Hans Haacke

Hans Haacke’s oeuvre is provocative and political, but also humorous and poetical. In his early work in the 1960s he initially reflected on biological and physical (eco-)systems before turning his attention to socio-political structures, which he then subjects to a sharp, often unsparing analysis. Thus he examines the abuse of power, historical and political upheavals, the entanglement of public institutions, politics and the economy, and not least anti-democratic tendencies. He insists on the societal relevance of art and its transformative potential.