25 years, 13 artists, 12 lectures

with Thomas Thiel, Miriam Cahn. From TRAUMBEFEHL to STILL LEBEN, MGKSiegen

Lecture series to mark the anniversary of MGKSiegen in cooperation with the Art History Department at the University of Siegen

With Christian Berger, Thomas Thiel, Gertrud Koch, Anne Becker, Rebekka Seubert, Jessica Schiefer, Lea Weckert, Isabelle Malz, Christian Spies, Martina Dobbe, Barbara Engelbach und Eva Schmidt, u v.m.

Location: Campus Unteres Schloss, US-C 105

23 June
Thomas Thiel (MGKSiegen)
Miriam Cahn. From TRAUMBEFEHL to STILL LEBEN

Over the past five decades, Miriam Cahn has developed a body of paintings of great expressive power, which from the very beginning has juxtaposed personal experience with public display. Spaces such as the exhibition space, her own studio and living quarters, or transitional spaces between home and foreign lands have been an important part of her artistic practice. Drawing on her exhibition for the 14th Rubens Prize in 2022, as well as works from the collection of the Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen, the lecture focuses in particular on changes in her work in recent years. This is examined through the lens of recent groups of works and exhibitions such as ‘TRAUMBEFEHL’ in Berlin and ‘STILL LEBEN’ in Paris.

30 June
Barbara Engelbach (Museum Ludwig, Cologne)
Diana Thater: Broken Circle

7 July
Eva Schmidt (Siegen)
Niele Toroni and the broad field of painting

14 July
Christian Berger (University of Siegen)
Bridget Riley’s place in art history

Organised by
Prof. Dr Christian Berger, Chair of Art History, University of Siegen
www.kunst-uni-siegen.de/institut-kunst/kunstgeschichte
Thomas Thiel, Director, Museum of Contemporary Art Siegen
www.mgksiegen.de

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