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Stretch your view - The new blog of Haus der Kunst!
There are many more stories to tell than are initially obvious in our exhibition rooms. The blog now offers insights behind the scenes more diverse infos on the exhibitions, artists and the work at Haus der Kunst.
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A Holy Quarter in a Bifurcated CountrySaud Al-Zaid, Scholar of Islamic Studies, reflects the work by Monira Al Qadiri and Emptiness in the Context of the Kuwaiti Cultural Imagination.
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The Art of HealingThis essay revisits a selection of recently exhibited works at Haus der Kunst by Adriana Varejão, Noel Ed De Leon, Khvay Samnang and Njideka Akunyili Crosby which explore the notion of ‘healing’ through global history, politics, culture and economics.
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„Track + Field or Run, Nigger, Run“ - Theaster GatesThe video work „Track + Field or Run, Nigger, Run“ by Theaster Gates is currently on view in the Archive Gallery of Haus der Kunst as a part of the exhibition "Theaster Gates. Black Chapel".
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Brainwashed - Jonathan Horowitz "Apocalypto Now"The artists gathered in "Brainwashed" critically reveal commercial visual languages, their contradictory promises and clichés. We spoke with four of them about the background and current references of the video works shown in the exhibition.
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Brainwashed - Interview with Bjørn Melhus about his video work "The Oral Thing"The artists gathered in "Brainwashed" critically reveal commercial visual languages, their contradictory promises and clichés. We spoke with four of them about the background and current references of the video works shown in the exhibition.
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Brainwashed - Interview with Wolfgang Tillmans about his video work "Lights (Body)"The artists gathered in "Brainwashed" critically reveal commercial visual languages, their contradictory promises and clichés. We spoke with four of them about the background and current references of the video works shown in the exhibition.
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Wounds of MemoryOn the northern terrace of Haus der Kunst you will find the installation "Wounds of Memory", which was mounted on a column at the back of the building. A reminder of the scars of the Second World War, the end of which will be celebrated for the 75th time on 8 May.
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Brainwashed - Shana Moulton "Whispering Pines 9"The artists gathered in "Brainwashed" critically reveal commercial visual languages, their contradictory promises and clichés. We spoke with four of them about the background and current references of the video works shown in the exhibition.
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The Word Paintings of Franz Erhard Walter - a workshop tutorial for at homeAt the beginning of his artistic career, the artist Franz Erhard Walther intensively explored type, typeface and font design. In the following tutorial, you will discover the importance of font and color and why your full imagination is required to understand the word paintings.
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Sung Tieu’s Zugzwang: A Myriad of MeaningsAn insight into Sung Tieu's extensive new production Zugzwang for the Capsule 11 at Haus der Kunst, the largest and most comprehensive work by the German-Vietnamese artist to date.
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Present in absentia – from the interior to the exterior, from the real to the virtual and back againFor four days, the website of Haus der Kunst became a work of art. Parallel to this, the same conceptual work by Franz Erhard Walther was projected onto the western façade of Haus der Kunst, where it will remain for forty days from sunset to sunrise.
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The “Große Deutsche Kunstausstellungen” in the Haus der Deutschen KunstIt is only in recent years that research has increasingly focused on the “Große Deusche Kunstausstellung” [Great German Art Exhibitions] the most important shows for the presentation and sale of art under National Socialism.
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Andrea Lissoni begins his work as artistic director at Haus der KunstThe first official day of our new artistic director, Andrea Lissoni, has turned out other than expected. So, it is in this way that we warmly welcome him on board and look forward to a time more personal with him and our visitors at Haus der Kunst.