{"id":57476,"date":"2023-04-28T18:43:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T16:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/?post_type=touren&#038;p=57476"},"modified":"2025-02-19T15:45:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T14:45:39","slug":"a-story-of-means-and-mediators","status":"publish","type":"touren","link":"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/en\/touren\/a-story-of-means-and-mediators\/","title":{"rendered":"A story of means and mediators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"block block-header block-header-simple\"  >\n    <div class=\"block-header-simple-title\">\n        <div class=\"block-header-simple-title-content\">\n            <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n                <div class=\"row\">\n                    <div class=\"col-xs col-md-12\">\n                        <div class=\"box\">\n                            <h1  ><\/h1>                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n\n  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Both are bearers and means of information. In short: media. In art however it often takes a few centuries between sending and receiving the information. Because advertising, reach or name recognition seem to be timeless categories, they apply to social media just as they did to the medium of art 500 years ago. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Storage medium, media consumption, media literacy, \u201csomething to do with media\u201d \u2014 media is a term that is now omnipresent. But not an easy one to grasp. It is worthwhile to ask questions: What is a medium? What constitutes it? A book, a tablet, a smartphone are all media as are works of art, be it a winged altar made of painted wooden panels, a copperplate engraving, or an analogue photograph. It is a means, something in the middle, an in-between, where on one side there is a sender, and on the other a receiver, for example, painter and viewer, client and collector.<\/p>\n<p>And the in-between, the carrier, has both technical and material prerequisites and at the same time a specific sphere of action. It can be transportable like a small enamel sign or fixed to a specific place like a huge altar. It allows the artist this or that form of expression \u2014 a pencil drawing, for example, enables an idea to be quickly jotted down, whereas a copperplate demands the engraver incise powerful and deliberate lines with a cutting tool. And every medium has a specific, larger or smaller audience and circulation area.<\/p>\n<p>Medium, therefore, as a means. One often speaks of the \u201cmeans to an end\u201d. To reduce a work of art to an end would hardly do it justice. Nevertheless, the function it fulfills is one of the possible ways of looking at it. The function that was consciously assigned to it or that it fulfills can alter when the framing conditions change, it may even lose its function. Viewed from this historical perspective of medium and function, a work of art can tell us a lot about the social, economic, political, or religious contexts in which it has been or is inscribed.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s probably no better place to tell art history as media history than at the ZKM | Center for Art and Media. This tour is about tracing the conditions of the respective medium and, above all, interrogating it in terms of its original mode of action. And also about looking at the interplay of these two components of condition and effect. Here you are cordially invited to take a look behind the scenes and into the auditorium with its canvasses, pinewood boards, and salt papers.<\/p>\n                        \n\n                        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n  <div class=\"block-tour-stations-list \">\n        <div class=\"container-fluid\">\n      <h2  ><\/h2>\n      <ul class=\"stations-wrapper\">\n                  <li class=\"station\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/en\/kunstwerk\/saint-peter-and-saint-paul-with-the-veil-of-saint-veronica-vera-icon\/?tour=57476\" class=\"station-link\">\n              <div class=\"station-image-wrapper\">\n                                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"235\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-schaffner-veraicon-schweisstuchdetail-300x235.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wpsmartcrop-image\" alt=\"Detail from Martin Schaffner&#039;s painting: Christ&#039;s head with the crown of thorns appears to float in front of the veil.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-schaffner-veraicon-schweisstuchdetail-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-schaffner-veraicon-schweisstuchdetail-1024x803.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-schaffner-veraicon-schweisstuchdetail-150x118.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-schaffner-veraicon-schweisstuchdetail-768x602.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-schaffner-veraicon-schweisstuchdetail-720x565.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-schaffner-veraicon-schweisstuchdetail-1280x1004.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-schaffner-veraicon-schweisstuchdetail-1536x1205.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-schaffner-veraicon-schweisstuchdetail.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-smartcrop-focus=\"[49,32]\" \/>                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"station-title-wrapper\">\n                <span class=\"station-title__count\">1\/4<\/span>\n                <span class=\"station-title\">Means of transport<\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"station\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/en\/kunstwerk\/hohenlandenberg-altarpiece-middle-panel-with-christ-on-the-cross-side-wings-with-saint-conrad-and-saint-pelagius\/?tour=57476\" class=\"station-link\">\n              <div class=\"station-image-wrapper\">\n                                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"245\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-haider-hohenlandenbergaltar-300x245.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The triptych by the painter Haider shows the crucifixion of Jesus.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-haider-hohenlandenbergaltar-300x245.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-haider-hohenlandenbergaltar-1024x837.jpg 1024w, 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100vw, 300px\" \/>                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"station-title-wrapper\">\n                <span class=\"station-title__count\">2\/4<\/span>\n                <span class=\"station-title\">Medial role play<\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"station\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/en\/kunstwerk\/hunting-still-life-with-partridge-in-front-of-stone-niche\/?tour=57476\" class=\"station-link\">\n              <div class=\"station-image-wrapper\">\n                                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"181\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-desportes-jagdstillleben-voegelpflaumendetail-300x181.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wpsmartcrop-image wpsmartcrop-image\" alt=\"Detail from a hunting still life by Fran\u00e7ois Desportes: in a stone niche a dead partridge hangs and two dead birds lie next to some plums. Fine painting that captures the materials, and realistic rendering of the light.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-desportes-jagdstillleben-voegelpflaumendetail-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-desportes-jagdstillleben-voegelpflaumendetail-1024x619.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-desportes-jagdstillleben-voegelpflaumendetail-150x91.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-desportes-jagdstillleben-voegelpflaumendetail-768x464.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-desportes-jagdstillleben-voegelpflaumendetail-720x435.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-desportes-jagdstillleben-voegelpflaumendetail-1280x774.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-desportes-jagdstillleben-voegelpflaumendetail-1536x929.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-desportes-jagdstillleben-voegelpflaumendetail.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-smartcrop-focus=\"[54,72]\" \/>                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"station-title-wrapper\">\n                <span class=\"station-title__count\">3\/4<\/span>\n                <span class=\"station-title\">Reality and perception<\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n                  <li class=\"station\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/en\/kunstwerk\/under-the-great-lamp\/?tour=57476\" class=\"station-link\">\n              <div class=\"station-image-wrapper\">\n                                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-vuillard-unterdergrossenlampe-menschenlampedetail-300x158.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wpsmartcrop-image wpsmartcrop-image\" alt=\"Detail from the painting by Edouard Vuillard: Three people are shown sitting devided by a lamp post. A wall with small pictures and a doorway can be seen in the background.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-vuillard-unterdergrossenlampe-menschenlampedetail-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-vuillard-unterdergrossenlampe-menschenlampedetail-1024x539.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-vuillard-unterdergrossenlampe-menschenlampedetail-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-vuillard-unterdergrossenlampe-menschenlampedetail-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-vuillard-unterdergrossenlampe-menschenlampedetail-720x379.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-vuillard-unterdergrossenlampe-menschenlampedetail-1280x674.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-vuillard-unterdergrossenlampe-menschenlampedetail-1536x809.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/kunsthallekarlsruhe-vuillard-unterdergrossenlampe-menschenlampedetail.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-smartcrop-focus=\"[50,91]\" \/>                              <\/div>\n              <div class=\"station-title-wrapper\">\n                <span class=\"station-title__count\">4\/4<\/span>\n                <span class=\"station-title\">Media in exchange<\/span>\n              <\/div>\n            <\/a>\n          <\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":55966,"menu_order":0,"template":"","tour_tags":[],"class_list":["post-57476","touren","type-touren","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/touren\/57476","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/touren"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/touren"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/touren\/57476\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":77664,"href":"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/touren\/57476\/revisions\/77664"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55966"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57476"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"tour_tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kunsthalle-karlsruhe.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tour_tags?post=57476"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}