Kunstverein in Hamburg

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The Kunstverein in Hamburg, founded in 1817, is one of the oldest art associations in Germany. With its permanent exhibition space but without its own collection, its main focus is on the presentation, mediation and discussion of young and international contemporary art. In its long history, many artists who are important today were exhibited for the first time at the Kunstverein, among them Caspar David Friedrich and Max Beckmann or the early avant-garde with Pablo Picasso and Francis Bacon. Recent solo exhibitions include, for example, Franz West (1996), Cosima von Bonin (2001), Simon Starling (2001), Carol Bove (2003), Sarah Lucas (2005), Bernadette Corporation (2006), Willie Doherty (2007), David Maljkovic (2007), Sharon Lockhart (2008), Bojan Sarcevic (2008), Tatiana Trouvé (2009), Karla Black (2009), and Nina Canell (2009). In addition to the changing solo exhibitions, our program also includes group exhibitions as well as accompanying lectures, artist talks and guided tours. ************ The Kunstverein in Hamburg, established in 1817, is one of the oldest of its kind. We are a member-based institution with a permanent exhibiton space and no collection. Our emphasis is on the presentation, communication and discussion of young, international contemporary art. The rotating solo and group exhibitions aim to communicate the social and political relevance of art. The programming is complemented by art educational programs such as workshops, symposia, lectures, talks and public guided tours which provide access to the viewership to make productive use of the exhibitions. In its long history of exhibitions artists were publicly presented for the first time such as Caspar David Friedrich and Max Beckmann or the early avant-garde, e.g. Pablo Picasso and Francis Bacon. Amongst the recent exhibition history there are solo exhibitions by Franz West (1996), Cosima von Bonin (2001), Simon Starling (2001), Carol Bove (2003), Sarah Lucas (2005), Bernadette Corporation (2006), Willie Doherty (2007), David Maljkovic (2007), Sharon Lockhart (2008), Bojan Sarcevic (2008), Tatiana Trouvé (2009), Karla Black (2009) and Nina Canell (2009). This program is completed by group exhibitions addressing acute issues, treating and presenting them from a contemporary perspective.