29.05.-19.10.2025
LOOK INWARDS
Nicäa
Art as a Bridge to the Present
"look inwards" – under this title, the city of Lienz presents a high-quality exhibition full of spiritual experiences at Schloss Bruck. However, impressive contemporary masterpieces serve as a haven in a pressing world, not ancient artworks.
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Spiritual insight through art - this is the idea behind the current special exhibition at Schloss Bruck, curated by Hubert Salden. "Art and religion point beyond the visible to the immaterial. They open up new paths and bring to light what a society suppresses in its subconscious," says the curator, who brings together works by Andy Warhol and Rebecca Horn, Glenn Brown and Kiki Smith within the medieval walls.
The images on display not only mark essential intersections of Christian art history, but also provide viewers with a sense of home. Pilgrims and migrants of all centuries have carried the religious images of their homeland in their souls. Today, it is the tsunami of visuals and image stimuli that overwhelm us and, not least, make it difficult to consciously perceive our tradition - also a form of the inflationary devaluation of images, as is done through the flood of digital media.
Durch diese Vielfalt ergibt sich aber nicht grundsätzlich eine Abwertung der Bedeutung von Kunst, im Gegenteil. "The current exhibition is a fascinating bridge - from ancient times to the 21st century, from ancient images of faith to extremely cool contemporary works," says Bishop Hermann Glettler, who accompanies and supports the exhibition. "Schloss Bruck - this name already obliges to build bridge - becomes a place of learning for a creative interaction of different worlds. They must not be separated, but also not mixed. In view of the many ideological bunkers and dangerous bubbles of our time, the art shown here can provide dialogue and encounter."
This enables encounters. With art, with other thought worlds. But above all with oneself. Immersing oneself in the artwork, seeking peace and engaging with one"s own thoughts, regardless of the personal closeness of the viewers to faith or religion, challenges one to engage with oneself. The fundamental offer of the images in this exhibition makes one vigilant and resistant to the diverse strategies of manipulation.
The Good, the Beautiful, andThe True go beyond themselves and show paths.
The list of artists invited to participate in the exhibition is as diverse as the paths: Francesco Clemente, Gerald Domenig, Goudji, Volker Hildebrandt, Rebecca Horn, Alexej von Jawlensky, Raimer Jochims, Axel Kasseböhmer, Thomas Locher, Rune Mields, Omar Mismar, Hermann Nitsch, Arnulf Rainer, Nicole van den Plas, Susi Pop, Gustav Seitz, Kiki Smith, Manfred Stumpf, Andy Warhol.
The exhibition is a cooperation with Bishop Hermann Glettler and is generously supported by the Department of Culture of the State of Tyrol, Raiffeisen Landesbank Tirol AG, and Felbertauernstraßen AG.
With works by:
Glenn Brown
Carmen Brucic
Daniele Buetti
Phillip Caruso
Francesco Clemente
Gerald Domenig
Goudji
Volker Hildebrandt
Rebecca Horn
Jean-Baptiste Huynh
Alexej von Jawlensky
Raimer Jochims
Axel Kasseböhmer
Thomas Locher
Rune Mields
Omar Mismar
Scuola Mosaicisti del Friuli
Hermann Nitsch
Adrian Paci
Paul Pfeiffer
Otto Piene
Nicole Van den Plas
Susi Pop
Arnulf Rainer
Nikola Sarić
Gustav Seitz
Kiki Smith
Manfred Stumpf
Andy Warhol
Franz Wassermann
Nicole Van den Plas
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