Sandpaper, drainpipes, plywood and pots of paint – artists have been making increasing use of such prosaic materials from DIY stores since the 1960s.
“Raw Materials” presents sculptures, videos, photographs and room installations by 35 international artists and provides a comprehensive overview of this remarkable aspect of contemporary art for the first time. The familiar everyday materials generate surprising aesthetic effects and are sometimes treated with a lot of humour and wit. They not only address the nature of artistic reality but also the mechanisms of perception in the viewer.

artists:
Arman, Michael Beutler, Hartmut Böhm, Bill Bollinger, Tony Cragg, Stefan Eberstadt, Mike Figgis, Fischli und Weiss, Christian Frosch, Tom Früchtl, Rolf Glasmeier, Knut Henrik Henriksen, Ottmar Hörl, Christian Jankowski, Alicja Kwade, Camill Leberer, Stefan Löffelhardt, Russell Maltz, Mathieu Mercier, Patrick Fabian Panetta, Katinka Pilscheur, Thomas Rentmeister, Anselm Reyle, Kai Richter, Benjamin Sabatier, Andreas Slominski, Haim Steinbach, Gerold Tagwerker, Heiko Tappenbeck, Artur Dieter Trantenroth, Günther Uecker, Timm Ulrichs, Martin Wöhrl, Erwin Wurm, Heimo Zobernig and Beat Zoderer