Ilya & Emilia Kabakov – The Tennis Game. In Dialogue with Boris Groys.
Overview
Intro
In "The Tennis Game. In Dialogue with Boris Groys." by Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, the audience joins an intellectual duel. The installation at the Kunsthaus Zug Schaudepot invites you to play along.
“The theme of the “Animal” evokes in me the feeling of bewilderment and incomprehension” – this is how the monumental work “The Tennis Game” (2000) by Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, which can be seen at the Kunsthaus Zug Schaudepot, begins. It quickly becomes clear that the subject is not the animal but the human being – caught up in the maelstrom of social and global political developments.
What follows is a fast-paced exchange of profound questions, humorous comments and dry confessions between Ilya Kabakov and the philosopher Boris Groys. Their question-and-answer (tennis) game on the blackboards that line the tennis court-sized work develops a captivating pull. Whoever steps onto the tennis court becomes part of the game – parries questions and becomes captivated by the game of thoughts.
Ilya & Emilia Kabakov are masters of the art of storytelling, as “The Tennis Game” impressively shows. Their multilayered work connects the incompatible and overcomes the gap between East and West by removing the utopia from both. The room-sized installation invites visitors to actively participate and connects the timeless work with the present.
| Contact address |
Kunsthaus Zug Schaudepot
Oberallmendstrasse 1 6300 Zug +41 41 725 33 44 info@kunsthauszug.ch |
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| Location |
Kunsthaus Zug Schaudepot Oberallmendstrasse 1 6300 Zug Switzerland |
| Event Homepage | https://kunsthauszug.ch/de/exhibitions/exhibition/ilya-emilia-kabakov |
| Price |
Free admission for all
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| Opening hours |
Open on the following Sundays:
2025: Oct 26, Nov 9, Nov 23, Dec 7, Dec 21
2026: Jan 11, Jan 25, Feb 8, Feb 22, Mar 8, Mar 22, Apr 5, Apr 19, May 3, May 17, May 31, Jun 14, Jun 28
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Event dates
- 31 May 2026
- 14 June 2026
- 28 June 2026