Loss of Control: Crossing the Boundaries to Art from Félicien Rops to the Present

Loss of Control: Crossing the Boundaries to Art from Félicien Rops to the Present

Posted: 25 Aug 2011 05:39 PM PDT

HERFORD, GERMANY.- In his extensive farewell exhibition at the Marta Herford Museum, founding director Jan Hoet presents a multiplicity of artistic perspectives and aspects on the theme of loss of control: “Loss of Control: Crossing the boundaries to art from Félicien Rops to the present. Obsession, sexuality, madness and death – the continuing exchange between art and life is the theme of the exhibition LOSS OF CONTROL.  After an eight-year engagement as the inspirational founding director of the Marta Herford museum, Jan Hoet is saying farewell with a show comprising over 400 works. All the pieces speak about the artistic search for authentic means of expression above and beyond societal norms, and convey in unprecedented depth the varying aspects of loss of control, boundary crossing, and madness.