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Lygia Clark: Performances | #4 Tunnels | Collective head
Event by: Neue Nationalgalerie
Location: Potsdamer Str. 50, Potsdamer Straße 50, Berlin - Mitte
About event
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During the duration of the Lygia Clark retrospective, selected groups of performances by the artist will be regularly reinterpreted in the exhibition space.
📍Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
📍Sundays, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Participation is included in admission. Please note that times may change slightly.
https: //www.smb.museum/ events/detail/4-tunnel-kollektiver-kopf-2025-06-26-173000-150161/
Tunnel, 1968
Two people move from different sides through a narrow, flexible fabric tunnel 50 m long. They have to crawl past each other to get to the exit on the other side. This creates a constricting feeling and evokes associations with a birth canal. If the participants feel too suffocated by the fabric, Clark cuts holes in the cloth so they can breathe. This allows the people in the tunnel to be helped from outside - a process that Clark also associates with a birth.
Collective Head, 1969
The Cabeça Coletiva [Collective Head] is actually a hat. It consists of a wooden structure in which there are several compartments in which different things lie. There is an opening at the bottom so that the structure can be worn as a headgear, with the weight also distributed over the shoulders. During their time in Paris, the hat was placed in Clark's apartment. The students who visited her kept adding new objects to the subjects - fruits, letters, shoes, cookies, strips of fabric and more. The hat was worn as part of a public performance under the direction of Clark. Passers-by were allowed to take things from the object and consider them as gifts. You are invited to place any items you bring with you in the compartments of the hat. At regular intervals, the collective head is carried by a performer in the exhibition and on the museum terrace and visitors are allowed to remove objects from the hat.
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Throughout the Lygia Clark retrospective, selected group performances by the artist will be reinterpreted live in the exhibition space.
📍Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
📍Sundays, 12:00-2:00 pm
Participation is free with a valid ticket. Please note that times may vary slightly.
https: //www.smb.museum/en/events/detail/tunnel-collective-head-2025-06-26-173000-150161/
Tunnel, 1968
Two people move from different sides through a narrow, flexible fabric tunnel 50 meters long. They have to crawl past each other to reach the exit on the other side. This creates a constricting feeling and evokes associations with a birth canal. If the participants feel too suffocated by the fabric, Clark cuts holes in the cloth through which they can breathe. This allows the people in the tunnel to receive help from the outside - a process that Clark also associates with childbirth.
Collective Head, 1969
The Cabeça Coletiva (Collective Head) is actually a hat. It consists of a wooden structure in which there are several compartments containing different things. There is an opening at the bottom so that the structure can be worn as a headdress, with the weight also distributed over the shoulders. During her time in Paris, the hat was displayed in Clark's apartment. The students who visited her kept adding new objects to the compartments – fruit, letters, shoes, cookies, strips of fabric, and more. The hat was worn as part of a performance in public space under Clark’s guidance. Passers-by were allowed to remove items from the object and view them as gifts. They are invited to place any objects they bring with them in the compartments of the hat. At regular intervals, the Collective Head is worn by a performer in the exhibition and on the terrace of the museum and visitors are allowed to remove objects from the hat.
Lygia Clark: Performance “Cabeça Coletiva”, Rio de Janeiro 1969 © Associação Cultural O Mundo de Lygia Clark / Eduardo Clark, 1973
#neuenationalgalerie #lygiaclark #performances
During the duration of the Lygia Clark retrospective, selected groups of performances by the artist will be regularly reinterpreted in the exhibition space.
📍Thursdays, 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
📍Sundays, 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Participation is included in admission. Please note that times may change slightly.
https: //www.smb.museum/ events/detail/4-tunnel-kollektiver-kopf-2025-06-26-173000-150161/
Tunnel, 1968
Two people move from different sides through a narrow, flexible fabric tunnel 50 m long. They have to crawl past each other to get to the exit on the other side. This creates a constricting feeling and evokes associations with a birth canal. If the participants feel too suffocated by the fabric, Clark cuts holes in the cloth so they can breathe. This allows the people in the tunnel to be helped from outside - a process that Clark also associates with a birth.
Collective Head, 1969
The Cabeça Coletiva [Collective Head] is actually a hat. It consists of a wooden structure in which there are several compartments in which different things lie. There is an opening at the bottom so that the structure can be worn as a headgear, with the weight also distributed over the shoulders. During their time in Paris, the hat was placed in Clark's apartment. The students who visited her kept adding new objects to the subjects - fruits, letters, shoes, cookies, strips of fabric and more. The hat was worn as part of a public performance under the direction of Clark. Passers-by were allowed to take things from the object and consider them as gifts. You are invited to place any items you bring with you in the compartments of the hat. At regular intervals, the collective head is carried by a performer in the exhibition and on the museum terrace and visitors are allowed to remove objects from the hat.
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Throughout the Lygia Clark retrospective, selected group performances by the artist will be reinterpreted live in the exhibition space.
📍Thursdays, 5:30-7:30 pm
📍Sundays, 12:00-2:00 pm
Participation is free with a valid ticket. Please note that times may vary slightly.
https: //www.smb.museum/en/events/detail/tunnel-collective-head-2025-06-26-173000-150161/
Tunnel, 1968
Two people move from different sides through a narrow, flexible fabric tunnel 50 meters long. They have to crawl past each other to reach the exit on the other side. This creates a constricting feeling and evokes associations with a birth canal. If the participants feel too suffocated by the fabric, Clark cuts holes in the cloth through which they can breathe. This allows the people in the tunnel to receive help from the outside - a process that Clark also associates with childbirth.
Collective Head, 1969
The Cabeça Coletiva (Collective Head) is actually a hat. It consists of a wooden structure in which there are several compartments containing different things. There is an opening at the bottom so that the structure can be worn as a headdress, with the weight also distributed over the shoulders. During her time in Paris, the hat was displayed in Clark's apartment. The students who visited her kept adding new objects to the compartments – fruit, letters, shoes, cookies, strips of fabric, and more. The hat was worn as part of a performance in public space under Clark’s guidance. Passers-by were allowed to remove items from the object and view them as gifts. They are invited to place any objects they bring with them in the compartments of the hat. At regular intervals, the Collective Head is worn by a performer in the exhibition and on the terrace of the museum and visitors are allowed to remove objects from the hat.
Lygia Clark: Performance “Cabeça Coletiva”, Rio de Janeiro 1969 © Associação Cultural O Mundo de Lygia Clark / Eduardo Clark, 1973
#neuenationalgalerie #lygiaclark #performances