Special Exhibition | 02.05.2021 – 25.07.2021
MADE REALITIES Photographs by Thomas Demand, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Andreas Gursky and Jeff Wall
MADE REALITIES
| © Draiflessen Collection
Philip-Lorca diCorcia, New York City, 1983, from the series A Storybook Life, 1978–1999
| © Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Courtesy of the artist and David Zwirner
Thomas Demand, Terrasse, 1998
| © Thomas Demand, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2021
Andreas Gursky, Beelitz, 2007
| © Andreas Gursky / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2021, Courtesy: Sprüth Magers
Jeff Wall, Monologue, 2013
| © Courtesy of the artist
With Thomas Demand, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Andreas Gursky, and Jeff Wall, the exhibition spotlights four master photographers whose visual constructions call into question the possibilities and limits of human perception and the photographic medium. Both in analogue and digital form, these artists create unconventional perspectives on reality. Their spectrum of subjects ranges from fleeting scenes of daily life to enigmatic incidents and historic events. The point of connection between the works lies in the artists’ shared intention to combine the traditional documentary aspect of photography with fictional elements. In so doing, they generate visual disruptions, encouraging viewers to question their own impressions of reality.
Philip-Lorca diCorcia, New York City, 1983, from the series A Storybook Life, 1978–1999
| © Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Courtesy of the artist and David Zwirner
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| Symposium
DAS Forum: 'Business matters are men’s matters!'
The role of women in European family businesses in the 19th and 20th centuries
The Draiflessen Collection would like to organise a scientific symposium to discuss the role of women in European family businesses in the 19th and 20th centuries.DAS Forum: 'Business matters are men’s matters!'
The role of women in European family businesses in the 19th and 20th centuries
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With “Seascapes”, the showcase exhibition will take visitors back in time to the sometimes belligerent, sometimes romantic, but always fascinating world of seventeenth-century seafaring.
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Staging, lighting design, pose, and props are the keywords highlighted on this journey.
July
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Personal well-being is an essential element of practicing yoga.
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Based on the exhibition MADE REALITIES, the Summer Academy will address the subjects of staging and of the exaggeration of reality, fact, and fiction.
