Cast in a New Light
In view of the gaping abyss of the precipitous cliff, the gaze of the man standing on the right is securely focused on the distance, as if he wanted to look into the future . . . Caspar David Friedrich鈥檚 painting Chalk Cliffs on R眉gen is a true icon of German Romanticism that is part of the permanent collection of the Oskar Reinhart Foundation. After being on loan for exhibitions commemorating the 250th anniversary of Friedrich鈥檚 birth in 2024, the masterpiece is returning to its regular spot in the Kunst Museum Winterthur鈥攊n a building whose entrance has been redesigned into a welcoming reception space facing the park.
The entire building has been opened up thanks to a radically new restructuring concept that was determined not through a competition for architects but through a process involving interdisciplinary teams from architecture and art. The winning project by artist Ay艧e Erkmen and architect Heike Hanada symbiotically combines sculptural and architectural elements to create a minimalist sculpture that visitors can enter. Light figures by artist Koenraad Dedobbeleer provide a playful, sculptural counterpoint. Within the framework of the renovation, several other infrastructural aspects were improved: the museum is now accessible to people with disabilities, several additional rooms were created for the collection, and the lighting was completely updated, literally casting new light on the masterpieces of the Oskar Reinhart Foundation.
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In view of the gaping abyss of the precipitous cliff, the gaze of the man standing on the right is securely focused on the distance, as if he wanted to look into the future . . . Caspar David Friedrich鈥檚 painting Chalk Cliffs on R眉gen is a true icon of German Romanticism that is part of the permanent collection of the Oskar Reinhart Foundation. After being on loan for exhibitions commemorating the 250th anniversary of Friedrich鈥檚 birth in 2024, the masterpiece is returning to its regular spot in the Kunst Museum Winterthur鈥攊n a building whose entrance has been redesigned into a welcoming reception space facing the park.
The entire building has been opened up thanks to a radically new restructuring concept that was determined not through a competition for architects but through a process involving interdisciplinary teams from architecture and art. The winning project by artist Ay艧e Erkmen and architect Heike Hanada symbiotically combines sculptural and architectural elements to create a minimalist sculpture that visitors can enter. Light figures by artist Koenraad Dedobbeleer provide a playful, sculptural counterpoint. Within the framework of the renovation, several other infrastructural aspects were improved: the museum is now accessible to people with disabilities, several additional rooms were created for the collection, and the lighting was completely updated, literally casting new light on the masterpieces of the Oskar Reinhart Foundation.
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