KUNST & HALLEN. KUNSTSINN ÜBER MAUERN HINWEG (ART & HALLS. A SENSE FOR ART BEYOND WALLS)
The Kunsthalle Rostock in the Reinbeckhallen
Reinbeckhallen, Berlin
November 20, 2021—February 20, 2022



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Participating artists:
Gudrun Arnhold (*1940), Bernd Altenstein (*1943), Hennig Andersen (*1944), Theo Balden (1904–1995), Norbert Bisky (*1970), Abel Barroso (*1971), Emmanuel Bornstein (*1986), Jörgen Buch (*1961), Reinhard Buch (*1954), Jacqueline Brito Jorge (*1973), Yamilys Brito Jorge (*1972), Julio Cesar Penã (*1969), Max Delgado (*1963), Edith Dettmann (1898–1987), Thomas Florschuetz (*1978), Aliosky Garcia (*1979), Gregor Hildebrandt (*1974), Leiko Ikemura (*1951), Dietrich Reinhard (1932–2015), Rene Fransisco (*1960), Wolfgang Friedrich (*1957), Wieland Förster (*1930), Hermann Glöckner (1889–1987), Ludwig Godenschweg (1889-1942), Richard Heß (*1937–2017), Ibrahim Miranda (*1969), Uwe Kowski (*1963), Clemens Krauss (*1979), Karlheinz Kuhn (1930–2001), Willi Lammert (1892–1957), Luis Lamothe (1822–1869), Alexis Leyva (Kcho) (*1970), Ute Mahler (*1949) & Werner Mahler (*1950), Gerhard Marcks (*1889), Maix Mayer (*1960), Andreas Mühe (*1979), Konrad Mühe (*1982), Osmeivy Ortega (*1980), René Penã (*1957), Carlos Quintana (*1966), Gerhard Rommel (1934–2014), Lázaro Saavedra (*1964), Chiharu Shiota (*1972), Lothar Sell (1939–2009), Joachim Sendler (*1974), Ramona Seyfarth (*1980), Margarete Scheel (1881–1969), Siegfried Schreiber (1928–1988), Otto Schutzmeister (*1920), Wolfgang Skoluda, Reinerio Tamayo (*1968), Sergei Tchoban (*1962), Carl Timner (*1933–2014), Joel Valdivia, Dieter Weidenbach (*1945), Heinz Wodzicka (*1930), Tanja Zimmermann (*1967)

With “KUNST & HALLEN. KUNSTSINN ÜBER MAUERN HINWEG” (ART & HALLS. A SENSE FOR ART BEYOND WALLS) the Stiftung Reinbeckhallen and the Kunsthalle Rostock present an extensive exhibition from November 20, 2021 to February 20, 2022, which at once combines a selection of works from their respective collections and unites them with contemporary positions by Berlin artists. From an art historical perspective, topics such as changing exhibition policies and transformational exhibition venues as well as cross-border cultural exchange will be highlighted. The exhibition is curated by art historian Tereza de Arruda.

Origin, development, upheaval - the exhibition policy of the Kunsthalle Rostock, the former prestige object of the GDR, and its dialogue with Berlin’s art scene is illuminated by the first joint exhibition with Reinbeckhallen Foundation. More than 30 years after reunification, the Kunsthalle Rostock, the only new art museum building in the GDR, is being renovated. In the course of this, it is partially closed and will show its collection in the Reinbeckhallen. Objects from both collections serve as the starting point for the exhibition: paintings, sculptures, prints and photographs from 1908 to the present. Together with former furnishings and documentary presentations of previously realized exhibitions, a comprehensive historical impression of the program and atmosphere of the Kunsthalle Rostock will be conveyed.

As a common guideline, the theme of human existence and its environment in rural as well as urban contexts, which shape its essence, runs through the exhibition. Together, the two institutions allow for a commentary on the current longing for stability and cohesion and discourses on their (cultural) historical parallels. Questions about institutional models, their programming of exhibitions, form the anchor points.

The exhibition is curated by Tereza de Arruda in cooperation with the Stiftung Reinbeckhallen and the Kunsthalle Rostock. The art historian has been a guest curator at Kunsthalle Rostock since 2016 and has worked on various projects of the Stiftung Reinbeckhallen.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a program consisting of artist talks, tours, and educational guided tours.
The exhibition catalogue will be presented on December 11, 2021. Exhibition design and publication: Huelsenberg Studio
The project is supported by the Senate Department for Culture and Europe, the Ministry of Education and Culture of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, and the Representation of Mecklenburg- Vorpommern in Berlin.


Reinbeckhallen, Berlin [visit website]
Reinbeckstraße 17, 12459 Berlin, Germany
Exhibition period: November 20, 2021—February 20, 2022