In September, Vienna's Kursalon will host Particolare – a curated contemporary art salon presenting a unique selection of artworks. Art often offers a space for profound questioning of the nature of time and movement. With this in mind, the Particolare exhibition presents a bold exploration of these concepts, offering a multifaceted look at temporality and movement through the creations of contemporary artists.

From 5 to 18 September, everything in Berlin will revolve around literature: the 24th international literature festival berlin, which was developed under the direction of the new director Lavinia Frey and her team, has a number of new features.

Among the new features is the collaboration with a curator in residence - this year it is the Nigerian author Helon Habila - as well as a central theme for the festival. Under the motto "Strange New World", the festival sees itself as a polyphonic and thematically diverse place for literature that takes up current debates. The 24th ilb brings together authors from around 50 countries and offers a multifaceted programme with around 150 events. There are new discoveries, big names and numerous premieres to experience.

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The second edition of Architekturwoche Basel is dedicated to the transformation and activation of hidden spaces under the title <Hidden Spaces: Chances for the Future> because the invisible is not cared for in the same way as the visible. The invisible includes diverse networks and infrastructures such as watercourses and reservoirs, the production of food and energy, our waste, our data, administrative and social boundaries and, last but not least, our history. All of these are important parameters that determine our current and future presence in the city and countryside - because hidden spaces offer chances for the future.

The major photography exhibition Grow It, Show It! A look at hair from Diane Arbusto TikTok at Museum Folkwang highlights the role of hairstyles through a wide selectionof historical and contemporary photographs, videos and film clips from art, fashion and social media. From iconic works such as J.D. 'Okhai Ojeikere‘s documentation of Nigerian hairstyles to thework of artist and fashion photographer Suffo Moncloa for Gucci,the overview exhibition shows that hair is far more than just afashion accessory. It is an expression of identity, a means of communication and a social statement.

The exhibition Joan Fontcuberta: What Darwin Missed presents a new series of around sixty works specially conceived for the Alfred Ehrhardt Stiftung by internationally recognized Catalan photographer, curator, essayist, and lecturer Joan Fontcuberta (b. 1955). His works reflect on the role of photography in representing reality and frequently deal critically—but always humorously and provocatively—with the image in scientific disciplines such as botany or zoology. For the current exhibition, Fontcuberta engaged intensively with the foundation’s archiveand resumed a research project Alfred Ehrhardt had started in 1938 for the Natural History Museum in Hamburg.

For the 100th anniversary of Thomas Mann’s novel The Magic Mountain, Heather Phillipson will transform the Kunsthalle St. Annen into a walk-in work of art this fall. Using the entire space, the artist primarily draws inspiration from the motif of time, which is so important in The Magic Mountain. On the one hand, the novel presents the individual experience of time in times of change; on the other, it offers insight into pre-World War I society and the competition between democracy and its opponents.

A hundred years of “Der Zauberberg”. 2024 marks the centenary of Thomas Mann's internationally best-known novel, The Magic Mountain. The Buddenbrookhaus celebrates the anniversary year with a major exhibition. "Thomas Mann's The Magic Mountain. Fiebertraum und Höhenrausch" aims to transform the novel into a contemporary, atmospheric experience. The central themes of life, illness and death as well as love and politics, which are as relevant today as they were 100 years ago, can be experienced in the exhibition

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Museum Schloss Moyland pays tribute to the work of the photographer Alice Springs by showing works that are being exhibited for the first time in this major retrospective. They are in stimulating dialogue with works by the french-german photographer Willy Maywald, part of the museum's collection, some of which have never been shown before.

In cooperation with the Helmut Newton Foundation and the Opelvillen Rüsselsheim, Museum Schloss Moyland is showing around 200 vintage prints and exhibition prints. From intimate portraits to style-defining fashion shots - the exhibition offers a deep insight into the work of a woman who has had a decisive influence on photography.

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The internationally renowned architectural photographer Hans Georg Esch and his HGEsch team have taken a new perspective at the 2500-year-old Roman settlement. The photographer, known for his iconic images of the global architecture of our mega-cities, shows the archaeological excavations as part of the modern metropolis of Naples at the foot of Mount Vesuvius. And he photographs Pompeii not only with his specific eye for architecture in its visual presence, but also with the latest digital recording techniques, such as the use of drones.

The images show the connections and parallels between ancient urban planning and our urban structures today. The once vibrant and bustling, then buried and now ruined urban structure becomes more tangible than ever before. The series not only reveals the beauty of the ancient city, but also invites the viewer to engage with its history and its significance for modern urban development. This photographic approach is combined with new approaches, prominently represented by Gabriel Zuchtriegel, Director of the Archaeological Park of Pompeii since 2021, to create a comprehensive and vibrant picture of the ancient city.

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In art residencies in Germany and Mongolia, artists from both countries will collaborate on works and exchange ideas about the experience of nature and sustainability - against the backdrop of the respective cultural backgrounds that continue to shape the reality of life and the social fabric in both countries today.

The exhibition The Post-Nomadic Experience, from 6 July to 15 October, in Mürsbach/Bamberg, presents selected works of art that convey key aspects of the understanding of nature in Mongolia's nomadic culture. The exhibition in August at the Zanabazar Museum in Ulaanbaatar marks the conclusion of the two art camps and brings together the experiences of the German-Mongolian Summer 2024.

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This is not the end of the road is the first solo museum presentation of Małgorzata Mirga-Tas (Zakopane, 1978) in the Netherlands, in which new works will also be on display. The internationally recognised Polish artist and activist belongs to the Roma - the largest and probably most discriminated against and misunderstood ethnic minority in Europe. The exhibition includes numerous textile works from various periods of her artistic career, including the spectacular series Re-enchanting the World, which caused an international sensation at the Venice Biennale in 2022.

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The Vonovia Award for Photography is sharpening its profile and focusing more strongly on Germany, emphasising current references and expanding the idea of support. A total of six photographers in the ‘Professionals’ and ‘New Talents’ categories have been invited to take part in a masterclass. From June to September, accompanied by a renowned jury of experts, they will develop new photo series that show different perspectives on the theme of ‘HOME’. The photographers show their view of a changing world and address current topics - flight, questions of finding identity or the high demand for living space are reflected photographically alongside very personal views of the home.

As one of the wealthiest women in the Netherlands, Helene Kröller-Müller (1869-1939) became one of the most important private collectors in Europe in the first half of the 20th century. Over the course of her life, she collected around 12,000 works of art, including 270 works by Vincent van Gogh - almost 90 paintings and more than 180 drawings. She was one of the first to acquire works by Mondrian, Picasso, Seurat and many other avant-garde artists of the early 20th century.

Helene Kröller-Müller soon dreamed of making her collection accessible to everyone and asked Henry van de Velde to build the ‘House of Culture’. In 1938, the Kröller-Müller Museum was opened in the Hoge Veluwe National Park in Central Holland.

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The exhibition ‘Truly Wicked: The Seven Deadly Sins visualised, at the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht shows a unique journey through the world of the seven deadly sins in 16th century art. The comprehensive exhibition offers a unique view at the moral and artistic depictions of PRIDE, SLOTH, GLUTTONY, ENVY, ANGER, LUST and GREED between 1480 and 1620 and puts them in the context of our present days. What is good and what is evil?

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The Stiftung Schloss Neuhardenberg foundation commemorates the German resistance with rarely shown testimonies from the National Socialist era in the special exhibition Night-time in Germany. Persecution – Destruction – Resistance. Over decades, the collector Gerhard Schneider has collected drawings, paintings and prints from the years 1933 to 1945 that tell of destruction, fear and persecution, but also of resistance. These are works that werecreated in secret and whose discovery could have meant the death sentence fortheir creators due to their highly volatile political stances.

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Group exhibition with works by Mandy Barker, Caleb Charland and Maija Tammi, curated by Peggy Sue Amison.

How does our idea of time shift when we are confronted with illness or death? What are the profound effects of the plastics we handle every day? Are there energies in nature that are imperceptible to the human eye? In the group exhibition ImagineAnother Perspective, the Alfred Ehrhardt Foundation addresses these and other questions. The works of the three international artists illustrate areas of the natural world around us that often go unnoticed but are essential for our survival - the invisible, the overlooked and the surprising.

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The Federal State of Brandenburg and the Stiftung Schloss Neuhardenberg foundation announce the jury's decision for the 21st Brandenburgischer Kunstpreis ('Brandenburg Art Award'). The award ceremony will take place on July 7 at Neuhardenberg Castle. This year's prizes go to:

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Painting: Volker Henze (*1950) für das Werk für T. T., (3), 2023

Sculpture/installation: Klaus Hack (*1966) für das Werk Madonnen-Altar, 2023/24

Graphic design: Frank Diersch (*1965) für das Werk Ankunft und Ansicht – Nomad City (Adventus et visum), 2023

Photography: Sven Gatter (*1978) aus der Serie straucheln und lichten (I–VI),2023/24

Lifetime achievement: Cornelia Schleime (*1953)

‍Annual scholarship: Adam Sevens (*1986)

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In two exciting exhibitions, ZEITGEIST IRLAND 24 - the Irish Year of Culture in Germany - brings contemporary Irish artists to Berlin to share their very special artistic view of the island and its social characteristics with the public. June marks the opening of the group exhibition Turbo Global. An Irish Narrative at Schloss Britz and the photo exhibition Changing States: Ireland in the 21st Century at Haus am Kleistpark. ZEITGEIST IRLAND 24 is an initiative of Culture Ireland and the Embassy of Ireland in Germany. Over the course of 2024, the diversity of contemporary Irish culture will be presented in over 200 events across Germany.

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Turbo Global. An Irisch Narrative

Schloss Britz

28. Juni – 6. Oktober 2024

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Changing States: Ireland in the 21st Century

Zeitgenössische Fotografie aus Irland

Haus am Kleistpark

07. Juni – 11. August 2024

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From June to August 2024, this year's cultural summer offers a range of events and activities, bringing together people from the region and beyond. From open-air cinema, concerts, culinary offerings, a summer holiday programme for children, the Fête de la Musique and the Brandenburger Landpartie to theatre performances, textile workshops and the Havelländer Puppenbühne. At Schloss & Gut Liebenberg, the DKB STIFTUNG runs one of Brandenburg's largest inclusive businesses and a hotel and looks back on an eventful past: Kaiser Wilhelm II hunted here with his friend Philipp Fürst zu Eulenburg. The Nazi resistance fighter Libertas Schulze-Boysen grew up here and during the GDR era, Liebenberg was used by the SED as a school property for the party academy.

Astrup Fearnley Museet presents a solo exhibition of work by multidisciplinary artist and filmmaker Cauleen Smith (b. 1967). Internationally known for visionary works that draw on experimental cinema from the 1960s and 1970s, science-fiction films and literature, and Afro-diasporic experience and thought, Smith deploys improvisation, musicality, and original research for film, video,live-feed projection, and slide projection. The exhibition offers a comprehensive view of Smith’s prolific output and will premiere her latest film, THE DEEPWEST ASSEMBLY (2024), commissioned by Astrup Fearnley Museet.

Unique in Switzerland, PLATEFORME 10 brings together three cantonal museums on a vast esplanade in the heart of Lausanne. The Musée cantonal des Beaux-Arts (MCBA), the museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts (mudac) and the Museum of Photography (Photo Elysée). The new art district also houses the collections of the Toms Pauli and Félix Valloton foundations.From its opening in 2022, PLATEFORME 10 offers 25,000 square metres of public urban space for encounters and exchanges, inviting international visitors to discover it.

‍MUDAC – MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY DESIGNAND APPLIED ARTS

Objects of Desire Surrealism & Design
8.3.2024 – 4.8.2024

‍Alchemy Surrealism & Glass Art
8.3.2024 – 4.8.2024

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MCBA – MUSÉE CANTONAL DES BEAUX-ARTS

Surrealism. Le Grand Jeu
12.4.2024 – 25.8.2024

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PHOTO ELYSÉE – KANTONALES MUSEUM FÜR FOTOGRAFIE

Man Ray. LIBERATING PHOTOGRAPHY
29.03 – 04.08.24

The critical-poetic reflection of digitally and analogue generated audio-visual realities by artists is the focus of the independent Biennale for Visual and Sonic Media –düsseldorf photo+. The overarching theme of the Biennale for 2024 is On Reality. Düsseldorf will be hostto exhibitions, presentations, concerts, talks, lectures and events held throughout thecity at museums, art collections, galleries, independent exhibition spaces and universities. What these events will have in common is that they will address in a myriad number of ways issues relating to the various forms of media, which decisively influenceour comprehension of reality.

The 9th Socle du Monde is all about a greater awareness of our environment in which up-cycling should play an important role. With the title DO IT Socle du Monde has invited around seventy Danish andinternational artists, plus several architects, designers and curators to develop projects and exhibitions.

Under the title DO ITyourself Hans Ulrich Obrist has asked twenty-one artists including MarinaAbramović, Olafur Eliasson and Yoko Ono to formulate an assignment for the residents and visitors of Herning. Jean-Hubert Martin has “recycled” several museum collections from Denmark under the title Everything is wrong. Artists Theo Jansen and Sui Park have developed new works with plastics, to increase the awareness of these polluting products. Simon Njami invited the Spanish collective Basuramato create an installation with residual materials from the local textile industry. In a retrospective the French New Realist artists will be featured,including Jean Tinguely, Arman, and Christo; they seem to have invented the concept of “up-cycling” avant-la-lettre,already in the sixties. And so the 9th Socle du Monde consciously looks at the past, present and future, but it is up to each and every one themselves to make the change: just DO IT.

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The Klassik Stiftung Weimar announces “Bauhaus and National Socialism“: the first exhibition to examine the work of members of this avant-garde movement under the Nazi regime. The exhibition will dispel the long-standing myth that the Bauhaus and its members were necessarily victims of or averse to Nazism by taking an unflinching look at Bauhaus and the regime’s entanglements, which ranged from resistance to compliance and even the promotion of Nazi ideology. Three venues spanning over 11,000 square feet will showcase some 450 artworks and design objects from European and American private collections and museums.

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With RADIANT, the Center for International Light Art (ZfIL) presents visual worlds of sound and beaming spatial installations from April 27 to October 27, 2024. The digital-kinetic, audiovisual exhibition allows visitors to immerse themselves in a world where the boundaries between light, art and technology are blurred. Interdisciplinary international artist collectives present expansive installations that create immersive and modifiable spaces, transforming the vaults of the former Lindenbrauerei. Sound becomes an extended medium which, together with light, allows the historic, rough brewery cellar to shine in a completely new, enormously sensual dimension.

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With new works by FAMED (D), Christian Jankowski (D), Stephanie Lüning (D/USA), Betty Riekmann (USA/D), and works by Andreas Angelidakis (GRC), Tatjana Busch (D), Nezaket Ekici (TR/D), Ahmet Öğüt (TR/NL/D)

Have you ever seen the Holsten Gate in a sea of foam? Smelled conspiracy theory as a perfume or played the piano in a museum while eating fortune biscuits? From 11 April, the second part of the Hello Lübeck exhibition will offer unusual art experiences in and outside the Kunsthalle St. Annen. The exhibition will be expanded to include artistic positions and, with participative and interactive works of art, will underline even more strongly the new orientation of the Kunsthalle St. Annen in Lübeck as a place of lively exchange and open social dialogue.

The Kröller-Müller Museum - a unique museum of the 20th and 21st centuries - presents THE WOOD FOR THE TREES, a temporary exhibition with four internationally renowned artists and welcomes its new director Benno Tempel. The perfect time to (re)visit the museum and experience its world-renowned collections.

The special exhibition THE WOOD FOR THE TREES examine the relationship between humans and nature in different ways. Andy Holden watches and listens to birds, Eija-Liisa Ahtila enters into conversation with nature, Julian Charrière explores the role of the landscape in art and Hans Op de Beeck discusses climate change. As part of the exhibition, there are walks and activities in the sculpture garden.

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Throughout the year, the Stiftung Schloss Neuhardenberg offers a top-class programme of concerts, readings, talks, performances and exhibitions. The Prussian classicist castle, surrounded by outbuildings, a landscaped park and Schinkel's church, invites you to discover it on a tour of the countryside.

With the VILLA, Fulda has created an inspiring venue that honors Franz Erhard Walther's experimental early work and underlines its unbroken currentness and relevance. From December 9, the VILLA will be presenting the fascinating encounter between Franz Erhard Walther and Lygia Clark.

Two major figures from mid-twentieth-century art history whose works revolutionized the role of the viewer meet in the exhibition ACTION AS SCULPTURE / HANDLUNG ALS SKULPTUR. Lygia Clark & Franz Erhard Walther. Although Clark (1920–1988, Brazil) and Walther (*1939, Germany) never knew each other personally, their artistic explorations developed crucial similarities at nearly the same time, despite the artists’ geographic, generational, and cultural differences.

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After more than a year of special exhibitions, the Hilti Art Foundation is once again presenting a selection of artworks exclusively from its own collection. With 40 works, 24 of which are on public display for the first time as part of a Hilti Art Foundation exhibition, Die ganze Palette offers a representative insight into the current state of the collection. On display are the most beautiful works of painting, including well-known paintings by Pablo Picasso, Max Beckmann, Ferdinand Hodler, Piet Mondrian and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, as well as first-class new acquisitions by Edvard Munch, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Max Ernst, Verena Loewensberg, Gerhard Richter and Callum Innes.

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