When paper becomes a three-dimensional space: In the second entry of »Out of Frame,« artist Pauline de Chalendar adresses spatial questions on the practice of drawing.
»Show you are not afraid« is a series of interventions in the form of posters, documented by the artist and former fellow Mikael Mikael. The posters quote the former mayor of New York, Rudolph Giuliani.
Johannes Cladders, Künstler, Kurator und Museumsleiter hisste als künstlerische Aktion am 18. Oktober 1988 erstmals eine weiße Fahne zum Zeichen des Friedens.
Multisensorial perceptions mingle between bodies, spaces and landscapes – meet Gabi Schillig and her refreshing perspective!
Summer season is wedding season
Some of the Solituders selected their favorite book from the castle's libraries. Listen to and read what they chose and why.
In three days and three nights Ben Patterson and Emmett Williams transformed the Akademie in what it is now: A ship which sinking is never ending. – Jean-Baptiste Joly, 2016
At Schloss, in Schloss, under Schloss, and around – Solitude nights since 1990. The next will follow!
»Theater is the house of the word that never becomes flesh« – In 2010, Hamed Taheri staged »Femmina Balba« at Solitude as an attempt towards failure.
This is about a container for trash, a heavy-weight object with an assumed potential and, in our eyes, very aesthetic proportions.
Solitude fellows have left many traces in the house over the years, on the walls, in the corners, in their studios. Some of them have now been collected in this gallery.
Some of the Solituders selected their favorite book from the castle's libraries. Listen to and read what they chose and why.
Some of the Solituders selected their favorite book from the castle's libraries. Listen to and read what they chose and why.
For the Leipzig Book Fair, some of the Solituders selected their favorite Solitude book. Listen to and read what they chose and why.
For the Leipzig Book Fair, some of the Solituders selected their favorite Solitude book. Listen to and read what they chose and why.
For the Leipzig Book Fair, some of the Solituders selected their favorite Solitude book. Listen to and read what they chose and why.
We show how Solitude’s exhibition space, the Hirschgang, has changed over the last 25 years with the art works by the many Solitude fellows.
In his special tribute to the artist, Chris Burden’s weighty legacy came back to haunt visual artist Michl Schmidt and his toes!
We show how Solitude’s famous exhibition space Hirschgang has changed over the last 25 years with the many artists living and working in the house.
A writing body in red, yellow, blue: the Japanese artist Junko Wada in a dance proposal from the 90s together with the sound artist Hans Peter Kuhn.
»Oh Mensch« takes it’s name from the phrase »Oh Mensch, gib acht!«, a quote from Nietzsche in Helmut Lachenmann’s seminal work for two guitars »Salut für Caudwell.«
In his short film, Bulgarian director Javor Gardev focuses on the oneiric daily life at the Akademie.
»This project … helps me to maintain my humanity and dignity. It’s probably the best move that I’ve ever made in my life.« – Herman Wallace
Back in the 90's, Tilman Küntzel, fellow in the field of music/sound, created his installation series »Oh Solitude« with slot machines, light diodes, and solar knockers.
»Take either hens or concrete to manifest your ideas in design of life processes. Or take both...« A project by German architect Ursula Achternkamp
