Museumsaufseher is Simon Freund’s first artistic performance at a distinguished museum for contemporary art, namely the ‘Haus der Kunst’ in Munich, Germany. Employed by the museum as a guard, he performs the role of a museum guard the moment he begins his shift as such, blurring the lines between reality and fantasy, pastiche and normality, neglect and virtue, questioning the difference between a work of art and the art of work. Filmed by Christoph Schaller

Simon Freund – Museumsaufseher, Haus der Kunst, October - December 2017

Museumsaufseher ist Simon Freunds erster Auftritt in einem renommierten Museum für zeitgenössische Kunst, nämlich dem Haus der Kunst in München, Deutschland. Vom Museum als Wachmann angestellt, übernimmt Freund die Rolle des Museumsaufsehers in dem Moment, in dem er die Schicht als solcher beginnt.

Museumsaufseher is Simon Freund’s first performance at a distinguished museum for contemporary art, namely the ‘Haus der Kunst’ in Munich, Germany. Employed by the museum as a guard, Freund performs the role of a museum guard the moment Freund begins the shift as such.

Museumsaufseher, 2017