Maximum Security Society Julia Scher Maximum Security Society Julia Scher
March 26—August 20, 2023
Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach

Maximum Security Society Julia Scher

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Press Release

Museum Abteiberg presents an essay-like overview of Julia Scher’s extensive oeuvre. The exhibition at Museum Abteiberg brings together large-scale installations such as Surveillance Beds and Wonderland, as well as works from the artist’s early career that have never been shown before.

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Exhibition views

<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: Julia Scher,<strong> Maximum Security Society</strong>, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: Julia Scher,<strong> Maximum Security Society</strong>, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: Julia Scher,<strong> Maximum Security Society</strong>, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: Julia Scher,<strong> Maximum Security Society</strong>, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: Julia Scher,<strong> Maximum Security Society</strong>, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: Julia Scher,<strong> Maximum Security Society</strong>, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: Julia Scher,<strong> Maximum Security Society</strong>, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: Julia Scher,<strong> Maximum Security Society</strong>, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: Julia Scher,<strong> Maximum Security Society</strong>, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: Julia Scher,<strong> Maximum Security Society</strong>, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: Julia Scher,<strong> Maximum Security Society</strong>, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: Julia Scher,<strong> Maximum Security Society</strong>, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: Julia Scher,<strong> Maximum Security Society</strong>, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: Julia Scher,<strong> Maximum Security Society</strong>, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: Julia Scher,<strong> Maximum Security Society</strong>, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: Julia Scher,<strong> Maximum Security Society</strong>, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>
<div class="image_caption_container"><div class="image_caption"><p>Exhibition view: Julia Scher,<strong> Maximum Security Society</strong>, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti</p></div></div>

Selected works

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Julia Scher
Mama Bed, 2003

Bedstead, steel, wood, foam, plastic, 2 monitors, 2 surveillance cameras, VHS player, VHS tapes, cables, bed sheets, books, leather whip

Dimensions variable
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Julia Scher
Wonderland, 1998

Mixed media installation
Dimensions variable
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Julia Scher
Discipline Masters, 1988

Digital video transferred from original Betamovie and U-Matic NTSC (color, sound), 4:3 ratio
Duration: 224 min
example
Julia Scher
Papa Bed, 2003
Bedstead, steel, wood, foam, plastic, 4 monitors, 10 surveillance cameras, 2 computer-video-switchers, 2 video recorders, VHS players, VHS tapes, transformer, cables, several bed sheets, US Army apparel, yellow floor sign
Dimensions variable

Press

Exhibition view: Julia Scher, Maximum Security Society, Museum Abteiberg, Mönchengladbach, 2023. Photo © Andrea Rossetti
News

In the high-security society: Julia Scher in the Museum Abteiberg

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Medienkünstlerin Julia Scher in ihrer Ausstellung „Hochsicherheitsgesellschaft“ Westart | WDR
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Medienkünstlerin Julia Scher in ihrer Ausstellung „Hochsicherheitsgesellschaft“

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Julia Scher

Julia Scher was born in 1954 in Hollywood, California. The artist has taught and lectured at a number of institutions including the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, The Cooper Union for Art and...