Becoming Aerosolar

Tomás Saraceno’s first solo exhibition in Austria at the 21er Haus presents a significant artistic perspective at the juncture between art and science.

Tomás Saraceno’s exploration of the challenges facing our planet is reflected in “Becoming Aerosolar”, a solo exhibition on view at the 21er Haus, Vienna.

Through a series of sculptures, objects, and installations, the show presents the results of a long-term research project conducted through interdisciplinary collaboration with institutions and individuals throughout the world. Furthermore, the public is invited to participate in the construction of aerosolare sculptures during the course of the exhibition.

“Tomás Saraceno has been involved with the development of speculative models of society for over ten years. In extensive models and installations, he has presented his idea of floating cities, which he calls Air-Port-Cities or Cloud Cities, throughout the world”, Agnes Husslein-Arco, director of the Belvedere and 21er Haus states. “Becoming Aerosolar sets a new, practice-oriented accent and is meant as both an attempt and invitation to grapple with the basic circumstances and challenges of our present day and by means of new forms of inventive collaboration, develop concrete steps towards a sustainable, aerosolare future”.

Top: Tomás Saraceno, Becoming Aerosolar, 21er Haus / Belvedere, Vienna, 2015. Courtesy the artist, Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin; Pinksummer contemporary art, Genoa; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen. © 21er Haus, 2015. Above: Tomás Saraceno, Becoming Aerosolar, 2015 © Photo: Studio Tomás Saraceno, 2015

Left: Tomás Saraceno, Becoming Aerosolar, 21er Haus / Belvedere, Vienna, 2015. Courtesy the artist, Esther Schipper Gallery, Berlin; Pinksummer contemporary art, Genoa; Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York; Andersen's Contemporary, Copenhagen. © 21er Haus, 2015. Right: Tomás Saraceno, Becoming Aerosolar, 2015 © Photo: Studio Tomás Saraceno, 2015

until August 30, 2015
Tomás Saraceno
Becoming Aerosolar
curated by Mario Codognato, Severin Dunser
21er Haus
Schweizergarten
Arsenalstraße 1, Vienna

Becoming Aerosolar

Tomás Saraceno’s first solo exhibition in Austria at the 21er Haus presents a significant artistic perspective at the juncture between art and science.

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