Gödel, Escher, Bach

Artists: Groepstentoonstelling met Eleanor Antin, Christian Bök, peter campus, Richard Cavell, Louisa Clement, John Conway, Wim Crouwel, Hanne Darboven, Simon Denny, Arthur Reinders Folmer, Suzette Haden Elgin, Hansje van Halem, Florian Hecker, Georg Herold, Herlinde Koelbl, London Fieldworks (Bruce Gilchrist and Jo Joelson), John C. Lilly & Randolph T Dible, Ernst Mach, Giacomo Miceli, Matan Mittwoch, Joke Olthaar, Daphne Oram & Tom Richards, Sigmar Polke, Royden Rabinowitch, Thomas Ruff, Marcus du Sautoy & Victoria Gould, Jeremy Shaw, Kim Soun-Gui, Eugene van Veldhoven, Christopher Williams, Ludwig Wittgenstein

The exhibition Gödel, Escher, Bach at West Den Haag situates Escher’s work in a broader context provided by Hofstadter’s book. It aspires to introduce the potential of Escher’s work to new audiences and to apply Hofstadter’s insights to contemporary art. The exhibition includes works and installations by artists of different generations from The Netherlands and beyond. The exhibition includes works and installations by artists of different generations from The Netherlands and beyond. It was initiated during the Escher year in The Hague, offering a particular addition to the Escher print exhibition at Kunstmuseum Den Haag and to the Escher in the Paleis presentation.