For a period of six months, the Hamburger Kunsthalle is presenting works from the Old Masters, the Nineteenth Century, and the Classical Modern collections in dialog with artworks from the Gallery of Contemporary Art. All art has been contemporary, which takes its name from a neon piece by Maurizio Nannucci (1999), calls attention to the often forgotten fact that every artwork has at some point been contemporary. While "historical" and "current" works of art may be centuries apart in terms of their date of origin and their style, similarities often exist between them on a formal or thematic level. This serves to remind us that every work of art is an expression of human experience and an exploration of universal issues, and that the artists’ intentions are not as far removed from each other as is commonly assumed.
Caspar David Friedrich’s The Sea of Ice, ca. 1823, Richard Long’s Mountain Circle, Frankfurt, 1991, John Hilliard’s Black Depths (Fire, Water, Stone, and Stars) from 1974, Pedro Cabrita Reis’ The Leaning Paintings of 2009, Juan Muñoz’ Conversation Pieces, 1993, Bernardo Strozzi’s 1615 painting The Educating of Maria, Hubert Kiecol’s Table with Eight Houses, Isa Genzken’s pavilion H.M.G., and Axel Hütte’s Castelfiorentino C-prints, Josef Albers’ White Lines Squares from 1966, Christian Morgenstern’s Dune near Helgoland, from around 1850, Gerhard Richter’s Bridge (at the Seaside) and Seascape (cloudy), both from 1969 are among the works on view.
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