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Gartenpavillon Stift Melk, Fresken von Johann Wenzel Bergl, Nr 3
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On three exhibition levels, the presentation spans a period from the 1960s to the present. It shows that art that takes a critical view of contemporary issues and systems, that refers to colonialism and its consequences, to totalitarian ideologies and military conflicts, and also to social transformation brought about by political system change is still highly relevant today. “Nature as an Oppositional Field in the Neo-avant-garde” is the first section of the exhibition and features works that include the dimension of a critique of history and society in their reflections on the conditions of artistic production and reception. Examples include works by Marcel Broodthaers, Joseph Beuys, Hans Haacke, Mario Merz, Hélio Oiticica, and the artist groups Sigma from Romania and OHO from Slovenia.
![Jonathas de Andrade, ABC da Cana / Sugarcane ABC, 2014. Courtesy Jonathas de Andrade and Galleria Continua, San Gimignano Jonathas de Andrade, ABC da Cana / Sugarcane ABC, 2014. Courtesy Jonathas de Andrade and Galleria Continua, San Gimignano](/content/dam/domusweb/en/news/2017/09/06/natural_histories/domus-natural-histories-12.jpg.foto.rmedium.jpg)
![Mark Dion, Ethnographer at Home, 2012. Courtesy Mark Dion and Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna Mark Dion, Ethnographer at Home, 2012. Courtesy Mark Dion and Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna](/content/dam/domusweb/en/news/2017/09/06/natural_histories/domus-natural-histories-15.jpg.foto.rmedium.jpg)
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23 September 2017 – 14 January 2018
Natural Histories. Traces of the Political
MUMOK
Museumsplatz 1, Vienna