Staged in the artificial light gallery, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein presents exhibitions that offer new perspectives on the collection while also ques­tioning traditional museum narratives.

Artist Henrik Olesen (b.1967 in Esbjerg, Denmark) began deconstructing dominant discourses that shape our perception of identity, body and sexuality at a very early stage in his career. As part of the series In the context of the collection, he was invited to engage with the Kunstmuseum's collection. Olesen chose the work of Isidore Isou (1925 in Botoșani, Romania – 2007 in Paris, France). Isou is regarded as the founder of the Lettrism movement, which centred on the letter (in French, lettre) as the fundamental, unadul­terated and smallest unit of language.

With great persistence, he demonstrated how language, categories and culture are not embedded in rigid grids, but rather are based upon changeable processes. Olesen also strives for a culture of in­between works that allows space for change and vulnerability. He has created a number of new works for the show, presenting them in conjunction with existing paintings, his series of boxes and six works by Isou from the collection.

(A production of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein, curated by Letizia Ragaglia)