Jugendstil Made in Munich October 25, 2024–March 23, 2025 About the exhibition October 25, 2024–March 23, 2025 Around 1900, young visionary artists in Munich set out to revolutionize art and to reform life. Facing a time of rapid scientific as well as technological innovation and social upheaval, they joined the quest for a fairer and more sustainable way of life. Artists such as Richard Riemerschmid, Hermann Obrist, and Margarethe von Brauchitsch turned their backs on historical styles to create a new art that permeated life down to the smallest detail. Their ideas formed the foundation for modern art and design. With objects from design, sculpture, painting, graphic art, and photography, to fashion and jewelry, this exhibition sheds light on Munich’s role as the cradle of Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) in Germany and demonstrates how topical the issues of life discussed back then still are today. Munich’s reputation as a cosmopolitan cultural metropolis with exceptional opportunities in terms of training and exhibiting attracted artists from all over Europe at the end of the 19th century. It was in this climate of openness to innovation that the magazine Jugend (Youth) appeared from 1896 onwards, its program dedicated to all sectors of life. Soon, it would become the eponym for the new movement. The magazine’s colorful covers, which were designed in a different style each issue by Richard Riemerschmid, Bruno Paul, and Hans Christiansen, among others, illustrate that Jugendstil (the German term for Art Nouveau literarily means ‘Youth Style’) was not a uniform artistic movement. Rather, it becomes clear that the artists associated with the movement engaged with the major issues of their time by varied aesthetic means. In ten chapters, Jugendstil. Made in Munich presents the pioneering ideas and sources of inspiration from which the artists who trained or worked in Munich developed their respective styles. Aspects such as gender equality, a healthy life in harmony with nature, and the democratization of art and society form the backdrop against which the exhibition unfolds. The exhibition design by Bodo Sperlein references present-day craftwork. Inspired by the art of Jugendstil in his designs, the designer and artist stages the exhibited works in a contemporary manner. The exhibition is a joint project of the Kunsthalle München and the Münchner Stadtmuseums, which owns a Jugendstil collection of international standing. The institution’s complete renovation provides the unique opportunity of presenting it in a comprehensive survey exhibition. #JugendstilMuc #KunsthalleMuc More Less Hermann Obrist Wall Hanging with Cyclamen (“Whiplash”), circa 1895 Work by: Berthe Ruchet Woolen fabric with silk embroidery, 119 × 183 cm Münchner Stadtmuseum Peter Behrens The Kiss, 1899 Color woodcut, 28.5 × 19 cm Münchner Stadtmuseum Karl Rothmüller Brooch, circa 1910 Cast and soldered gold, turquoise, pearls, 5 × 4.3 cm Münchner Stadtmuseum, Collection Dry-von Zezschwitz Carl Strathmann Head of the Medusa, circa 1897 Watercolor, India ink, 69.8 × 69.5 cm Münchner Stadtmuseum Gertraud von Schnellenbühel Candlestick, 1913 Work by: Kunstgewerbliche Werkstätten Steinicken & Lohr, Munich Silver-plated brass, 48.5 × 50 × 50 cm Münchner Stadtmuseum © Gertraud von Schnellenbühel/legal successor Thomas Theodor Heine Poster for Simplicissimus, 1897 Print: Dr. C. Wolfs & Sohn, Munich Color lithograph, 86.5 × 59.5 cm Münchner Stadtmuseum Richard Riemerschmid Cover of Jugend. Münchner illustrierte Wochenschrift für Kunst und Leben (Youth. Munich’s Illustrated Weekly), 2, 25, 1897 Color lithograph, 30.5 × 22.9 cm Münchner Stadtmuseum © Richard Riemerschmid, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Richard Riemerschmid Garden of Eden, 1900 Oil on canvas, 104 × 128 cm Münchner Stadtmuseum, Donation K. Barlow and A. Widmann Collection © Richard Riemerschmid, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Thomas Theodor Heine Devil, circa 1904/1905 Bronze, height: 41 cm Münchner Stadtmuseum, Donation K. Barlow and A. Widmann Collection Hermann Obrist Wall Hanging with Cyclamen (“Whiplash”), circa 1895 Work by: Berthe Ruchet Woolen fabric with silk embroidery, 119 × 183 cm Münchner Stadtmuseum Peter Behrens The Kiss, 1899 Color woodcut, 28.5 × 19 cm Münchner Stadtmuseum Karl Rothmüller Brooch, circa 1910 Cast and soldered gold, turquoise, pearls, 5 × 4.3 cm Münchner Stadtmuseum, Collection Dry-von Zezschwitz Carl Strathmann Head of the Medusa, circa 1897 Watercolor, India ink, 69.8 × 69.5 cm Münchner Stadtmuseum Gertraud von Schnellenbühel Candlestick, 1913 Work by: Kunstgewerbliche Werkstätten Steinicken & Lohr, Munich Silver-plated brass, 48.5 × 50 × 50 cm Münchner Stadtmuseum © Gertraud von Schnellenbühel/legal successor Thomas Theodor Heine Poster for Simplicissimus, 1897 Print: Dr. C. Wolfs & Sohn, Munich Color lithograph, 86.5 × 59.5 cm Münchner Stadtmuseum Richard Riemerschmid Cover of Jugend. Münchner illustrierte Wochenschrift für Kunst und Leben (Youth. Munich’s Illustrated Weekly), 2, 25, 1897 Color lithograph, 30.5 × 22.9 cm Münchner Stadtmuseum © Richard Riemerschmid, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Richard Riemerschmid Garden of Eden, 1900 Oil on canvas, 104 × 128 cm Münchner Stadtmuseum, Donation K. Barlow and A. Widmann Collection © Richard Riemerschmid, VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Thomas Theodor Heine Devil, circa 1904/1905 Bronze, height: 41 cm Münchner Stadtmuseum, Donation K. Barlow and A. Widmann Collection Program Fri 25.10. 10 am 1st day of the exhibtion "Jugendstil. Made in Munich" With examples from painting, graphic art, sculpture, photography, decorative arts, and fashion, the exhibition sheds light on Munich’s role as the cradle of Jugendstil (Art Nouveau) in Germany and demonstrates how topical the issues of life discussed back then still are today. The exhibition is a joint project of the Kunsthalle München and the Münchner Stadtmuseum. Preview Fri 25.10. 11:30 AM Public Guided tour in German Price: € 8 + admission Meeting place: 1st floor The Munich Volkshochschule (MVHS, an organisation for adult education) offers public guided tours of 90 minutes. The group size is currently limited to a maximum of 20 participants. Participation is possible with prior registration with the MVHS: by telephone Monday and Tuseday 9 am–1 pm, Wednesday and Thursday 2 pm–7 pm under T +49 (0)89 480 06 62 39 or online. Remaining tickets available on site. Tickets for the exhibition can be purchased at the ticket counter at the Kunsthalle. Please note that the tours will be in German only. Tickets Sat 26.10. 1 pm Public guided tour in German Price: € 8 + admission Meeting place: 1st floor The Munich Volkshochschule (MVHS, an organisation for adult education) offers public guided tours of 90 minutes. The group size is currently limited to a maximum of 20 participants. Participation is possible with prior registration with the MVHS: by telephone Monday and Tuseday 9 am–1 pm, Wednesday and Thursday 2 pm–7 pm under T +49 (0)89 480 06 62 39 or online. Remaining tickets available on site. Tickets for the exhibition can be purchased at the ticket counter at the Kunsthalle. Please note that the tours will be in German only. Tickets Calender Audio Tour A free audio tour (EN/DE) is soon available for the exhibition. It can be accessed from home and in the exhibition with your own mobile device. Please bring your own headphones when you visit the exhibition. Catalog Jugendstil. Made in Munich Accompanying the exhibition an extensive catalog will be published, that presents the full artistic spectrum of Munich’s Art Nouveau! Including works by Peter Behrens, Sophie Burger-Hartmann, Otto Eckmann, August Endell, Elisabeth Erber, Hermann Obrist, Bruno Paul, Richard Riemerschmid, Gertraud von Schnellenbühel, and many more. Edited by: Roger Diederen, Anja Huber, Nico Kirchberger, Antonia Voit. With essays by Isabella Belting, Mascha Erbelding, Jasmin Gierling, Susanne Glasl, Anna Grosskopf, Anja Huber, Birgit Kadatz-Kuhn, Nico Kirchberger, Hubertus Kohle, Henning Rader, Maaike van Rijn, Sabine Schenk, Rudolf Scheutle and Antonia Voit. 272 pages, 24 × 29 cm, 310 color images, hardback, available in German, published by Deutscher Kunstverlag. More Less More information Art and Stage Exhibition at the German Theater Museum 17.10.2024 – 23.3.2025 Munich Art to Go Jugendstil Tour (German) of the Zentralinstitut für Kunstgeschichte available soon. Children & Young People Booklet for Children available free of charge at the ticket desk, 8–12 years (in German) Guided tours for children during school vacations (in German) Workshops at the Kinderkunsthaus during school vacations, 6–15 years Partners Newsletter The latest information about the exhibitions of the Kunsthalle München. You can unsubscribe any time. 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