Dannatt, Adrian, Keller, Melanie, Panizzi, Tabea and Pardey, Andres, 2024, Show, Exhibition or Event, SupaStore kiosk
Abstract or Description: | For decades, there have been close links between the histories of art and shop window display. Besides Jean Tinguely, many other artists have designed pioneering window displays. Conversely, window displays frequently feature as a motif in artworks or serve as a stage for performances and actions. The exhibition will explore this eventful relationship from its beginnings to the present day, while artistic interventions in shop windows in Basel extend the show into public space. Art and shop windows may seem like unusual partners, but if one takes a look at their shared history, one finds a long tradition. In the late nineteenth century, when window displays developed into a central element of modern consumer culture, people soon began to think about the potential for presenting commodities in aesthetic ways. With surprising and creative displays, such windows were the store’s street-facing calling card, inviting people to stop and look, around the clock, as well as informing passersby about special offers, always with the aim of generating sales. |
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Contributors: | Contribution Name RCA ID Artist Atelier, E.B Artist Blake, Peter Artist Christo, Christo Artist Duchamp, Marcel Artist Germain, R.I.P. Artist Johns, Jasper Artist Rosler, Martha Artist Henderson, Nigel Artist Staton, Sarah 0811492166770 Artist Tinguely, Jean Artist Warhol, Andy |
Events: | Title Location Dates Type Fresh Window, The Art of Display and Display of Art Basel 2024-12-03 - 2025-05-05 UNSPECIFIED |
Subjects: | Creative Arts and Design > W100 Fine Art > W130 Sculpture Creative Arts and Design > W900 Others in Creative Arts and Design > W990 Creative Arts and Design not elsewhere classified |
School or Centre: | Other School of Arts & Humanities |
Funders: | Museum Tinguely, Roche |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Exhibition, Artists, Survey Exhibition, Arists Windows, Museum Tinguely |
Date Deposited: | 25 Mar 2025 10:42 |
Last Modified: | 09 Jun 2025 23:09 |
URI: | https://researchonline.rca.ac.uk/id/eprint/6426 |
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