Passage 2011: An Actionistic Transalpine Drama

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In May 2011, the duo of artists Thomas Huber and Wolfgang Aichner pulled a self-made boat across the main ridge of the Zillertal Alps. This endeavour was part of an expedition that went on for several weeks. Destination: the world's most important art event, the Venice Biennale. This action was a metaphor for the human pursuit of success, a quest for meaning, and a study of failure.

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"Passage 2011 is certainly one of the best and most profound contributions to the entire Biennale."
-- "Der Spiegel"
"Artistic duo Global Aesthetic Genetics undertook a bizarre project in May 2001, in which they pulled a boat across the Zillertal Alps with the aim of reaching Venice in time for the Biennale. In Passage 2011, we are presented with beautiful alpine images and lots of photographic evidence of the highs and lows from the expedition, which tie in very well with the firsthand accounts of their arduous and very odd journey."--Outdoor Photography--Jemima Greaves "Outdoor Photography"

Author Bio

Christian Schoen is an art historian, curator, director of Osram Art Projects, and assistant lecturer at the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.