For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.

The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.

In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.

It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.

Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.

In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.

 

Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward

Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz

April 20 - June 16, 2024

 

Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything

Curated by Reiner Opoku

June 22 - August 18, 2024

 

Erwin Wurm - Deep

Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK

August 24 - October 20, 2024

 

Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World

Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen

October 26 - November 24, 2024

 

Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr

Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica

I - 30124 Venice

 

August 24 to September 21, 2024 - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

With his solo exhibition "The Description of the World", which will be presented from August 24 to September 21 parallel to the Biennale Arte 2024 in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana at St. Mark's Square, the German artist Dietmar Brixy, wandering between cultures and identities, engages with the theme of "Otherness." Marco Polo's famous work "The Description of the World" lends its name to the exhibition, which can be accessed through the Museo Correr. The collection of ancient globes and world maps as well as Marco Polo's testament, whose anniversary of death is celebrated for the 700th time this year, provide an exciting platform for Brixy's oil paintings from the series "Happy," "Reflect," and "Journey," as well as his tondi, the so-called "Bamboo Bubbles," which take the form of the globes and impress with true explosions of color and organic shapes inspired by nature.

The highlight of the exhibition is a 3 m high spatial installation in the form of an octagon that immerses visitors in an experiential journey. Brixy was inspired by the octagonal ceiling painting of the famous Renaissance artist Titian, which is located above the spatial installation. In this interplay, a timeless connection unfolds that merges the classical elegance of the Renaissance with the expressive vibrancy of modern art. 

The Brixy exhibition, curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, former director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen, is part of the exhibition project "At Home Abroad," a series of four consecutive solo exhibitions by significant contemporary artists who artistically engage with the themes of foreignness and otherness in accordance with the motto of the 60th Biennale Arte "Foreigners Everywhere." The art project was initiated by exhibition organizer Dirk Geuer in collaboration with the Ministero della Cultura and the Fondazione Musei Civici Venezia.

Traveling and encountering the diversity of foreign cultures has always inspired artists. Dietmar Brixy is also such a traveler, a seeker. His expeditions have taken him to European countries, but also to Malaysia, Mexico, India, Bali, Thailand, the Seychelles, and the USA. Over the years, Brixy has developed a special approach to capturing his experiences, encounters, and perceptions in his works. For this unique aesthetic language, which embodies movement, energy, and change, the Mannheim artist experiments with various materials and techniques. His works, which have been recognized in numerous exhibitions both domestically and internationally, are often large-scale and can be experienced as both paintings and installations. Another highlight for 2024 is the art action in the Old Pumping Station in Mannheim-Neckarau, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary after the exhibition in Venice and represents another testament to Brixy's commitment and artistic versatility.

 

Exhibition organizer Dirk Geuer comments on Dietmar Brixy's exhibition "The Description of the World": "Similar to the writings of Marco Polo, the colorful works of the artist Dietmar Brixy invite the viewer to engage with the world as a place of encounters, openness, and togetherness."

Dr. Tayfun Belgin, curator of the exhibition, adds: "Dietmar Brixy opens up a visual event that we perceive from a kind of stage. He takes us by the hand and guides us into a panoramic visual event. We look from left to right, from top to bottom, briefly pause in the middle to stop at a location. This powerful rhythm of color, this coloristic taken from nature and its infinite appearances initially leaves us speechless."

 

A catalog will be published for the exhibition by Hirmer Verlag, which will be available after the exhibition in Venice and in time for the Dietmar Brixy anniversary exhibition in Mannheim.

 

 

Dietmar Brixy – "The Description of the World"

August 24 to September 21, 2024

Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

Piazza San Marco 13/a, 30124 Venice

Access to the exhibition will be through the Museo Correr during the exhibition period.

Piazza San Marco 52, 30124 Venice

Opening hours daily 10 – 18 (last entry 17)

Opening hours daily 10 – 18 (last entry 17)

Since spring 2011, the group THE GREGORIAN VOICES has been on tour in Europe. Under the artistic direction of Oleksiy Semenchuk, the eight extraordinary Ukrainian soloists present the musical tradition of Gregorian chant in a sublime manner.

Dressed in traditional monk robes, the singers create a mystical atmosphere that takes the audience on a journey through the world of sacred music from the Middle Ages - a sound world without temporal, religious, and linguistic boundaries! Experience a varied concert with a mix of Gregorian chants, Orthodox church music, and songs and madrigals from the Renaissance and Baroque eras.
With their powerful voices and many solo passages, the choir and its soloists show how Gregorian chant can sound today: authentic yet contemporary.

The second part of the concert features classic pop songs, such as "Ameno" by ERA, "You raise me up" by Josh Groban, "Knocking on heaven's door" by Bob Dylan, "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen, "Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel, "Sailing" by Rod Stewart, which have been rearranged in the style of Gregorian chant.

Let yourself be inspired by the fascinating voices of the soloists and the moving choir singing: the Middle Ages meets the here and now.

THE GREGORIAN VOICES offer you a breathtaking concert and an unparalleled listening experience.

Doors open at 6:30 PM

For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.

The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.

In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.

It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.

Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.

In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.

 

Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward

Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz

April 20 - June 16, 2024

 

Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything

Curated by Reiner Opoku

June 22 - August 18, 2024

 

Erwin Wurm - Deep

Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK

August 24 - October 20, 2024

 

Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World

Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen

October 26 - November 24, 2024

 

Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr

Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica

I - 30124 Venice

 

For twenty years, the Berlin songwriter Dota Kehr has been making music with her band. Initially under the pseudonym "Die Kleingeldprinzessin" and later under the name Dota. At the beginning, her style was strongly influenced by Bossa Nova, but now the sound has taken on a variety of influences, including folk, rock, jazz, and even fairground music. Politically engaged, Dota doesn't settle for just having the "right" opinion and delivering slogans to those who already agree. For her round birthday, she takes a journey through time and plays hits from her history as well as new pieces.

Doors Open: 7:00 PM

August 24 to September 21, 2024 - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

With his solo exhibition "The Description of the World", which will be presented from August 24 to September 21 parallel to the Biennale Arte 2024 in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana at St. Mark's Square, the German artist Dietmar Brixy, wandering between cultures and identities, engages with the theme of "Otherness." Marco Polo's famous work "The Description of the World" lends its name to the exhibition, which can be accessed through the Museo Correr. The collection of ancient globes and world maps as well as Marco Polo's testament, whose anniversary of death is celebrated for the 700th time this year, provide an exciting platform for Brixy's oil paintings from the series "Happy," "Reflect," and "Journey," as well as his tondi, the so-called "Bamboo Bubbles," which take the form of the globes and impress with true explosions of color and organic shapes inspired by nature.

The highlight of the exhibition is a 3 m high spatial installation in the form of an octagon that immerses visitors in an experiential journey. Brixy was inspired by the octagonal ceiling painting of the famous Renaissance artist Titian, which is located above the spatial installation. In this interplay, a timeless connection unfolds that merges the classical elegance of the Renaissance with the expressive vibrancy of modern art. 

The Brixy exhibition, curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, former director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen, is part of the exhibition project "At Home Abroad," a series of four consecutive solo exhibitions by significant contemporary artists who artistically engage with the themes of foreignness and otherness in accordance with the motto of the 60th Biennale Arte "Foreigners Everywhere." The art project was initiated by exhibition organizer Dirk Geuer in collaboration with the Ministero della Cultura and the Fondazione Musei Civici Venezia.

Traveling and encountering the diversity of foreign cultures has always inspired artists. Dietmar Brixy is also such a traveler, a seeker. His expeditions have taken him to European countries, but also to Malaysia, Mexico, India, Bali, Thailand, the Seychelles, and the USA. Over the years, Brixy has developed a special approach to capturing his experiences, encounters, and perceptions in his works. For this unique aesthetic language, which embodies movement, energy, and change, the Mannheim artist experiments with various materials and techniques. His works, which have been recognized in numerous exhibitions both domestically and internationally, are often large-scale and can be experienced as both paintings and installations. Another highlight for 2024 is the art action in the Old Pumping Station in Mannheim-Neckarau, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary after the exhibition in Venice and represents another testament to Brixy's commitment and artistic versatility.

 

Exhibition organizer Dirk Geuer comments on Dietmar Brixy's exhibition "The Description of the World": "Similar to the writings of Marco Polo, the colorful works of the artist Dietmar Brixy invite the viewer to engage with the world as a place of encounters, openness, and togetherness."

Dr. Tayfun Belgin, curator of the exhibition, adds: "Dietmar Brixy opens up a visual event that we perceive from a kind of stage. He takes us by the hand and guides us into a panoramic visual event. We look from left to right, from top to bottom, briefly pause in the middle to stop at a location. This powerful rhythm of color, this coloristic taken from nature and its infinite appearances initially leaves us speechless."

 

A catalog will be published for the exhibition by Hirmer Verlag, which will be available after the exhibition in Venice and in time for the Dietmar Brixy anniversary exhibition in Mannheim.

 

 

Dietmar Brixy – "The Description of the World"

August 24 to September 21, 2024

Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

Piazza San Marco 13/a, 30124 Venice

Access to the exhibition will be through the Museo Correr during the exhibition period.

Piazza San Marco 52, 30124 Venice

Opening hours daily 10 – 18 (last entry 17)

Opening hours daily 10 – 18 (last entry 17)

Attention! This production uses dazzling spotlights.

Lukas Diestel and Jonathan Löffelbein, the creators of Worst of Chefkoch, present their latest late-night show... so far. Always new, always different, the two, with the energetic support of invited guest artists, search for the most delicious appetizers: Stand-up bits, text, videos, challenges with and without an audience. Quite versatile. And sexy. But also bubbly. And regularly. Like champagne. Versatile bubbly. Versatile sexy. Appetizers & Champagne. Every two months at TAK Hannover.

Sold out!

The Staphylococci - The Resilience Revue

The immune booster for the soul.

Together with their audience, the Staphylococci are gearing up for the psychological street fights of everyday life. With a playlist that makes impulse control impossible, it's off to resilience boot camp! There, although not operating on open hearts, Frau ensures to moderate every emotional spasm from the battered soul.
What every rehab needs at least three weeks for or your analyst charges half your monthly salary, the Staphylococci achieve with their high-dose medicine-comedy in just one entertaining evening.

The Resilience Revue - the musically dynamic recovery program for psyche and intellect!

For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.

The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.

In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.

It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.

Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.

In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.

 

Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward

Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz

April 20 - June 16, 2024

 

Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything

Curated by Reiner Opoku

June 22 - August 18, 2024

 

Erwin Wurm - Deep

Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK

August 24 - October 20, 2024

 

Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World

Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen

October 26 - November 24, 2024

 

Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr

Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica

I - 30124 Venice

 

August 24 to September 21, 2024 - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

With his solo exhibition "The Description of the World", which will be presented from August 24 to September 21 parallel to the Biennale Arte 2024 in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana at St. Mark's Square, the German artist Dietmar Brixy, wandering between cultures and identities, engages with the theme of "Otherness." Marco Polo's famous work "The Description of the World" lends its name to the exhibition, which can be accessed through the Museo Correr. The collection of ancient globes and world maps as well as Marco Polo's testament, whose anniversary of death is celebrated for the 700th time this year, provide an exciting platform for Brixy's oil paintings from the series "Happy," "Reflect," and "Journey," as well as his tondi, the so-called "Bamboo Bubbles," which take the form of the globes and impress with true explosions of color and organic shapes inspired by nature.

The highlight of the exhibition is a 3 m high spatial installation in the form of an octagon that immerses visitors in an experiential journey. Brixy was inspired by the octagonal ceiling painting of the famous Renaissance artist Titian, which is located above the spatial installation. In this interplay, a timeless connection unfolds that merges the classical elegance of the Renaissance with the expressive vibrancy of modern art. 

The Brixy exhibition, curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, former director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen, is part of the exhibition project "At Home Abroad," a series of four consecutive solo exhibitions by significant contemporary artists who artistically engage with the themes of foreignness and otherness in accordance with the motto of the 60th Biennale Arte "Foreigners Everywhere." The art project was initiated by exhibition organizer Dirk Geuer in collaboration with the Ministero della Cultura and the Fondazione Musei Civici Venezia.

Traveling and encountering the diversity of foreign cultures has always inspired artists. Dietmar Brixy is also such a traveler, a seeker. His expeditions have taken him to European countries, but also to Malaysia, Mexico, India, Bali, Thailand, the Seychelles, and the USA. Over the years, Brixy has developed a special approach to capturing his experiences, encounters, and perceptions in his works. For this unique aesthetic language, which embodies movement, energy, and change, the Mannheim artist experiments with various materials and techniques. His works, which have been recognized in numerous exhibitions both domestically and internationally, are often large-scale and can be experienced as both paintings and installations. Another highlight for 2024 is the art action in the Old Pumping Station in Mannheim-Neckarau, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary after the exhibition in Venice and represents another testament to Brixy's commitment and artistic versatility.

 

Exhibition organizer Dirk Geuer comments on Dietmar Brixy's exhibition "The Description of the World": "Similar to the writings of Marco Polo, the colorful works of the artist Dietmar Brixy invite the viewer to engage with the world as a place of encounters, openness, and togetherness."

Dr. Tayfun Belgin, curator of the exhibition, adds: "Dietmar Brixy opens up a visual event that we perceive from a kind of stage. He takes us by the hand and guides us into a panoramic visual event. We look from left to right, from top to bottom, briefly pause in the middle to stop at a location. This powerful rhythm of color, this coloristic taken from nature and its infinite appearances initially leaves us speechless."

 

A catalog will be published for the exhibition by Hirmer Verlag, which will be available after the exhibition in Venice and in time for the Dietmar Brixy anniversary exhibition in Mannheim.

 

 

Dietmar Brixy – "The Description of the World"

August 24 to September 21, 2024

Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

Piazza San Marco 13/a, 30124 Venice

Access to the exhibition will be through the Museo Correr during the exhibition period.

Piazza San Marco 52, 30124 Venice

Opening hours daily 10 – 18 (last entry 17)

Opening hours daily 10 – 18 (last entry 17)

A mix of Stalin and Sisi - Empress Stasi the First. Ruler of Austria and East Germany. This is what Lisa Eckhart wanted to become, and her dream has come true. Her reign began a decade ago. The grand jubilee is approaching, and everything is going well, except for the usual threats: the crazy West, the reunited Soviet Union, popular uprisings, and attempted assassinations by her own family. The Empress will handle these matters later. For now, she is looking forward to her jubilee celebration. And you are warmly invited...

For the Biennale Arte 2024, the Düsseldorf curator makes his debut as chief curator of the special exhibitions in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano at Piazza San Marco, which is only accessible through the Museo Correr. Here, he will present four exhibitions of high-quality contemporary art throughout the entire duration of this year's Biennale. The kick-off showcases Bernar Venet with the exhibition "1961... Looking Forward!" featuring significant tar art works and cardboard reliefs, as well as two impressive room installations from the early 1960s.

The Biennale Arte and the Salone Sansoviniano are not new territory for Dirk Geuer, who has been working as a curator, exhibition maker, publisher of important art books, and co-producer of TV documentaries about artists nationally and internationally since 1987. In 2021, he brought Gottfried Helnwein to the lagoon city. A year later, at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, the curator played a significant role in the exhibition "Vibration of Light" by Heinz Mack, which was included as a Collateral Event in the official Biennale program. In the same year, he organized a highly regarded exhibition featuring sculptures by Erwin Wurm. In September 2023, the Italian Ministry of Culture appointed Dirk Geuer as the official curator of the exhibitions at the Salone Sansoviniano for 2024. However, the exhibitions in Venice were not his first international projects.

In 2001, Dirk Geuer realized a Jörg Immendorff retrospective at the State Russian Museum in St. Petersburg. On behalf of the German government, further exhibitions featuring Immendorff were held in 2002/03 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and the People's Republic of China in Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin. For the Olympic Games in 2004, 2008, and 2012, he conceived and realized art and cultural contributions on behalf of the German Olympic Committee. Since 2013, he has collaborated with many prestigious cultural institutions worldwide, including the Albertina in Vienna, the MAXXI Museum in Rome, the Palazzo Medici Riccardi in Florence, the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba, and the Musée Théodore-Monod d'Art Africaine in Dakar, Senegal. In line with the United Nations' sustainability goals, Dirk Geuer has carried out art projects that were presented to the public at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. Furthermore, he has already completed projects in the Vatican, which is a special honor.

It is important for Dirk Geuer to make art visible and art projects tangible. Following many successful projects with artists such as Mel Ramos, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Heinz Mack, Jörg Immendorff, Günther Uecker, Julian Schnabel, David LaChapelle, and Tony Cragg, he now presents Bernar Venet to the discerning Biennale audience, one of the most significant sculptors and conceptual artists in the world, to kick off the event. The focus of the exhibition is on his conceptual work from the early 1960s, which was to have a major influence on contemporary art.

Following Bernar Venet, Geuer will showcase works by the former enfant terrible Jiri Dokoupil, who will present not only his distinctive paintings of soap bubbles but also glass sculptures for the first time. This will be followed by exhibitions featuring the renowned Austrian conceptual artist Erwin Wurm, whose most recent painterly work will be the focus, and the painter Dietmar Brixy, whose impressive paintings immerse viewers in a frenzy of color. Following the theme of the 60th Biennale Arte, "Foreigners Everywhere," the exhibition series will also explore the themes of alienation and being foreign. For each exhibition project, Geuer has also invited a distinguished guest curator.

In his curatorial work, Dirk Geuer aims to juxtapose contemporary art of high quality that can stand up to the masterpieces of Renaissance artists such as Titian, Veronese, and Tintoretto, which have adorned the Salone Sansoviniano for centuries, without conflicting with them. For the coming years, further projects with world-class artists are planned in the venerable rooms at Piazza San Marco.

 

Bernar Venet - 1961... Looking Forward

Curated by Prof. Beate Reifenscheid, Director of the Ludwig Museum Koblenz

April 20 - June 16, 2024

 

Jiri Dokoupil - Bubbles are the Answer to Everything

Curated by Reiner Opoku

June 22 - August 18, 2024

 

Erwin Wurm - Deep

Curated by Claire Lilley, Director of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK

August 24 - October 20, 2024

 

Dietmar Brixy - The Description of the World

Curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, Director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen

October 26 - November 24, 2024

 

Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

Access to the exhibitions through the Museo Correr

Piazza San Marco n.52 - Ala Napoleonica

I - 30124 Venice

 

August 24 to September 21, 2024 - Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

With his solo exhibition "The Description of the World", which will be presented from August 24 to September 21 parallel to the Biennale Arte 2024 in the magnificent Salone Sansoviniano of the Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana at St. Mark's Square, the German artist Dietmar Brixy, wandering between cultures and identities, engages with the theme of "Otherness." Marco Polo's famous work "The Description of the World" lends its name to the exhibition, which can be accessed through the Museo Correr. The collection of ancient globes and world maps as well as Marco Polo's testament, whose anniversary of death is celebrated for the 700th time this year, provide an exciting platform for Brixy's oil paintings from the series "Happy," "Reflect," and "Journey," as well as his tondi, the so-called "Bamboo Bubbles," which take the form of the globes and impress with true explosions of color and organic shapes inspired by nature.

The highlight of the exhibition is a 3 m high spatial installation in the form of an octagon that immerses visitors in an experiential journey. Brixy was inspired by the octagonal ceiling painting of the famous Renaissance artist Titian, which is located above the spatial installation. In this interplay, a timeless connection unfolds that merges the classical elegance of the Renaissance with the expressive vibrancy of modern art. 

The Brixy exhibition, curated by Dr. Tayfun Belgin, former director of the Osthaus Museum Hagen, is part of the exhibition project "At Home Abroad," a series of four consecutive solo exhibitions by significant contemporary artists who artistically engage with the themes of foreignness and otherness in accordance with the motto of the 60th Biennale Arte "Foreigners Everywhere." The art project was initiated by exhibition organizer Dirk Geuer in collaboration with the Ministero della Cultura and the Fondazione Musei Civici Venezia.

Traveling and encountering the diversity of foreign cultures has always inspired artists. Dietmar Brixy is also such a traveler, a seeker. His expeditions have taken him to European countries, but also to Malaysia, Mexico, India, Bali, Thailand, the Seychelles, and the USA. Over the years, Brixy has developed a special approach to capturing his experiences, encounters, and perceptions in his works. For this unique aesthetic language, which embodies movement, energy, and change, the Mannheim artist experiments with various materials and techniques. His works, which have been recognized in numerous exhibitions both domestically and internationally, are often large-scale and can be experienced as both paintings and installations. Another highlight for 2024 is the art action in the Old Pumping Station in Mannheim-Neckarau, which will celebrate its 20th anniversary after the exhibition in Venice and represents another testament to Brixy's commitment and artistic versatility.

 

Exhibition organizer Dirk Geuer comments on Dietmar Brixy's exhibition "The Description of the World": "Similar to the writings of Marco Polo, the colorful works of the artist Dietmar Brixy invite the viewer to engage with the world as a place of encounters, openness, and togetherness."

Dr. Tayfun Belgin, curator of the exhibition, adds: "Dietmar Brixy opens up a visual event that we perceive from a kind of stage. He takes us by the hand and guides us into a panoramic visual event. We look from left to right, from top to bottom, briefly pause in the middle to stop at a location. This powerful rhythm of color, this coloristic taken from nature and its infinite appearances initially leaves us speechless."

 

A catalog will be published for the exhibition by Hirmer Verlag, which will be available after the exhibition in Venice and in time for the Dietmar Brixy anniversary exhibition in Mannheim.

 

 

Dietmar Brixy – "The Description of the World"

August 24 to September 21, 2024

Biblioteca Nazionale Marciana

Piazza San Marco 13/a, 30124 Venice

Access to the exhibition will be through the Museo Correr during the exhibition period.

Piazza San Marco 52, 30124 Venice

Opening hours daily 10 – 18 (last entry 17)

Opening hours daily 10 – 18 (last entry 17)

Take a stand!
Sure, but which one? Are we talking about the stance that causes damage? Or the posture that provides us with fences and feed for protein-rich food. Perhaps appropriate, but more importantly, timely.
Or the attitude towards the world? Particularly difficult, because the world itself is so unstable. Severin Groebner, himself the holder of numerous cabaret awards and regular entertainment officer for the Wiener Zeitung and WDR, pauses and hands out ratings for stance-related problems. Details are not known, as one can only adopt a stance.