Curated by Beatrix Ruf

Having devoted more than a decade to a collaborative practice that combines pointed critique of socioeconomic inequity with humorous détournement and rigorous formal experiment, (Jennifer) Allora & (Guillermo) Calzadilla are primed for their first comprehensive solo exhibition. Among the works on view will be recent sound-sculpture installations about ordinary life’s relationship to global militarization and violence, including Clamor, 2006, in which the artists pipe a cacophony of war songs from various historical periods and geographies from a bunker-like, “morpho-illogical” sound chamber. Films, videos, and photographs demonstrating the artists’ investment in public engagement will complement a new site-specific work created for the Kunsthalle.

— Hannah Feldman