This exhibition considers the importance of the artist’s role as actor and material of their own creations, from the 1970s to today. The exhibition brings together a great range of artistic practices and languages (photography, video, painting, sculpture, installation), cultures, geographic origins, generations and experiences, to establish a tension between extremely different artistic approaches. The exhibition revolves around four themes – Melancholia, Identity Games, Political Autobiographies, and Raw Material – with 32 artists on view, including Marcel Bascoulard, Marcel Broodthaers, Damien Hirst and Giulio Paolini. Find out more about ‘Dancing with Myself’ from the Punta della Dogana’s website.
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Self-portrait (1929), Claude Cahun. Pinault Collection
Light From The Left (2007), Charles Ray. Photo: Joshua White; Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery; © Charles Ray
Untitled #578 (2016), Cindy Sherman. Courtesy the artist and Metro Pictures, New York
Untitled (2012), Rudolf Stingel Photo: Tom Powell Imaging; Courtesy the artist
Tell me who stole your smile (1974), Urs Lüthi. Folkwang Museum
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Why are fathers so absent from art history?