Anna Oppermann. A Retroperspective
13 December 2023 to 1 April 2024
Anna Oppermann (1940–1993) is the author of a large body of work that awaits rediscovery. The Bundeskunsthalle is organising the first comprehensive retrospective of the rich and complex oeuvre by the German conceptual artist. Interest in Oppermann’s work has grown in recent years, and the exhibition will incorporate the latest insights.
The exhibition is organised in cooperation with the Estate Anna Oppermann. Composed of notes, drawings, photographs, printed matter and found objects, these ensembles demonstrate the artist’s radical conceptualisation of what constitutes a work: they are open and dialogical in equal measure, and the process is an integral part of the finished work. Alongside the sculptural elements, language is an essential component of the ensembles. Expansive, complex ensembles, proliferating rhizome-like constellations as well as smaller assemblages invite visitors to immerse themselves in Anna Oppermann’s questing creative practice.
Immanuel Kant. Unresolved Issues
24 November 2023 to 17 March 2024
The 22nd of April 2024 marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of the philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724–1804). To this day, Kant’s ground-breaking contribution to the Enlightenment, his thoughts on ethics, emancipation, epistemology and international law have lost none of their significance as points of reference.
The exhibition sets out to introduce his work to a general audience, and especially to young visitors, who do not necessarily have any solid grounding in philosophy. The four famous Kantian questions: ‘What can I know?’, ‘What ought I to do?’, ‘What can I hope for?’, ‘What is man?’ will structure the exhibition. High-quality paintings, graphics, scientific instruments, maps and manuscripts will visualise the central themes of the Enlightenment. At the same time, the historical person Immanuel Kant, his environment and his networks will come into focus.
