On 21 November 2006, the Kulturkreis der deutschen Wirtschaft im BDI donated part of its art collection to the Stiftung Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig. This collection comprises a total of 50 artistic positions, predominantly abstract works of art. The handover marks the culmination and conclusion of one of the most important art projects of the reunification period: driven by the desire to assume cultural responsibility in the new Germany and to build a bridge between East and West, the Cultural Circle of German Business in the BDI decided in 1992 to recall parts of its art collection, which had until then been on loan to West German museums, and to permanently exhibit the central stock of artworks created after 1945 in the Galerie für Zeitgenössische Kunst Leipzig, which was in the process of being founded.
Artworks Donation
until December 30, 2006
with
Willi Baumeister, Julius Bissier, Carl Buchheister, Rupprecht Geiger, K. O. Götz, HAP Grieshaber, Hans Hartung, Josef Hegenbarth, Bernhard Heiliger, Werner Heldt, Gerhard Hoehme, Wolf Kahlen, Ewald Mataré, Matschinsky-Denninghoff [Brigitte Matschinsky-Denninghoff, Martin Matschinsky], Ernst Wilhelm Nay, Rolf Nesch, Karl Rössing, Bernard Schultze, Emil Schumacher, K. R. H. Sonderborg, Heinz Trökes, Hans Uhlmann, Hannsjörg Voth and Fritz Winter
curated by
Heidi Stecker and Barbara Steiner
in cooperation with
the artist Marion Porten
Dates
Presentation of the collection
February 02, 2007
Curated by Heidi Stecker and Barbara Steiner in cooperation with the artist Marion Porten
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