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What does it mean to share—and why is it so relevant today? To accompany the first part of the exhibition *Divided Views*, we invite you to an evening event that explores the topic from various academic perspectives. In short keynote talks, Thomas Faist (sociologist, University of Bielefeld), Franca Parianen (neuroscientist), and Timo Skrandies (art historian, University of Düsseldorf) will discuss community, cooperation, and responsibility, as well as the question of under what conditions people share—or choose not to.
Afterward, the three guests will engage in conversation with one another and with the audience. An opportunity to explore the exhibition’s themes together and connect art with current social issues.
How are new images created from existing ones?
In a conversation with filmmaker and media artist Matthias Müller, the focus is on sharing as an artistic practice: from working with found footage to collective authorship to the montage of fragmented visual worlds.
Drawing on his work *Alpsee*, Müller speaks with the curators about how shared material gives rise to new perspectives and shared narratives—a central theme of the exhibition “Shared/Divided Views. Kunsthalle Bielefeld x KiCo Collection. Part I: Sharing and Being Shared“.
We invite you to the opening of our new exhibitions!
Under the title “Will You Go With Me?,” we are opening the second part of the comprehensive group exhibition “Shared Perspectives.” “Kunsthalle Bielefeld x KiCo Collection.” The museum will be open until 10 p.m. tonight.
We look forward to celebrating this evening with you and ending it together at Café Gemach Manhattan.
Sing. Connect. Move On: The EinTags!Chor – One Day Choir at the Kunsthalle Bielefeld II
“Will you go with me?”—at the EinTags!Chor, this becomes a warm invitation: Come by, bring your voice, and experience how a shared sound emerges from many different people. As part of the exhibition “Shared Views. Kunsthalle Bielefeld x KiCo Collection – Part II: Will You Walk With Me?”, the Kunsthalle will transform into an open sound space for an afternoon. In the current exhibition, works from two collections interact with one another: they complement, expand upon, question, and contradict each other. This gives rise to new lines of sight and perspectives—between historical and contemporary positions, between painting, space, abstraction, and movement. Just as works of art interact with one another, complement each other, and open up new perspectives, so too do different voices and experiences come together in song.
We bring these thoughts with us into our choral singing: We connect with others, listen to one another, discover old and new songs, and bring together many individual voices to form a single choir. Voice training and singing aren’t about perfection, but about openness, curiosity, and the joy of creating something together. Even though our views sometimes differ, we can listen to one another, come together, and set out on a musical journey.
Anyone who enjoys singing or would simply like to give it a try is welcome to join—whether you have choir experience or not, whether you’re young or young at heart, an amateur or a professional. You don’t need to know how to read music. The only thing that matters is the desire to share your own voice.
Registration isn’t required, but you’re welcome to sign up—that way, you’re guaranteed a spot and we can plan better. Tickets can be reserved by email at:
info@klangfestival-bielefeld.de
Led by: Kamilla Matuszewska and Nike Schmitka
Organizer: Klang!Festival e. V. in collaboration with the Kunsthalle Bielefeld
One day. A choir. Many voices. A shared journey.
Let’s discover Sigmar Polke’s artwork “Negativwert” (1982) together! Polke’s artistic work continues to fascinate us today and opens up a space for exciting experiments. So join us when it’s time for “Pigments in Motion”!
KB Journal
The path to a climate-friendly museum
A contribution by Prof. Peter Gorschlüter
A blog post by Prof. Peter Gorschlüter on his lecture ‘The path to a climate-friendly museum’.
Look up – the road to a green museum
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Stefan Simon
A blog post by Prof. Dr. Stefan Simon on his lecture ‘Look up – the path to the green museum’.
Peace with Gaia – perspectives, possibilities and limits of cultural institutions in the sustainability transformation process
A contribution from Ministerial Councillor Ralph Zinnikus
A blog post by Ministerialrat Ralph Zinnikus on his lecture ‘Peace with Gaia – perspectives, possibilities and limits of cultural institutions in the sustainability transformation process’.
Curating as Care Work: Of the Museum Climate in Planetary Interdependencies and Cultural Imaginaries.
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Elke Krasny
A blog post by Prof. Dr. Elke Krasny on her lecture ‘Curating as care work: On the museum climate in planetary interdependencies and cultural imaginaries’.
The city, the box, the art and the climate. Attempt at a relational reassembly
A contribution by Prof. Dipl. Ing. Bernd Kniess
A blog post by Prof. Dipl. Ing. Bernd Kniess on his lecture ‘The city, the box, art and the climate. Attempt at a relational reassembly’.
Exhibiting and preserving as toxic paradigms. Can cultural institutions negotiate the environmental crisis?
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Peter J. Schneemann
A blog post by Prof. Dr. Peter J. Schneemann on his lecture ‘Exhibiting and preserving as toxic paradigms. Can cultural institutions negotiate the environmental crisis?
Rewilding the white cube: the role of art museums in tackling the climate emergency
A contribution from Frances Morris
A blog post by Frances Morris on her talk ‘Rewilding the white cube: the role of art museums in addressing climate emergency’.
The spatial culture of the museum
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Kali Tzorzti
A blog post by Prof. Dr. Kali Tzorzti on her keynote lecture ‘The spatial culture of museums’.
Vulnerable Processes. Vulnerable Processes. A Curatorial Reflection on the Museum in Transition.
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Doreen Mende
A blog post by Prof. Dr. Doreen Mende on his keynote lecture ,Vulnerable Processes. A Curatorial Reflection on the Museum in Transition.’
Abhängen statt aufhängen? – Museum Spaces and the New Ethics of Communitization
A contribution by Prof. Dr. Karen van den Berg
A blog post by Prof. Dr. Karen van den Berg on his impulse lecture ,Hang up instead of hanging up? – Museum Spaces and the New Ethics of Communion’.