“Co-thinkers” at the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art in Moscow is the first in a series of projects aiming to expand on “the notion of inclusion in an art institution.” In order to do so, four differently abled collaborators have been engaged to explore how they can enhance and broaden the physical accessibility of an exhibition. “Co-thinkers” runs until September 9.The showcase of works by top contemporary artists is curated by Elena Fedoseeva, Evgeny Lyapin, Elizaveta Morozova, and Polina Sineva, who collaborated with a team of Garage curators to develop the exhibition’s mediation and design. Together, they shaped it as a sensory adventure for all audiences, with interactive stations that combine various methods of experiencing art, such as sound and touch.The 18 works by 17 artists in “Co-thinkers” were drawn from Moscow-based private collections and include works by the likes of Antony Gormley, Barbara Kruger, Neo Rauch, and James Turrell. According to the Garage MCA, the selection creates a shift of perception in viewers’ imaginations, evoking reactions spanning uncertainty, hesitation, critique, admiration, irony, and meditation.Garage Director Anton Belov says that “Co-thinkers” aims to make the museum a place accessible to everyone on a physical level, but also in terms of engaging with a broad range of audiences and collaborators. “We hope that the methods of this project will enable us to build approaches that involve communities who usually don’t feel a contemporary art museum welcomes them,” he said.Highlights of the exhibition include Ed Ruscha’s acrylic on canvas “Here and Now,” 1997; Barbara Kruger’s digital print “Untitled (I thought you were someone else),” 2008; Maurizio Cattelan’s taxidermied “Ostrich,” 1997; a James Turrell light work; and “Untitled” (from the body of work “Mt Madinah”), a Jason Rhoades installation of neon phrases.“Co-thinkers” runs through September 9 at the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art.
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