DIS/IDENTIFICATION by Philipp Gufler
conversation between Yasmin Naderi Afschar and Philipp Gufler at 8.15pm
Saturday June 22, 8pm
Released in conjunction with Philipp Gufler’s first institutional solo show at Kunsthalle Mainz, the publication Dis/Identification gathers all strands in the artist’s work over the past more than ten years. With texts by Yasmin Naderi Afschar, Karolina Kühn, Sandro Weilenmann, and a conversation between Louwrien Wijers and the artist.
Philipp Gufler blends art with activism and history education. His research-based artistic practice centers on the study of queer life and the aesthetic practices of LGBTQIA+ movements. To investigate them, the artist harnesses pop-cultural and literary references and translates knowledge gleaned from mass media and historical archives into videos, silkscreen prints, installations, and performances. Besides documentary evidence from the media, the materials out of which he makes his works include interviews with contemporary witnesses, artists, activists, and theorists. Gufler’s critical studies draw connections between historic attitudes toward queer identity and their relevance to current debates as well as institutional critique.