Visiting Relatives.
Thomas Bechinger, Judith Samen, Michel Sauer
meet Morandi, Freud, Twombly and Polke
in the Lambrecht-Schadeberg Collection
August  24  to December  5,  2010

The Lambrecht-Schadeberg Collection consists of comprehensive groupings of works from all of the previous eleven Rubens Prize Artists of the City of Siegen. Major artists from the European art scene of the twentieth century are represented, including Sigmar Polke, Lucian Freud, Cy Twombly and Giorgio Morandi.

What meaning do these artistic positions have for contemporary artists today?

Three artists – Thomas Bechinger, Judith Samen, Michel Sauer – all three of these are active as teachers of art courses at the University of Siegen – have chosen those artists that have inspired them the most. With own works, they comment on these artists. They reflect their work in the works of the chosen painters and vice versa. Through these pieces, conceptualized specifically for this exhibition, a new perspective on the collection is gained.

On the occasion of the exhibition the symposium “Unverwandtes Sprechen” will be held on September 4th, and on November 30th a discussion together with the artists will take place (see “Events”).

The exhibition is a collaboration with the University of Siegen on the occasion of the North Rhine–Westphalia–State Day from September 17 to 19, 2010.