The night has a magical quality. It is the time when people come to rest, when they retire to their homes to sleep. Yet the night is also populated by the restless, the sleepwalkers, the night owls and criminals, many of whom are searching for something – perhaps themselves – because many things seem clearer at night. In 14 stations, the exhibition takes visitors on a journey through the night, that time between dreams and reality. On display are films, videos, installations and photographs from the Sammlung Goetz that reflect different facets of a nighttime foray.

Works by Christoph Brech, Olaf Breuning, Janet Cardiff / George Bures Miller, Thomas Demand, Stan Douglas, Ed van der Elsken, Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler, Jochen Kuhn, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Hans Op de Beeck, Clement Page, Paul Pfeiffer and Andro Wekua.

Curated by Cornelia Gockel

Ed van der Elsken Paris, 1952 Gelatin silver print 40 x 31 cm © the artist Courtesy Sammlung Goetz, München
Ed van der Elsken Paris, 1952 Gelatin silver print 40 x 31 cm © the artist Courtesy Sammlung Goetz, München
Janet Cardiff / George Bures Miller Kathmandu Dreams (#6), 2009 Mixed media 110,5 x 23 x 19,5 © the artist Courtesy Sammlung Goetz, München Photo: Galerie Barbara Weiss, Berlin
Janet Cardiff / George Bures Miller Kathmandu Dreams (#6), 2009 Mixed media 110,5 x 23 x 19,5 © the artist Courtesy Sammlung Goetz, München Photo: Galerie Barbara Weiss, Berlin
Ed van der Elsken Paris, ca. 1952 Gelatin silver print 31 x 24 cm © the artist Courtesy Sammlung Goetz, München
Ed van der Elsken Paris, ca. 1952 Gelatin silver print 31 x 24 cm © the artist Courtesy Sammlung Goetz, München
Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler Single Wide (film still), 2002 Single-channel video (color, sound) © the artist Courtesy Sammlung Goetz, Medienkunst, München
Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler Single Wide (film still), 2002 Single-channel video (color, sound) © the artist Courtesy Sammlung Goetz, Medienkunst, München
Paul Pfeiffer Morning after the Deluge (film still), 2003 Single-channel-video (color, without sound) © the artist Courtesy Sammlung Goetz, München
Paul Pfeiffer Morning after the Deluge (film still), 2003 Single-channel-video (color, without sound) © the artist Courtesy Sammlung Goetz, München
Jochen Kuhn Der lautlose Makubra (film still), 1980 Single-channel 35 mm film (color, sound) © the artist Courtesy Sammlung Goetz, Medienkunst, München
Jochen Kuhn Der lautlose Makubra (film still), 1980 Single-channel 35 mm film (color, sound) © the artist Courtesy Sammlung Goetz, Medienkunst, München