This year's exhibitions at the Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz span an arc between great utopias and the everyday. The Gunzenhauser Museum, for example, is preparing a three-part series on the subject of food. Starting with Eve's apple and mother's milk, the focus will be on the connection between gender roles and food, for example, but also on rituals and the connection between culture, religion and identity, explained museum director Anja Richter. After all, food is far more than just nourishment.
The art collections on Theaterplatz will kick off the new exhibition series entitled "Utopia. Right to Hope" on April 11. In cooperation with the Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, positions of contemporary art will be presented that, in the face of global crises, create concrete ideas for a fairer and more sustainable coexistence, said General Director Florence Thurmes. In a time of polycrises with wars, environmental pollution and genocides, it is important to think big about how we can live together better. "This foresight is often lacking because everyone is only looking at their smartphone or tablet."
