XXI. ROHKUNSTBAU - APOKALYPSE
Schloss Roskow, Brandenburg, Germany
21. 06. 2015 06. 09. 2015
Leiko Ikemura, Beach at Night, oil on jute, Collection: Mie Prefectural Art Museum © Leiko Ikemura 2002-2003
Artists: Sandra Boeschenstein, Olga Chernysheva, Philip Grözinger, Leiko Ikemura, Damir iić | Kristian Koul, Philipp Lachenmann, Dominik Lejman, Christiane Möbus, Miguel Rothschild, Daniel Silver
ROHKUNSTBAU XXI - APOCALYPSE
Rohkunstbau XXI presents the fourth and final chapter of a series of thematic exhibitions derived from Wagners epic opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung. The focus of the 2015 exhibition is Apokalypse (Apocalypse), loosely inspired by Götterdämmerung (The Twilight of the Gods). But instead of being an exact interpretation of Götterdämmerung, the exhibition draws on Wagners notion of an end and subsequent beginning: The notion of transition serves as the focus of the examination of apocalypse.
The participating artists approach the theme of downfall and subsequent new beginning from vastly different perspectives. The artistic investigations revolve around themes of family, power, societal relationships, natural disasters, or the cycle of life. Rohkunstbau XXI. presents works of nine artists and one artistic duo referring to the theme of Apocalypse: an exciting exhibition at a special place.
The topic of apocalypse suits this location well. The palace in Roskow was erected by the von Katte Family from 1723. Hans-Hermann von Katte was beheaded in 1730 on the order of King Frederick William I, after von Katte had helped the kings son with his attempted escape from his father. The executioners sword hung in the palace until 1945, three years later it came to the Museum of the City of Brandenburg an der Havel, where it has been archived until today.
Exclusively for Rohkunstbau XXI. Philip Grözinger is producing a series of linoleum prints with motifs that respond to the paintings shown in the exhibition. The prints have been produced in numbered editions of 50 and will be available for purchase as of June 20, 2015. All prints are signed and were produced by Grözinger by hand.
Kulturschloss Roskow
Dorfstraße 30
14778 Roskow
Deutschland
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