Current 7. May until 5. November 23

70 Jahre Kunstverein Reutlingen. What comes next?!

  • Date Sunday 7. May 2023, 11:00 h

    Opening of the exhibition 70 Jahre Kunstverein Reutlingen

    Speakers:

    Thomas Keck, Mayor of the City of Reutlingen

    Dr. Aline Lukaszewitz, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors

    Imke Kannegießer, Artistic Director & Management, Curator of the exhibition

  • Date Sunday 18. June 2023, 15:00 h

    Workshop with art&dialogue

    A participatory card game designed by art&dialogue

  • Date Sunday 18. June 2023, 16:30 h

    Panel discussion with art&dialogue, Max Schaffer and Viola Eickmeier (Studio Violet)

    Discussion on ‘How do we work and how do we want to work? Questions on authorship & appropriation / New methods in art production’, moderated by Imke Kannegießer, curator of the exhibition

  • Date Sunday 18. June 2023, 18:30 h

    Get together & drinks

  • Date Saturday 8. July 2023, 18:00 h

    Vitamin presents „Una Festa Sui Prati“ @ Kunstverein Reutlingen

    Concerts with Oskar Haag, What are People for?, Ansa Sauermann and Christin Nichols

  • Date Sunday 24. September 2023, 19:00 h

    Artist talk with Ana Alenso and Marie Aly

    moderated by Anna Himmelsbach, co-curator of the exhibition

  • Date Sunday 22. October 2023, 19:00 h

    'Decoding: feedback discussion on the survey in KV Reutlingen' by Anike Joyce Sadiq

Kunstverein Reutlingen will celebrate its 70th anniversary in 2023 with a large-scale group exhibition. Founded as the Hans Thoma Society and housed for many years in the former Town Hall and the Spendhaus, it relocated to the Wandel-Hallen in 2006. For this exhibition, its 1,000 sqm of light-flooded spaces will showcase seven historical artworks that epitomise the institution’s exhibitions of past decades. Beyond this artistic and documentary retrospective, the anniversary exhibition focuses on current art production and future developments.

Through their works, some of which were specifically conceived for the exhibition, contemporary artists such as Ana Alenso, Marie Aly, Mathilde ter Heijne, Anike Joyce Sadiq, Max Schaffer as well as Art&Dialogue and Viola Eickmeier explore the history of the institution and question traditional art-historic narratives. Their statements tie in with the big questions of our time, including the breakneck speed of digitalisation, current gender discourses or the use of natural resources on the backdrop of pressing economic and environmental issues. These themes are developed across the exhibition space and engage in a dialogue with the historical positions on display, but also, importantly, with visitors.

We would like to thank Kunstmuseum Reutlingen, Kreissparkasse Reutlingen and Galerie Reinhold Maas for their kind loans.

  • Marie Aly,<strong> "</strong>Everything at once or nothing at all", 2023, acrylic paint, in situ, 300 x 110 cm, 300 x 765 cm, installation view, photo © Frank Kleinbach

    Marie Aly, "Everything at once or nothing at all", 2023, acrylic paint, in situ, 300 x 110 cm, 300 x 765 cm, installation view, photo © Frank Kleinbach

  • Max Schaffer, "Revers (adjusted to fit)" (detail), 2023, digital print on textile, variable, photo © Frank Kleinbach

    Max Schaffer, "Revers (adjusted to fit)" (detail), 2023, digital print on textile, variable, photo © Frank Kleinbach

  • Anike Joyce Sadiq,<strong> "</strong>Utopian Institutions", 2022 - ongoing, online survey / installation, variable, installation view, photo © Frank Kleinbach

    Anike Joyce Sadiq, "Utopian Institutions", 2022 - ongoing, online survey / installation, variable, installation view, photo © Frank Kleinbach

  • Installation view, on the left: Georg Baselitz, "Ohne Titel", 2016, aquatint etching on offset paper, 76 x 55,5 cm, edition 9/25, on the right: Mathilde ter Heijne, "Woman* to Go", 2005-ongoing, installation with free postcards, offset print, variable, photo © Frank Kleinbach

    Installation view, on the left: Georg Baselitz, "Ohne Titel", 2016, aquatint etching on offset paper, 76 x 55,5 cm, edition 9/25, on the right: Mathilde ter Heijne, "Woman* to Go", 2005-ongoing, installation with free postcards, offset print, variable, photo © Frank Kleinbach

  • Viola Eickmeier,<strong> "</strong>#2304 (solids of revolution)", 2023, oiled wood, 55 x 35 x 35 cm, photo © Frank Kleinbach

    Viola Eickmeier, "#2304 (solids of revolution)", 2023, oiled wood, 55 x 35 x 35 cm, photo © Frank Kleinbach

  • Ana Alenso, "Slow Burn", 2023, mixed media, variable, installation view, photo © Frank Kleinbach

    Ana Alenso, "Slow Burn", 2023, mixed media, variable, installation view, photo © Frank Kleinbach

  • Installation view, foreground: Mathilde ter Heijne, "Woman* to Go", 2005 - ongoing, installation with free postcards, offset print, variable, background: Gudrun Irene Widmann, "Selbstbildnis", 1952, oil on hardboard, 120 x 70 cm, photo © Frank Kleinbach

    Installation view, foreground: Mathilde ter Heijne, "Woman* to Go", 2005 - ongoing, installation with free postcards, offset print, variable, background: Gudrun Irene Widmann, "Selbstbildnis", 1952, oil on hardboard, 120 x 70 cm, photo © Frank Kleinbach

  • Marie Aly,<strong> "</strong>Everything at once or nothing at all" (detail), 2023, acrylic paint, in situ, 300 x 110 cm, 300 x 765 cm, photo © Frank Kleinbach

    Marie Aly, "Everything at once or nothing at all" (detail), 2023, acrylic paint, in situ, 300 x 110 cm, 300 x 765 cm, photo © Frank Kleinbach

  • Max Schaffer, <strong>"</strong>dyssomnia", 2023, textile, filling material, QR codes, variable, "Revers (adjusted to fit)", 2023, digital print on textile, variable, installation view, photo © Frank Kleinbach

    Max Schaffer, "dyssomnia", 2023, textile, filling material, QR codes, variable, "Revers (adjusted to fit)", 2023, digital print on textile, variable, installation view, photo © Frank Kleinbach

  • Ana Alenso, "Slow Burn" (detail), 2023, mixed media, variable, photo © Frank Kleinbach

    Ana Alenso, "Slow Burn" (detail), 2023, mixed media, variable, photo © Frank Kleinbach

  • Ana Alenso, "Slow Burn" (detail), 2023, mixed media, variable, photo © Frank Kleinbach

    Ana Alenso, "Slow Burn" (detail), 2023, mixed media, variable, photo © Frank Kleinbach

  • Viola Eickmeier,<strong> "</strong>#2304 (solids of revolution)", 2023, oiled wood, 55 x 35 x 35 cm, 45 x 35 x  35 cm, photo © Frank Kleinbach

    Viola Eickmeier, "#2304 (solids of revolution)", 2023, oiled wood, 55 x 35 x 35 cm, 45 x 35 x  35 cm, photo © Frank Kleinbach

  • Anike Joyce Sadiq,<strong> "</strong>Utopian Institutions", 2022 - ongoing, online survey / installation, variable, installation view, photo © Frank Kleinbach

    Anike Joyce Sadiq, "Utopian Institutions", 2022 - ongoing, online survey / installation, variable, installation view, photo © Frank Kleinbach

  • Installation view exhibition posters from the history of the Kunstverein, '70 Jahre Kunstverein Reutlingen. What comes next?!', 2023, photo © Frank Kleinbach

    Installation view exhibition posters from the history of the Kunstverein, '70 Jahre Kunstverein Reutlingen. What comes next?!', 2023, photo © Frank Kleinbach

The exhibition is generously supported by:

Kunstverein Reutlingen
Kunstverein Reutlingen
Kunstverein Reutlingen