RAUMdurchKUNST

ARBOUR CONVERSATIONS

6 – 27 July, 2024

This summer three of my works of art will be exhibited in RAUMdurchKUNST in Germany. Why this is a very special location is described below. If you happen to be in the area on the way to your holiday address, be sure to take a look at this beautiful group exhibition.

Location

RAUMdurchKUNST
Hauptstraße 28
82404 Sindelsdorf
Germany

Opening hours

Monday – Saturday:
10.00 AM – 7.00 PM 
Monday and Sunday closed.

Information

Franz Marc, one of the most important artists of the 20th century, lived with his wife Maria in the Upper Bavarian village of Sindelsdorf near Murnau am Staffelsee from 1909 to 1914. The couple inhabited the house of the carpenter Josef Niggl, where Franz Marc set up a studio in the attic. It was here that he painted many of his expressionist paintings, which later achieved world fame. 

In the famous bower, which stood next to the house until 2009 and is now located about 100 meters further north on Franz-Marc-Straße, Franz Marc founded the editorial team of the almanac “Der Blaue Reiter” together with Wassily Kandinsky who often came over from nearby Murnau. The book and the artistic movement soon became the focus of a circle of like-minded artists and were to have a decisive influence on the development of European art in the 20th century. The name “The Blue Rider” symbolized the emergence of a new spiritual quality of art that sought to overcome the materialism of the 19th century. The almanac and the subsequent art exhibitions in which the artists of the “Blue Rider” took part brought together texts and works of art from various cultures and art eras and were able to appeal to and inspire artists from different disciplines from different European countries. 

For example, Alexej Jawlensky, Marianne von Werefkin, Adolf Erbslöh, Alexander Kanoldt, August and Helmut Macke, Heinrich Campendonk as well as Wassily Kandinsky and Gabriele Münter met at Franz and Maria Marc. Heinrich Campendonk and the animal painter Jean Bloé Niestlé lived in Sindelsdorf at the same time. Robert Delaunay considered Sindelsdorf one of the major centers of European painting.

However, with the outbreak of the First World War, Sindelsdorf lost its famous painters and the place sank back into art-historical insignificance. Miraculously, however, the small, open building in the garden of the carpenter family, in which Franz Marc and Wassily Kandinsky held their bower conversations, survived. The robust and weather-resistant arbour still allowed to stay outdoors protected from sun or rain. Over the years, it has become a symbol of Europe-wide artistic exchange and the development of innovative ideas, the main concerns of the AiM group.

More than a hundred years ago, the historic Sindelsdorfer ARBOUR CONVERSATIONS contributed to international understanding, cross-border communication and a cross-border exchange of ideas. AiM pursues the same goals. That is why the group deals artistically with the phenomenon, interprets the semantic fields associated with it and explains them.

Artists in Motion (AiM)

AiM stands for Artists in Motion, a registered association based in Cernay-la-Ville, France. AiM promotes art and culture by creating a trans-European space for collaboration among artists of all disciplines. The members of AiM realize different types of events such as exhibitions, master classes, concerts, conferences, and residencies – our goals:

• cross-European collaboration among artists and thus
• promote respect for European culture
• promote the diversity of European culture
• promote cohesion, inclusion and well-being in our communities and societies
• interdisciplinary collaboration among artists from different fields visual arts, music, literature as well as the applied and performing arts
• discourse on topics of European importance.

RAUMdurchKUNST

RAUMdurchKUNST is an exhibition and event space in Sindelsdorf built in 2022. Significant in terms of art history, this place is easily accessible 50 km south of Munich in an artistically lively area in the foothills of the Alps. The works exhibited and available for purchase by contemporary, regional and national artists come from a variety of art forms and styles. RAUMdurchKUNST attaches great importance to being able to present different art forms at the same time. For example, there is a separate “room within a room” equipped with sound and lighting technology for immersive, walk-in art installations. Regular cabaret events of music, poetry and comedy, as well as readings, dialogue sessions and other opportunities for human exchange also have a place here. While this flexibility of the building and its usage concept is of great importance, the greatest attention is paid to the integrity of each art form and work presented. On the one hand, the temporal and spatial structure of RAUMdurchKUNST offers a trustworthy environment for the acquisition and trading of works of art. In addition, it encourages the viewer to linger in the garden over a cup of coffee, for example, to track down, trust and share the emotions evoked by the art. Nature, art, culture and society form a harmonious connection in this place for the senses and Sindelsdorf has now awakened from its artistic slumber after more than 100 years.

Support

Made possible with the kind support of B3 Architecten, Eur30 Art, Sparkasse Oberland, Smart, Antony Zauner Stiftung