MUNICH.- The Swiss artist Zilla Leutenegger (1968) combines drawings with photography, sculpture and projections in her seemingly simple, but at the same time complexly composed installations and, in so doing, expands the two-dimensional image into the realms of space and movement.

The ‘Apartment’ cycle – that has now been transferred to the Free State of Bavaria as a generous gift from the media holdings in the Goetz Collection– is now being presented for the first time in its final form in the Pinakothek der Moderne. ‘Apartment’, created between 2004 and 2007, comprises seven projections, each one devoted to a different room in a flat, such as the kitchen, bathroom, library and hallway. The sketchy drawings of the rooms and furnishings are lived in by the artist’s alter ego, Z, which we can watch repeatedly carrying out unspectacular chores or simply doing nothing. Through the interlinking of various levels of perception and reality, a subtle, atmospherically-laden narrative emerges about being, in which ease and melancholy merge.

Zilla Leutenegger transforms the exhibition gallery into a flat in which museum visitors are guests of the protagonist Z who is present in the form of an animated drawing. During their stay they share the space, time and intimacy of a home with Z and become an integral part of the installation themselves.

The artist is supplementing her work specifically for the presentation in Munich to include new projections, crystalline sculptures and large-format prints and, at the same time, furthers the idea of a living work of art that evolves in time.

Zilla Leutenegger was born in 1968 in Zurich where she studied and still lives today. Since 2001 her work has been presented in several international shows and Leutenegger has had numerous solo exhibitions, always in combination with elaborately designed artist’s books, most recently in Bremen, Zurich, Leverkusen and Burgdorf in Switzerland.

Works by Zilla Leutenegger can be found in a number of international collections and museums.

A bibliophilic artist’s books will be published to accompany the exhibition. A workshop with the artist for young adults (17-–22 years) is being planned as part of the related events programme.