Art action in the exhibition "A city in transition"
"25 years - 25 things" - art project on 16 October 2015, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Neumarkt with everyday objects from the GDR - exhibition content also available online
The diamond bicycle, the telephone with dial or the RG 28 hand mixer were popular, tried and tested and useful products in the GDR. After 25 years, they have disappeared from many households, but not from our memories. An art project in the exhibition "A city in transition. How Karl-Marx-Stadt became Chemnitz" takes a look at the products of the past.
On Friday, 16 October 2015, 25 everyday objects will be set up on Neumarkt from 11 am. All of them are more than 25 years old and have been borrowed from the collection of the Chemnitz-based company SBS Deko. Marcel Kabisch, Rose-Marie Güttler, Uwe Mühlberg and Guido Günther are the four artists on site who will be creatively realising their thoughts on the products until 2 pm.
"Before the exhibition moves on to other locations in Chemnitz, we want to say goodbye to it on Neumarkt with this art event," says Katja Uhlemann, official head of the Mayor's Office. Head of the Mayor's Office of the City of Chemnitz. "In the exhibition, we have shown the development of the past 25 years and the reference to today's relevant topics. The art exhibition takes us further back in time. I'm curious to see what anecdotes and memories the artists and visitors associate with the products."
"I'm interested in the design of GDR products. There is now a revival of many design ideas. And I think that the old patterns and shapes still impress and influence creative people today," says Frankenberg artist Marcel Kabisch, who will be working with linocuts.
Likewise Rose-Marie Güttler, who has decided to work with this technique in the direction of stamping. She will be printing - stamping - on postcard formats on site. "According to the motto: "getting a stamp" or "stamped". There's plenty of room for interpretation," says the artist.
The artist Uwe Mühlberg comes from Chemnitz. He will produce prints of the objects. Guido Günther from Rebel Art is bringing his spray can and will be producing small-scale graffiti art.
Depending on the art form, visitors can take the artworks with them on site free of charge.
The exhibition and the art project are funded by the Free State of Saxony's funding programme "25 Years of German Unity and the Free State of Saxony".
The exhibition "A city in transition. How Karl-Marx-Stadt became Chemnitz"
Until Sunday, 18 October, the exhibition "A city in transition. How Karl-Marx-Stadt became Chemnitz" can be seen at Neumarkt until Sunday, 18 October. It can then be seen on the Tietz forecourt until 8 November. From 9 November to 30 November, the exhibition will move to the Moritzhof civic hall. In December, it will then greet all travellers on the station forecourt.
On 30 panels the size of a building fence, old photos are juxtaposed with today's views and show various facets of development over the past 25 years. And not only in the area of urban development, but also in the leisure, residential and educational sectors.
50 institutions, private individuals and associations took part in the exhibition. Representing the many people in our city who are changing places and realising projects with creativity and commitment, creators from the city marketing campaign "The city is me" also have their say about Chemnitz.
The pictures from the exhibition are also available on the internet platform
On Friday, 16 October 2015, 25 everyday objects will be set up on Neumarkt from 11 am. All of them are more than 25 years old and have been borrowed from the collection of the Chemnitz-based company SBS Deko. Marcel Kabisch, Rose-Marie Güttler, Uwe Mühlberg and Guido Günther are the four artists on site who will be creatively realising their thoughts on the products until 2 pm.
"Before the exhibition moves on to other locations in Chemnitz, we want to say goodbye to it on Neumarkt with this art event," says Katja Uhlemann, official head of the Mayor's Office. Head of the Mayor's Office of the City of Chemnitz. "In the exhibition, we have shown the development of the past 25 years and the reference to today's relevant topics. The art exhibition takes us further back in time. I'm curious to see what anecdotes and memories the artists and visitors associate with the products."
"I'm interested in the design of GDR products. There is now a revival of many design ideas. And I think that the old patterns and shapes still impress and influence creative people today," says Frankenberg artist Marcel Kabisch, who will be working with linocuts.
Likewise Rose-Marie Güttler, who has decided to work with this technique in the direction of stamping. She will be printing - stamping - on postcard formats on site. "According to the motto: "getting a stamp" or "stamped". There's plenty of room for interpretation," says the artist.
The artist Uwe Mühlberg comes from Chemnitz. He will produce prints of the objects. Guido Günther from Rebel Art is bringing his spray can and will be producing small-scale graffiti art.
Depending on the art form, visitors can take the artworks with them on site free of charge.
The exhibition and the art project are funded by the Free State of Saxony's funding programme "25 Years of German Unity and the Free State of Saxony".
The exhibition "A city in transition. How Karl-Marx-Stadt became Chemnitz"
Until Sunday, 18 October, the exhibition "A city in transition. How Karl-Marx-Stadt became Chemnitz" can be seen at Neumarkt until Sunday, 18 October. It can then be seen on the Tietz forecourt until 8 November. From 9 November to 30 November, the exhibition will move to the Moritzhof civic hall. In December, it will then greet all travellers on the station forecourt.
On 30 panels the size of a building fence, old photos are juxtaposed with today's views and show various facets of development over the past 25 years. And not only in the area of urban development, but also in the leisure, residential and educational sectors.
50 institutions, private individuals and associations took part in the exhibition. Representing the many people in our city who are changing places and realising projects with creativity and commitment, creators from the city marketing campaign "The city is me" also have their say about Chemnitz.
The pictures from the exhibition are also available on the internet platform
www.die-stadt-bin-ich.de/wendegeschichten/
. So if you don't have time to visit Chemnitz city centre, you can click back 25 years into the past.