Isa Genzken: Isa Genzken Meets Liebieghaus

The Liebieghaus presents Isa Genzken Meets Liebieghaus, an exhibition juxtaposing powerful works by Isa Genzken with its sculpture collection spanning 5,000 years. In the presentation, selected works by the renowned artist will be on display alongside ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman, as well as medieval and modern-era works from the museum’s outstanding collection.

The exhibition takes as its point of departure the polychromy of statues, a subject on which the Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung is internationally renowned for its research and educational work. Isa Genzken has taken up these scientific findings in various works and translated them into her own formal language. Key sculptures from Genzken’s oeuvre, such as Fenster (Window, 1990) and Weltempfänger Berlin (World Receiver Berlin, 1991), as well as the film Die kleine Bushaltestelle (Gerüstbau) (The Little Bus Stop [Scaffolding], 2012), are included in the presentation at the Liebieghaus, providing a broad insight into her work. The exhibition extends into almost all areas of the permanent exhibition, from the Liebieghaus garden to the antiquities collection and the medieval rooms.

Isa Genzken meets Liebieghaus is curated by Dr. Vinzenz Brinkmann, Head of the Department of Antiquities and Asia, Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung with Jakob Salzmann, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Antiquities and Asia, Liebieghaus Skulpturensammlung.

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