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Matinee and addresses elaborating on the “Political Sculpture” exhibition

BARLACH / KASPER / THORAK / WOTRUBA
16 November 2008

The impact on art of political systems before and after 1945 is the theme of the “Political Sculpture” exhibition that has been running in Landesgalerie Linz since September. “Political Sculpture” will conclude with a matinee on November 16.

Beginning at 9:30 AM Breakfast in Umgang, 1st Upper Level

11 AM Concert by Duo Saitenklang
Edgar Gredler: cello; soloist with the Münchner Rundfunkorchester; numerous solo performances throughout Europe; instructor at conservatories including the University of Music and Performing Arts Munich
Walter Kirchmayr: guitar; intensive involvement with chamber music; conductor, composer, teacher
Works by Pergolesi, Fauré, Chopin, Albeniz and Wellesz

12:30 PM Guided Tour through the exhibition

2 PM Addresses (in German) by the curators
Martin Hochleitner (Landesgalerie Linz): “somehow he was always in on what was happening ...” Reception and Impact of Ludwig Kasper in 20th-Century Art
Volker Probst (Ernst Barlach Foundation Güstrow): Ernst Barlach’s Secretary Bernhard A. Böhmer and His Role in the Exploitation of So-called “Degenerate Art” (1939-45)
Susanne Rolinek (Museum der Moderne Salzburg): The Dark Side of Power: Josef Thorak as Artist in Favor with the Nazis and His Rehabilitation after 1945
Gabriele Stöger-Spevak (Fritz Wotruba Foundation Vienna): “… above all, art is never a matter of tolerance or submission to the dictates of a system…” The Reception Accorded to Fritz Wotruba’s Life and Work
Helga Thieme (Ernst Barlach Foundation Güstrow): Ernst Barlach. The Sculptor as Poet

Admission: 7.50 euros
Pre-register by calling 0732 77 44 82 49

www.landesgalerie.at