Museum’s Censorship of Painting Title Caused Controversy

Munich’s Lenbachhaus Museum has stirred controversy by redacting the title of a 112-year-old August Macke painting, prompting accusations of ‘woke madness’ and censorship. The museum defends its decision, citing concerns that the original title is offensive and racist.

February 6, 2024

Katalin Ladik, Poemim, 1978. Photo: Imre Póth. Courtesy of the artist and acb Gallery.

Haus der Kunst presents Katalin Ladik: Ooooooooo-pus

Munich – Haus der Kunst presents Katalin Ladik: Ooooooooo-pus from March 3 to September 10, 2023.

March 2, 2023

Lea Lublin, Penetración/Expulsión, 1970. Bienal de Arte Coltejer, Medellín, 1970. Courtesy of Nicolas Lublin, Paris, and Institute for Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA), New York.

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Haus der Kunst announces programme 2023

Munich – Haus der Kunst presents its 2023 program.

January 19, 2023

Dayanita Singh, Let's See, Steidl. Courtesy of the artist and Frith Street Gallery, London.

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Dayanita Singh at Museum Villa Stuck

October 20, 2022–March 19, 2023 Opening : October 19, 7–10pm The Dayanita Singh retrospective at Museum Villa Stuck is the most thorough one to date. Singh is a well-known artist whose work stands out within the history of photography. Singh uses photography as her medium, but she constantly aims to push the boundaries of the medium with…

October 15, 2022

Pippa Garner, Neopop Businesswear (Half-Suit), 1980/81. Photo: James Hamilton. Courtesy of the artist and STARS Gallery.

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Kunstverein München presents fall/winter program 2022

Fall/winter program 2022 Pippa Garner Act Like You Know Me September 24–November 13, 2022 The first full solo exhibition of Pippa Garner's work to be held in Europe, Act Like You Know Me, provides a necessary glimpse into a remarkably broad body of work that spans more than 50 years. The artist and writer formerly known as Philip…

September 19, 2022

Joan Jonas, Wolf Lights, 2004–2005. © Joan Jonas/VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2022.

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Haus der Kunst presents Joan Jonas

Haus der Kunst in Munich presents the most comprehensive solo exhibition of the internationally renowned artist Joan Jonas (b. 1936, New York) in Germany to date.

September 9, 2022

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Museum Brandhorst presents Future Bodies from a Recent Past

Future Bodies from a Recent Past Sculpture, Technology, and the Body since the 1950s June 2, 2022–January 15, 2023 Technobodies: July 29–31, talks, performances, workshops, and music Haus der Kunst, Lenbachhaus and Museum Brandhorst Future Bodies from a Recent Past—Sculpture, Technology, and the Body since the 1950s brings to life a hitherto little-noticed phenomenon in art, and more particularly in sculpture:…

May 18, 2022