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CURRENT EXHIBITION

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Keisuke Matsuura
structures of the infinite space
​Irene Weingartner
Wings of the Void

​16.05. - 31.07.2025

UPCOMING 

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Corina Gertz
Echoes of the Unseen 
05.09. - 31. 10. 2025


In her long-term project The Averted Portrait, photographer Corina Gertz turns her gaze to women in traditional attire - and simultaneously averts it. The subjects always appear from behind, against a monochrome black background. This deliberate staging places the focus on clothing as a carrier of history, identity and belonging. Skin colour, face and body proportions step into the background - a cultural memory becomes visible, which is reflected in fabrics, patterns and craftsmanship.
 
Many of the garments on display are heirlooms that are rich in history, tradition and family significance. They embody knowledge passed down through generations and reflect social, aesthetic and political narratives. Without revealing the individuality of the wearers, Corina Gertz succeeds in drawing a sensitive portrait of collective identity - between personal affiliation and social context.
 
Through systematic cataloguing, she creates a visual archive that is far more than a mere documentary collection: Her artistic pictorial language reinforces the impact of the garments as an expression of cultural diversity and reminds us of their emotional and political dimension. The posture of those portrayed - upright, present, proud - emphasises the significance and dignity of the clothing depicted and of its wearers.The turned-away portrait is a silent homage to cultural roots and textile memory - and at the same time an invitation to look, reflect and rediscover.

Past Exhibitions

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Kris Scholz
Longing for Paradise
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Eva Rubinstein
Brief Encounters
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Die Anmut der Stofflichkeit
​with different artists
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Toby Binder
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Where's my place?
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je suis
​with different artists
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Lars Teichmann
​Die 10 Kapitel der Malerei
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Alexander Chekmenev
Facets of Resistance and Resilience
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Lars Teichmann
En miroir
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Irene Weingartner & Kris Scholz 
poetry of lines and grains
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Gisoo Kim
beautiful connections
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Identity & Culture
​Corina Gertz & Michaël Aerts
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traurig - heiter, ​2 Wolken
​with different artists
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Dieter Hiesserer
Studies for having a Choice
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Corina Gertz
The Averted Portrait
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​Anke Lohrer​
PLANT ME A GARDEN
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Michaël Aerts
Our New Cultures​
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Lars Teichmann
​sensitive subjects​
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Ira Vinokurova
The River Knows - Die Düssel -
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Eva Rubinstein
Elegies
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Fleurs II
with different artists​
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​Irene Weingartner
​​nothing is the same
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Lars Teichmann
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Idyll
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Fleurs I
with different artists​
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Michael Aerts
Planetarium
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Exhibition Archive

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  • Home
  • Exhibitions
  • Artists
    • Michaël Aerts
    • Renate Aller
    • Toby Binder
    • Alexander Chekmenev
    • Gabriele Croppi
    • Corina Gertz
    • Dieter Hiesserer
    • Gisoo Kim
    • Isabel Kirschner
    • Natacha Lesueur
    • Anke Lohrer
    • Chema Madoz
    • Peter Marifoglou
    • Keisuke Matsuura
    • Duane Michals
    • Eva Rubinstein
    • Kris Scholz
    • Lars Teichmann
    • Irene Weingartner
    • Ira Vinokurova
    • Felix Wunderlich
  • Publications
  • Contact
  • Virtual Visit