGY focuses on the creative use of technology and materials that transgress borders. HYBRID BEAUTY and FLUID BODIES render visible the extraordinary concept of beauty as well as the changeability and self-image of the physical. The ECCENTRIC DESIGN LOUNGE is a place of reflection for visitors to relax on especially selected furniture in keeping with this theme.
Guided tours and education programs
Guided Tour in English | Eccentric. Aesthetics of Freedom
Participation included in the admission price. Children and young people under the age of 18 are admitted free of charge
Limited number of places available | Tickets for guided tours issued at the ticket desk
Mit Sibylle Thebe
Guided Tour in English | Eccentric. Aesthetics of Freedom
Participation included in the admission price. Children and young people under the age of 18 are admitted free of charge
Limited number of places available | Tickets for guided tours issued at the ticket desk
Mit Sibylle Thebe
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Planning your visit
Open today till 6.00 pm
Daily 10.00 – 18.00
Thursday 10.00 – 20.00
Monday closed
Barer Straße 40
80333 München
Sunday admission 1€
Thursday – Saturday 10€
reduced 7€
Day pass (Alte Pinakothek, Pinakothek der Moderne, Museum Brandhorst, Sammlung Schack) 12€