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Bucerius Kunst Forum’s Newest Exhibit: “On Water.”
On Water. Painting and Photography from J.M.W. Turner to Olafur Eliasson
June 13 to September 20, 2015
Water in its many forms continues to inspire photographers and painters today. The exhibition examines the inspirational power of water from a period stretching back more than two centuries. By juxtaposing photographs and paintings, it demonstrates how both media have struggled to depict the element adequately and have served as mutual inspiration for each other. The approximately 160 loans come from internationally renowned collections including the Musée d’Orsay, the Tate and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
This exhibition is the Bucerius Kunst Forum’s contribution to the Hamburg Triennial of Photography in 2015 with the title The Day Will Come When Water Matters.
Located in the heart of Hamburg next to the Rathaus, the Bucerius Kunst Forum invites its visitors to take part in a stimulating encounter with artistic masterpieces. Interpreted from a contemporary perspective, international art from ancient to modern times is shown in four rotating exhibition each year. Since its foundation in 2002, the Bucerius Kunst Forum has become one of the leading exhibition houses in northern Germany.
All exhibitions are supplemented with a versatile program of events: Concerts, lectures, readings and discussions illustrate the subject of each exhibition from the perspective of the various arts. You can visit the website here.
Photo copyright: Katsushika Hokusai (1760–1849): The Great Wave off Kanagawa, c. 1830, From the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji , Museum Angewandte Kunst, Frankfurt am Main, Riese Collection