never mind the burnout – curated by Katharina Schilling and Jim Avignon

“„It’s better to burn out than to fade away“ Kurt Cobain quotes Neil Young in his farewell letter, thus declaring his suicide as a refusal to settle for a life of mediocrity. Almost 30 years later, burnout is no longer the prerogative of rock and pop stars, iconic artist, significant historic figures and managers, but has become an almost dominant attitude towards life. After spending two years in a corona-induced state of emergency, large parts of society have come to terms with the fact that a life of uncertainty and isolation has become a permanent condition and near-burnout a permanent companion. The group exhibition „never mind the burnout“ explores how life on the edge of exhaustion is reflected in the art production of the past few years. …”