Terry Fox: Elemental Gestures

In the 1960s, Terry Fox, an American conceptual and sculptural artist, was known for his performances and installations, which took the transformational processes of different materials as their starting point and at the same time used his own body as the medium of psychological and physical boundary experiences. Experimenting with language, communication and acoustics made him a pioneer in the development of the sound art scene. With his genre- and interdisciplinary approach, he influenced the work of his artists' colleagues in Germany and elsewhere. In cooperation with the Musee des Beaux-Arts Mons, the von der Heydt-Museum Wuppertal and the Kunstmuseum Bern, the Academy of Arts in Berlin has brought an exhibition project on the way, the completely new perspectives on the current debate on the appropriate museum presentation temporary Artistic interventions. This sensational find previously unpublished, most rarely seen video and photo material of the early years as well as the inclusion of work notes, allow the oeuvre a reevaluate of Terry Fox. The catalog also contains a detailed list of the most varied forms of expression and puts life-video actions, photography as an instrument of documentation and interview recordings into a meaningful relationship. In this way, the project addresses central questions that are equally relevant to artists, curators, critics and theorists. Text English/French