Run, Jump and Throw - Athletics in International Contemporary Art

Run, Jump and Throw - Athletics in International Contemporary Art

On the occasion of the 12 th IAAF World Championships in Athletics berlin 2009™ the exhibition "Run, Jump and Throw – Athletics in International Contemporary Art" will be on display in the Berlin City Hall , known as the Rotes Rathaus. The exhibition offers a glance at the handling of the topic in contemporary art and provides an introduction to the aesthetics of art and sport from the vantage point of various cultures. The works of art (painting and photography) depict individual views and aspects of that which artists from diverse continents associate with the World Championships in Athletics in Berlin. All of the works in the exhibit are new creations and are being presented to the public for the first time.

The following contemporary artists are presenting their works:

* Tatiana Antoshina (Russia)
* CNeoon (Germany)
* Clayton Brothers (USA)
* James Dawes (Great Britain)
* Benedita Fejio & Michael Andersen (Portugal)
* Franck Evin (Germany)
* Regine Freise (Germany)
* Aya Kato (Japan)
* Yumi Karasumaru (Japan)
* Kinpro (Japan) Erika Harrsch (Mexico)
* Kent Henricksen (USA)
* Kim Joon (Korea)
* Richard Onyango (Kenya)
* Gosha Ostretsov (Russia)
* Christopher Paues (Sweden)
* Léopold Rabus (Switzerland)
* Alberto Seveso (Italy)
* Mee Kyung Shim (Korea)
* Hisashi Tenmyouya (Japan)
* Yoshi Tajima (Japan)
* Christine Weber (Germany).

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