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In 1925, works from the City of Stuttgart art collection, then called the St盲dtische Gem盲ldesammlung (Municipal Painting Collection), were shown to the public for the first time in the Villa Berg. As the Galerie der Stadt Stuttgart (Stuttgart City Gallery), the collection was on display for many years in the Kunstgeb盲ude, before finally moving in 2005 to a new building constructed especially for it at the Schlossplatz. 

To mark this double anniversary, the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart is presenting an exhibition featuring solely works from its own collection鈥攊ncluding numerous acquisitions and donations from recent years. 

The exhibition was inspired by and takes its title from Dieter Roth鈥檚 monumental food picture 鈥淒oube Cheese Platter鈥�. It consists of various types of cheese whose surface structure soon changed due to decomposition and mold processes. The work quickly grew鈥攁nd matured. In his use of perishable materials, Roth鈥檚 piece poses programmatic questions about the production, reception, and momentum of art. This is precisely where the current exhibition has its point of departure: what does the municipal collection look like after a century? What sort of maturation processes does the collecting of art undergo? How does its perception and authority change over the years? 

Structured into seven thematic rooms that bear the individual signatures of the Kunstmuseum鈥檚 curators, the exhibition highlights both the historical context of the collection and its relevance to today鈥檚 real-life issues鈥攕uch as consumerism and racism. The juxtaposition of works that have not been on view for a long time, if ever, with recent donations and new acquisitions, creates a fascinating display.