PHOTO: © Rasmus Myrup, Protected but Penetrable, 2024, Courtesy oft the artist and Galleri Nicolai Wallner © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2026 / Foto: Anders Sune Berg

Das kalte Herz

In the organizer's words:

The Kunstmuseum Stuttgart is presenting an exhibition in the art building on Schlossplatz that places the fairy tale "The Cold Heart" by Wilhelm Hauff (1802-1827) in the context of contemporary art for the first time.

The show takes the fairy tale of the same name as a starting point to reflect on the relationship between identity and social position. Hauff depicts the consequences that industrialization and accelerating capitalism had on society at the beginning of the 19th century as an individual story of money addiction and emotional isolation. The story, published in 1827, is an allegory of a changing world: existing moral concepts are being shaken, and fears of losing social standing are growing with the awakening material demands.

Using works by contemporary artists - including two new productions that deal explicitly with the text - the exhibition presents an updated reading of the fairy tale's leitmotifs of identity, violence and healing, affect and ecological exploitation against the backdrop of current events.

Please note: We would like to point out that the exhibition contains flickering light sequences and works with explicit content such as coercion, death and sexual violence.

Artists

Kader Attia, Tracey Emin, Jakob Grünenwald, Jenny Holzer, Jesper Just, Friedrich von Keller, Rasmus Myrup, Gabriela Oberkofler, Julius Pristauz, Ricarda Roggan, Erik Sturm, Pol Taburet, Rosemarie Trockel, Troika, Nora Turato

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Price information:

Regular: € 8.00 // Reduced: € 5.00 // € 2 evening ticket (valid 1 hour before closing time, only available at the museum ticket office)

Location

Kunstgebäude Stuttgart
Kunstgebäude Stuttgart Schloßplatz 2 70173 Stuttgart

Weitere Termine von Das kalte Herz

24.

Juni

11:00

Stuttgart

Kunstgebäude Stuttgart

2,00 to 8,00 €

Zum Event

25.

Juni

11:00

Stuttgart

Kunstgebäude Stuttgart

2,00 to 8,00 €

Zum Event

27.

Juni

11:00

Stuttgart

Kunstgebäude Stuttgart

2,00 to 8,00 €

Zum Event
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