Fly Me to the Moon. 50 Jahre Mondlandung

1969 - 2019: The Moon Landing: 50 years on!

Kunsthaus Zürich presents a large exhibition curated by Cathérine Hug commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing in 1969. The Moon landing of the US-American Apollo 11 space capsule altered our relation-ship to space and our environment. The view of Earth from space gave rise to a new awareness of the fragility of our planet and the threats posed by human's existential interventions. This discourse, though more topical than ever, is not the only thematic focus; on the contrary, the exhibition and the richly illustrated catalogue seek to address this enduring mystery that continues to fascinate all cultures of the world, from the 19th century to the present. The journey through the history of artistic exploration of the Moon includes topics such as »Celestial cartography and lunar topography«, »Ailments associated with the Moon«, »Moon light and shadows«, the »Colonization of the Moon« and »Rockets and Moon vehicles«!


Artists: Darren Almond, Kader Attia, John Baldessari, Rosa Barba, Frances Bodormo, René Burri, Coop Himmelb(l)au, Robert Delaunay, Vladimir Dubossarsky & Alexander Vinogradov, Max Ernst, Sylvie Fleury, Johann Heinrich Füssli, Liam Gillick, Kiki Kogelnik, Katie Paterson, Niki de Saint Phalle, Robert Rauschenberg, Yinka Shonibare, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky et al.


Exhibitions:
Kunsthaus Zürich, 5/4-30/6/2019
Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 20/7-3/11/2019