Birgit Jürgenssen
‘Lonely Are All Bridges’, ICA Milan
17 January – 15 March 2025
Birgit Jürgenssen, Untitled (Köperprojektion / Body Projection), 1988/2009, colour photograph, 50 x 70 cm © Estate Birgit Jürgenssen, Vienna
Birgit Jürgenssen is included in a two-person exhibition, ‘Lonely Are All Bridges’, alongside Cinzia Ruggeri. The exhibition is curated by Maurizio Cattelan and Marta Papini, and opens Thursday 16 January, and continues until 15 March 2025.
The exhibition celebrates the work of two artists, who never met in person, but are ideally in dialogue through their works, visions and reflections. Born in the late 1940s and trained in the 1960s, both addressed the role of women in society, weaving together themes related to the body, identity and transformation. Their common fascination with ornament and accessory, interpreted as an extension of the body and a tool for conquering one’s own space, invites reflection on the relationship between aesthetics, politics and identity.