Maria Bartuszová
in ‘Handle with Care’, Ludwig Museum, Budapest
15 September 2023 – 14 January 2024
Maria Bartuszová, Folded Figure VII, Horizontal, Haptic, 1974/1975. Courtesy: Lenbachhaus, Munich, and The Estate of Maria Bartuszová, Košice © The Archive of Maria Bartuszová, Košice; photo: Lukas Schramm
Maria Bartuszová is included in the group exhibition, ‘Handle with Care’, on view at the Ludwig Museum, Cologne until 14 January 2024.
The exhibition’s title ‘Handle with Care’ refers to the vulnerability of those in need of care, the asymmetrical relationship between carer and cared for, the fragility of life and our ecosystem, and the cracks and gaps in the social care system, but most of all, it calls attention to the need for collective responsibility. Finally, it can also be applied to the role of the museum itself, which, beyond the careful management of artworks, faces new tasks and challenges that affect society. In a time of multiple crises - social, economic, ecological, health - the exhibition seeks to answer the question of how to interpret the changing notion of care and the role of art (and the museum) in rethinking it.