Collective Bodies in Düsseldorf: Contemporary Art Between I and We
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Collective Bodies: Six Artistic Positions in Dialogue
The exhibition Collective Bodies brings together six artists from Chemnitz and Düsseldorf at the Johanna Ey Foundation. Lavinia Chianello, Osmar Osten, Ivonne Dippmann, Jannika Frangen, Wolfgang Hambrecht, and Simone Letto gather different perspectives on community, individuality, and the question of how a societal body can be made visible through art.
Between Individuality and Community
The title of the exhibition opens up a historically and socially complex tension field. The body appears not only as a personal motif but also as a social, symbolic, and political form. In the encounter of different positions, an exhibition space emerges where painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation become perceivable as independent voices and simultaneously as parts of a larger dialogue.
Six Positions, One Shared Resonance Space
The connection of artists from Chemnitz and Düsseldorf gives the exhibition a unique geographical and cultural tension. Different working methods meet without relinquishing their individuality. It is precisely this friction that makes the viewing of the works lively: forms, materials, image spaces, and gestural decisions enter into a relationship and create a polyphonic exhibition atmosphere.
Aesthetic Experience and Cultural Education
Collective Bodies invites viewers to navigate the space between closeness and distance. Art becomes a tangible aesthetic experience that sharpens perception and makes societal connections visible. The exhibition opens a space for cultural education, where questions of belonging, demarcation, and collective identity arise from the immediate encounter with the works.
Opening at the Johanna Ey Foundation
The exhibition opens on October 16, 2026, at 5:00 PM at the Johanna Ey Foundation in Düsseldorf. The event is part of a current exhibition program that brings contemporary artistic positions into an open dialogue.
Conclusion: Art as a Shared Thinking Space
Visitors can look forward to a concentrated art experience featuring six different artistic perspectives and a shared thematic resonance space. Those who wish to experience contemporary art, present painting, and the societal dimension of exhibition curation directly should visit Collective Bodies live.
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