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The Picture Chamber of Bruno Schulz – The last work of a genius
After the German army marched into Galicia, the Jewish-Polish writer and painter Bruno Schulz was forced to move to the ghetto of Drohobych. The SS Chief Squad Leader Felix Landau ordered Schulz to entertain his children by painting frescos in the...
Germany of All Places!
Die jüdischen Gemeinden in Deutschland sind seit der europäischen Einigung vor allem durch den Zuzug russisch-jüdischer Migranten rasant gewachsen. Die Zahl der Mitglieder jüdischer Gemeinden hat sich seit 1990 in etwa verfünffacht. Die meisten von...
Bodycheck - The 10th Small Sculpture Triennial
Durch ihr fast privat erscheinendes Format finden Kleinplastiken häufig keine Aufnahme in Ausstellungen zeitgenössischer Kunst im musealen oder öffentlichen Raum. Ihre Anerkennung als wichtiger Teil der Gegenwartskunst ist das Verdienst der Triennale...
For the Time Being. Wall Paintings Painted Walls
1968 entwarf der amerikanische Architekt Philip Johnson mit der Kunsthalle Bielefeld den ersten Museumsneubau im Nachkriegsdeutschland. Als wichtiges Gestaltungsmerkmal setzte er zahlreiche, allseits freistehende Wände ein und bewirkte damit, dass...
Radically modern
The Berlin Philharmonic, the New National Gallery, Märkisches Viertel, the Centrum department store – buildings which give Berlin its distinctive look. The Berlinische Galerie has organised a multimedia exhibition on 1960s architecture in East and...
The other view
Germany commemorated the 50th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall in August 2011. This exhibition presented a collection of yet unreleased photos of its early construction phase from the perspective of East Berlin. It included numerous...
Lucian Freud and the Animal
Lucian Freud is considered one of the most influential portrait painters of the 20th century. His overwhelmingly large-format nudes have garnered him the nickname “painter of the flesh”. Lucian Freud received the Rubens Prize from the city of Siegen...
Taking Stock of Power
In Germany’s collective memory, the Berlin Wall stands immortalised in its final form, either as a sterile, white-washed concrete barrier or a colourful, graffiti-sprayed wall winding through the city. The photographer Arwed Messmer and the writer...
Anna Oppermann
Anna Oppermann († 1993) was an exceptional artist in the international art world. She created "ensembles" of process, concept and graphic art in such a way that they not only have to be "displayed", but often "performed", as well. Because of their...
Animalcity
Rural exodus does not only apply to humans. Animals, such as foxes, wild boars and raccoons, are increasingly leaving the countryside in favour of urban centres which offer better feeding conditions. This exhibition examines the expansion of their...
