The Red Thread: On Structures in Narration
Kolumba鈥檚 new exhibition for the coming year is dedicated to narration. What means do the fine arts use to tell stories and to what extent do their structures and contents differ from other narrative forms, for example, that of literature? In keeping with our collection, we are featuring works from the various media and from over eight centuries. At the center stands the Vita of St. Severin, a medieval cycle of paintings on twenty large canvases that hands down to us the main paths and byways of an eventful life. This story in painted pictures stands opposite an almost cinematic video work, in addition to photograph series and extensive portfolio works, but the show also includes sculptures and individual paintings that condense the narration within a single motif. The exhibition displays numerous works from our own collection, which have not been introduced so far, such as the spectacular new acquisition of the Late Gothic "Christ in Distress".
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Kolumba鈥檚 new exhibition for the coming year is dedicated to narration. What means do the fine arts use to tell stories and to what extent do their structures and contents differ from other narrative forms, for example, that of literature? In keeping with our collection, we are featuring works from the various media and from over eight centuries. At the center stands the Vita of St. Severin, a medieval cycle of paintings on twenty large canvases that hands down to us the main paths and byways of an eventful life. This story in painted pictures stands opposite an almost cinematic video work, in addition to photograph series and extensive portfolio works, but the show also includes sculptures and individual paintings that condense the narration within a single motif. The exhibition displays numerous works from our own collection, which have not been introduced so far, such as the spectacular new acquisition of the Late Gothic "Christ in Distress".
Artists on show
- Andor Weininger
- Andreas Maus
- Andy Warhol
- Bill Fontana
- Erasmus Grasser
- Felix Droese
- Gaston Chaissac
- Hans Josephsohn
- Heinrich Küpper
- Hubert Berke
- Ilya Kabakov
- Jannis Kounellis
- Keith Haring
- Konrad Klapheck
- Kurt Benning
- Leiko Ikemura
- Leonhard Kern
- Louis Soutter
- Marcel Odenbach
- Michael Ashkin
- Michael Buthe
- Otto Dix
- Rebecca Horn
- Richard Serra
- Stefan Lochner
- Victoria Bell
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