Dec 7, 2024 – Feb 23, 2025
Opening
Mirage − Gleb Amankulov, Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino, Kevin Jerome Everson, Philipp Fleischmann and Annual Editions
Fri, Dec 6, 2024, 7pm – 11pm
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Mirage - Gleb Amankulov, Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino, Kevin Jerome Everson, Philipp Fleischmann
The word “mirage” is derived from the French verb “se mirer”, which means “to mirror” or “to reflect”. It was adopted into the English language in the early 19th century and describes fascinating optical illusions that are created by complex atmospheric conditions and often have a hallucinatory effect. The group exhibition Mirage brings together works by different generations of artists that may not appear to be typical works of art at first glance. The exhibition explores different perceptions of art and the expectations they evoke. Mirroring and self-reflection are central themes, while at the same time attempting to broaden the view and liberate artistic practices from the expectation of straightforwardness. Mirage focuses on ambiguity as a subtle form of resistance.
The exhibition marks the beginning of a new chapter at the Kunstverein Braunschweig and initiates a site-specific examination of the institution's spaces, which will also play an important role in the future programme.
Annual Editions 2024/2025
In this year's Jahresgaben exhibition on the first floor of the classical villa, traces from the building’s history and past exhibitions collide with the various structures that shape the work at the Kunstverein today.
With new contributions by Wisrah C. V. da R. Celestino, Dennis Siering and Bruno Zhu, among others, as well as a selection of previous Jahresgaben.
Speakers:
Lars Dannheim, Board Member of Braunschweigische Sparkassenstiftung
Jens Nowak, Chairman Kunstverein Braunschweig
Cathrin Mayer, Director
Junia Thiede, Curator