In.Sight - by Corinne Diserens & Hans-Christian Dany & Julia Kersting (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

The catalog » IN.SIGHT - The Donation Schrö der to the Hamburger Kunsthalle« comprehensively publishes the 60 works by over 20 artists that Alexander Schrö der recently donated to the Hamburger Kunsthalle. This donation is considered one of the most extensive in the history of the Galerie der Gegenwart. Alexander Schrö der (*1968) grew up in Hamburg and founded the Gallery NEU in Berlin in 1994. The works in his collection provide an excellent overview of artistic positions from the 1970s to the immediate present, revealing perspectives and specifically questioning existing norms with regard to social spaces, architecture, institutions, gender, identity, sexuality, migration, national statehood, and racism. What is particularly striking is that Alexander Schrö der has focused his attention on contemporary art also beyond the artists represented at NEU and is entirely following his passion for social relevance.

About the Author

Corinne Diserens (*1960) is currently director of the art academy erg (l' ecole de recherche graphique, Brussels) and was curator of the 2016 Taipei Biennial. She studied art history at Université Panthé on Sorbonne (Paris 1), and was Fellow at the Whitney Museum of American Art, Independent Study Program (New York). From 1989 to 1993, she was curator at IVAM (Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno, Valencia), and between 1996 and 2008 she directed Les Musé es de Marseille, Musé e des Beaux-arts de Nantes, Museion Bolzano, and organized international co-productions for MACBA Barcelona. Brigitte Kö lle (*1967 Tü bingen) is a curator and art historian who lives in Hamburg. She studied cultural studies in Hildesheim, during her studies she worked in Konrad Fischer's gallery in Dusseldorf, and completed a postgraduate program in Museum Studies at New York University in 1992/1993. In 2005 she received her doctorate in Hildesheim, after she managed from 1994 to 1998 the Portikus in Frankfurt/Main. During that time she curated over 25 solo exhibitions, among others with Andreas Gursky, Wolfgang Tillmans, Marlene Dumas, Andreas Slominski, Gregor Schneider. Alexander Schrö der (*1968, Hamburg) is gallerist in Berlin and owner together with Thilo Wermke of gallery NEU. Hans-Christian Dany (*1966 Hamburg) studied fine art at the University of Fine Arts Hamburg. Since 1989 he has published articles, in books, catalogs in international magazines, tc. He is the founder and co-editor of various magazines, including the art magazine Star Ship. He lives and works as an author and artist in Hamburg. Julia Kersing is a scientific volunteer at the Kunsthalle Hamburg.