To mark its fifteenth anniversary, the Zero Foundation in Düsseldorf is devoting an exhibition to the relationship between “Zero and fashion”. The foundation was established in 2008 by the artists Heinz Mack, Otto Piene and Günter Uecker together with the Museum Kunstpalast Foundation on the initiative of Mattijs Visser and is primarily concerned with Zero Art, one of the most important avant-garde movements in 20th-century art. century.
In addition to works from the collection, the exhibition “A Dress, Monochrome” also shows fashion creations and design drafts by Zero artists, such as an evening dress designed by Yves Klein.
The heart of the exhibition, however, is the presentation of a Zero collection by the young fashion designer Viktoria Lorenz on April 16 and 22, 2023. The collection will be embedded in a room and sound design designed by young artists and should thus be an extraordinary, sensual experience Offer a Zero experience, the press release says.
In the interplay of exhibition, performance and design, the exhibition “A dress, monochrome” takes a new look at the Zero movement and allows young artists from the disciplines of fashion, music and scenography to enter into a dialogue with the famous art movement.
The exhibition runs from April 16 to July 2, 2023 at the Zero Foundation in Düsseldorf.
