Europe’s first retrospective of the groundbreaking Argentine pop artist Marta Minujín.

Marta Minujín (b. 1943) is an iconic figure and one of the most prominent Latin American pop and conceptual artists of all time. Over the past 60 years, she has developed happenings, performances, installations, and video works that have influenced generations of contemporary artists in Latin America, the USA, and Europe.

The exhibition at CC unfolds Minujín’s life’s work across periods and geography, showcasing several of her most recent pieces, including gigantic installations, soft sculptures, and large collage paintings covered in Minujín’s iconic neon stripes and illuminated with video projections. Thanks to CC’s close collaboration with the artist, the audience will also have the unique opportunity to explore archival material that highlights some of the most central parts of Minujín’s work from her over 60-year-long career.

In 1965, Minujín, in collaboration with artist Rubén Santantonín, created the legendary work La Menesunda, one of art history’s first immersive works. La Menesunda is a labyrinthine piece that takes the audience through 11 imaginative rooms in Buenos Aires. Along the way, visitors encounter, among other things, a neon-lit street, a room that smells of fried chicken, a swamp, a beauty salon where they can get make-up applied or enjoy a quick massage and a bedroom with a couple sitting in bed reading a newspaper. The word “menesunda” originates from local slang, describing a feeling of restlessness, confusion and chaos.

The recreation of this colossal installation is the result of years of research at the Museo Moderno in Buenos Aires, and it required a partnership between four major museums to bring the work to European soil for the very first time.

After its premiere at CC, La Menesunda will tour some of the most influential museums in Europe.

La Menesunda: According to Marta Minujín is organized in collaboration with Tate Liverpool and Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires and will tour Copenhagen Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain; KANAL – Centre Pompidou, Brussels, Belgium and Tate Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Note:

The queue for La Menesunda is closed between
12.50-13.10
14.45-15.30

The installation has limited capacity, which may result in wait times, and there is a risk that you may not be able to experience the installation. Read more under ‘Accessibility’.

The construction of La Menesunda: According to Marta Minujín remains authentic to the original, historic piece from 1965. The installation is a fully immersive experience where the viewer independently moves through 11 different rooms. The artwork has limited capacity, which may result in waiting times, and please be aware that there is a risk that you may not be able to experience the piece.

We encourage our guests to be mindful of the following warnings and guidelines before entering the artwork. Entry to the artwork is at your own risk.

The artwork includes the following:

• Steep staircases
• Uneven and soft floor surfaces
• Narrow passages
• Small and enclosed rooms
• Areas with low lighting
• Areas with flashing and colorful lights

Artwork guidelines:

• Only one person is admitted at a time. The exception applies to adults, who may accompany one child under the age of 15. The minimum age to experience the artwork individually is 15 years. Entry with children is at your own risk.
• If your shoes are dirty or wet, you must wear the white shoe covers provided.
• Photography and filming inside the installation is permitted for private use only.
• It is not allowed to remove anything from the artwork.
• Please note that the artwork is under video surveillance.

Our exhibition hosts are ready to answer your questions and guide you through the experience. We will do our best to meet our guests’ needs, so please be respectful to our staff.

Accessible experience
If you are unable to interact with the original artwork due to physical, sensory or mental conditions, you are invited to contact an exhibition host who can refer you to our alternative artwork experience: A first-person perspective video that guides you through the artwork, accompanied by sensory boxes containing scents, materials, and objects from the artwork’s environment, allowing you to touch and experience it for yourself.

Exhibition funds:

• Knud Højgaards Fond
• Beckett-Fonden
• Ny Carlsbergfondet
• Det Obelske Familiefond
• Konsul George Jorck og Hustru Emma Jorck’s fond
• Solar Fonden af 1978
• William Demant Fonden

Material sponsor:

• Muuto
• Flügger
• MTAB

The Marta Minujín Support Circle:

• Mads Nørgaard Copenhagen
• Fundación Ama Amoedo
• kurimanzutto

Partners La Menesunda:

• Tate Liverpool
• Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires
• Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia
• KANAL – Centre Pompidou – Bruxelles

La Menesunda: According to Marta Minujín is organized in collaboration with Tate Liverpool and Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires and will tour Copenhagen Contemporary, Copenhagen, Denmark; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, Spain; KANAL – Centre Pompidou, Brussels, Belgium and Tate Liverpool, Liverpool, UK