Baden-Baden State Art Gallery / Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden
We are eagerly awaiting the large special exhibition SEA AND FOG in Baden-Baden, which visualizes history using artistic media of expression
Large special exhibition SEA AND FOG from November 8th, 2024 – January 26th, 2025 in the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden. Sea and Fog is the name of the large special exhibition that will take place from November 8th, 2024 - January 26th, 2025 in the State Art Gallery Baden-Baden. The large special exhibition will open on Friday, November 8th, 2024 at 7 p.m. The sea and fog in the continuous interplay are placed at the center of the artistic gaze in the art show as one of the most valuable natural phenomena and are reflected in contemporary history, including wars. In the large group exhibition SEA AND FOG, numerous artists express themselves on the topic in their visual language. Works by Etel Adnan, Ouassila Arras, Yael Bartana, Nikola Bojić, Damir Gamulin, Mijo Gladović, Damir Prizmić, Cihad Caner, Ali M. Demirel, Simon Denny, Otto Dix, Cevdet Erek, Marco Fusinato, Mariam Ghani, Shilpa Gupta will be shown , Jina Khayyer, Käthe Kollwitz, Kateryna Lysovenko, Sabelo Mlangeni, Mohammad Salemy, Erinç Seymen and other artists.
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| Baden-Baden State Art Gallery on Lichtentaler Allee in Baden-Baden (here in the background - Museum LA8 on the right), photo: Helga Waess (press photo archive) |
The power of the sea and the interplay between sea and fog awaken emotions
Contemporary history such as the wars and conflicts in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and worldwide as well as an opaque past and an unknown future are reflected in the natural phenomenon. Are there spaces for comfort, understanding and solidarity?
The press release from the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden states:
"On November 11, 1918, at five o'clock in the morning, the armistice was signed in a forest clearing near Compiègne in France, which ended the four-year-long First World War. 106 years after the end of this terrible war, the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden would like to present the group exhibition Sea and Fog, inspired by the book of the same name by the artist and poet Etel Adnan (1925–2021), reveals geographical and cultural interconnections that go far beyond by examining the history of the world wars and their effects on the present artificially drawn borders, nation states and geopolitics.
The everyday life of new wars and catastrophes in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, Europe and worldwide makes dealing with the First World War more necessary than ever. ... Like no other war before, the First World War accelerated technological development. Photography was also part of this process. Between 1914 and 1918 an unprecedented amount of visual materials was produced and circulated. The medium of photography brought the brutality of the First World War to people in the form of images and documented the horror on the various fronts. ..."
Staatlichen Kunsthalle Baden-Baden
Baden-Baden State Art Gallery
Large special exhibition 2024
Sea and Fog
Duration of the exhibition: November 8th, 2024 – January 26th, 2025
Baden-Baden State Art Gallery
76530 Baden-Baden
Opening hours
- Closed on Mondays
- Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. - 6 p.m
Homepage:
kunsthalle-baden-baden.de
The Café Kunsthalle
- is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
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| From the Baden-Baden spa park you can quickly reach the romantic old town, photo: Helga Waess (press archive) |
