Albertinum Masterpieces of the Twenty-First Century
Kapwani Kiwanga, Wieland Förster and Gerhard Richter...The diversity of selected masterpieces from 1945 and contemporary positions. Painting, photography and sculpture between art collections from the GDR, the New Leipzig School to abstract art (tour with audio commentaries).
- Building
- Albertinum
- Collection
- Albertinum
- Duration
- 1 hour
Welcome
History of the Albertinum
First artwork in the atrium
You can find the first artwork on our tour directly in the Atrium – the seating module by Andreas Angelidakis.
DEMOS
Angelidakis, Andreas ((1968-)) | Artist
Dresdener Gitter
Slavs and Tatars (gegründet 2006) | Sculptor
Sculpture hall
Please enter the sculpture hall via the atrium and take the front entrance on the right. From there you will reach the first two works of this tour.
Introduction to the sculpture hall
SCULPTURE IN WEST AND EAST GERMANY
Lower Folding Zone of the Mast
Glöckner, Hermann (1889-1987) | Sculptor
Beaten Man
Förster, Wieland (1930-) | Sculptor
Soul Catcher
Dieker, Birgit ((1969-)) | Sculptor
Ever After
Cragg, Tony ((1949-))
Ruin
Scheibitz, Thomas ((1968-)) | Artist
Next stop on the first floor
Our tour now continues on the first floor. From the Atrium either take the elevator or the staircase up to the Mosaic Hall.
The Mosaic Hall
General John Burgoyne, Model: Chad Nurse, New York, NY
Wiley, Kehinde ((1977-)) | Painter
The tour continues on the 2nd floor
Now, our tour continues on the second floor. Either take the elevator or the large staircase and on the second floor, the first work is located in the arrival hall. It is the seating with cover.
Ausstellungsliege
Condorelli, Céline ((1974-)) | Artist
Changing the scene
The continuation is 9 rooms further with paintings by Max Slevogt and his journey to Egypt.
Oriental Studies: Morning
Kiwanga, Kapwani (1978-) | Sculptor
Four rooms ahead
The next work is 4 rooms away.
Ecce Homo
Dumas, Marlene ((1953-)) | Artist
THE NEXT TWO STATIONS
You can reach the next two works of art by going one room further.
The Coltish Sisyphus and His People
Mattheuer, Wolfgang ((1927-2004)) | Painter
Collection of art from the GDR
Next room
You can find the next two artworks one room ahead.
Seriel Lines, Plates 1-3
Adler, Karl-Heinz ((1927-2018)) | Artist
Manifestation
Mehretu, Julie ((1970-)) | Artist
Gerhard Richter rooms
The last section of our tour is located two rooms away. Here you will find the artworks of Gerhard Richter.
Rock (694)
Richter, Gerhard ((1932-)) | Painter
9 Standing Glass Panels (879-3)
Richter, Gerhard ((1932-)) | Artist
Thank you and good bye
Now we have come to the end of the tour. We appreciate the interest and thank you for your attention. For more exciting tours, you can have a look at the tour overview.
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