2009 - Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

Matthias Rietschel,
”Lys Geburtstag”
(Ly’s Birthday), 1988,
Kunstfonds
of Saxony. The resulting “state-owned
treasury” of prints produced mainly by
artists who were born in Saxony provided
an exciting insight into the creative processes
involved in this extremely versatile
medium.
• Lys Geburtstag – Vietnamesen im Dresden
der 80er Jahre. Fotografien von Matthias
Rietschel (Ly’s Birthday – Vietnamese
People in Dresden in the 1980s.
Erich Gerlach, “Die Familie – Gemeinsamkeit”
(The Family – Togetherness), 1972, Kunstfonds
Photographs by Matthias Rietschel)
Exhibition by the Kunstfonds in cooperation
with the Goethe Institute Dresden
Until 18th April 2009 (from 21st November
2008)
Goethe-Institut Dresden
This exhibition presented 32 black-andwhite
photos taken by Dresden photographer
Matthias Rietschel as part of a threeyear
agreement with Dresden District
Council. Images such as “Ly’s Birthday”,
“Hostel” and “Menswear”, taken mostly in
1988 and 1989, show the everyday lives of
Vietnamese contract workers, who were
far away from their homeland and also
isolated from the population of Dresden.
• Schaudepot #4. Gruppenbilder
(Storeroom 4. Group Pictures)
30th September – 10th November 2009
Paintings storeroom of the Kunstfonds
To mark the anniversary of the fall of the
Wall, the Kunstfonds held an exhibition
entitled “Group Pictures”. In socialist society
emphasis was placed on the ‘collective’
as a means of structuring the everyday
life and leisure time of individuals so as to
ensure social control. This was reflected in
art through various depictions of groups,
which now provide an impression of social
life in the GDR.
• Mauerbilder. Fotografien von Christian
Borchert 1963 – 1990 (Wall Pictures. Photographs
by Christian Borchert 1963 – 1990)
Exhibition by the Kunstfonds in cooperation
with the Goethe Institute Dresden
6th November 2009 – 10th April 2010
Goethe-Institut Dresden
The works of the Dresden-born photographer
Christian Borchert (1942 – 2000),
who was active for many years in Berlin,
includes a comparatively little-known
group of works relating to the Berlin Wall.
These artistic photos taken between 1963
and 1990 document the existence and end
of this structure which epitomised the
division of Germany and is now its most
striking relic. Borchert’s cycle reflects without
pathos forty years of German history.
Kunstgewerbemuseum
Manfred Schmid, Elmwood
dish with silver makie
• Manfred Schmid – Lackarbeiten
(Manfred Schmid – Lacquer Works)
1st May – 5th July 2009
Schloss Pillnitz, Bergpalais
This exhibition of selected objects by the
artist Manfred Schmid marked the return
of lacquer art to a historic location. From
the 18th century onwards, lacquer works
of unparalleled beauty were produced in
the court workshops of the electors and
kings of Saxony. The smooth-surfaced
monochrome black vessels produced
using the ancient Japanese “urushi” tech-
nique are equally unique.
• Still-Life. Stillleben von alten Meistern
und Gabriella Gerosa (Still-Life. Still-lifes
by Old Masters and Gabriella Gerosa)
21st June – 1st November 2009
Schloss Pillnitz, Bergpalais
This exhibition dealt with the theme of
still life past and present. The focal point
consisted of video still-lifes by the Swiss
artist Gabriella Gerosa, whose interplay
with objects from various Dresden museums
provided visitors with a completely
new artistic experience.
Kupferstich-Kabinett
Framed video still-life by
the artist Gabriella Gerosa
Aus der Sammlung 01
(From the Collection 01)
• Hans Baldung Grien · Gerhard Altenbourg ·
Ulrich Lindner
Until 5th January 2009 (from 17th October
2008)
Residenzschloss, Kupferstich-Kabinett
This was the first of a series of presentations
drawing attention to important
groups of works among the museum’s
holdings. It featured a selection of woodcuts
by Hans Baldung, alias Grien (1484/85
– 1545), the famous pupil of Albrecht Dürer,
contrasted with 20th-century works. In 1991
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