The Way We Are 5.0: Weserburg Museum's Living Collection Presentation
The Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst in Bremen has opened the fifth iteration of its collection exhibition The Way We Are, featuring over 120 works from 100 artists and groups spanning the 1960s to today across 2,500 square meters. Thematic areas address political landscapes, images of Germany, love clichés, gender and cultural identities, (post-)colonialism, painting concepts, and the vertical form. Co-curator Janneke de Vries noted that since the format's 2019 launch, the number of collaborating collections has doubled, affirming the museum's future as a collectors' museum. Highlights include bird sounds in the elevator, a deconstruction of Hollywood love tropes, spatial drawings on strings, and works by over 100 artists such as Kader Attia, Francis Alÿs, Miriam Cahn, and Andy Warhol. The exhibition is complemented by an art bar—a former film set by Mel Chin and GALA Committee—and an artist space by Jonathan Monk. A space honoring Bremen painter Norbert Schwontkowski, on the tenth anniversary of his death, showcases his graphic oeuvre alongside works by Andreas Slominski. The Way We Are is a living collection presentation that will now undergo continuous smaller alterations instead of annual overhauls, ensuring constant public access and fresh experiences. It draws loans from over thirty international private and corporate collections, plus works from the museum's own holdings. Curated by Ingo Clauß and Janneke de Vries.
Key facts
- Fifth iteration of The Way We Are at Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst
- Over 120 works from 100 artists and groups
- Thematic areas include political landscapes, love clichés, gender identities, (post-)colonialism
- Co-curator Janneke de Vries reports doubled collaborating collections since 2019
- Includes art bar by Mel Chin and GALA Committee, and Jonathan Monk artist space
- Norbert Schwontkowski space marks tenth anniversary of his death
- Continuous smaller changes replace annual overhauls
- Loans from over thirty international private and corporate collections
Entities
Artists
- Nevin Aladağ
- Francis Alÿs
- Tamina Amadyar
- Carl Andre
- Kader Attia
- Hicham Berrada
- Julius von Bismarck
- Rahel Bruns
- Angela Bulloch
- Miriam Cahn
- Louis Cane
- CATPC/Djonga Bismar
- CATPC/Irene Kanga
- Claudia Christoffel
- Claire Fontaine
- Mel Chin
- William N. Copley
- Paul Czerlitzki
- Jeremy Deller
- Braco Dimitrijević
- Marcel Duchamp
- Anna Ehrenstein
- Ólafur Elíasson
- Jan-Paul Evers
- Larissa Fassler
- Valérie Favre
- Robert Filliou
- Daniel Spoerri
- André Thomkins
- Ceal Floyer
- Kasia Fudakowski
- Simon Fujiwara
- Isa Genzken
- Hans Haacke
- Terike Haapoja
- Raymond Hains
- Petrit Halilaj
- Mona Hatoum
- David Hockney
- Sabine Hornig
- Nadira Husain
- Iran do Espiritu Santo
- Mabel Juli (Wiringgoon)
- Šejla Kamerić
- Ellsworth Kelly
- Willi Kopf
- Kitty Kraus
- Alicja Kwade
- Zoe Leonard
- Ghislaine Leung
- Via Lewandowsky
- Renzo Martens
- Allan McCollum
- John McCracken
- Tracey Moffatt
- Jonathan Monk
- Horst Müller
- Juan Muñoz
- Cady Noland
- Ruben Ochoa
- Ahmet Öğüt
- Roman Ondak
- Roman Opalka
- Paul Pfarr
- Claudia Piepenbrock
- Charlotte Posenenske
- Bettina Pousttchi
- Laure Prouvost
- Shirley Purdie
- Ariel Reichman
- Tim Reinecke
- Aurora Reinhard
- Pipilotti Rist
- Fred Sandback
- Karin Sander
- Norbert Schwontkowski
- Ul Seo
- Paul Mpagi Sepuya
- Richard Serra
- Qui Shihua
- Santiago Sierra
- Marianna Simnett
- Andreas Slominski
- Sibylle Springer
- Elaine Sturtevant
- Mari Sunna
- Iiu Susiraja
- Walter Swennen
- Jean Tinguely
- Joëlle Tuerlinckx
- Gavin Turk
- Anna Uddenberg
- Ulay
- Kaari Upson
- Jorinde Voigt
- Franz Erhard Walther
- Andy Warhol
- Grace Weaver
- Claudia Wieser
- Cathy Wilkes
- Sonja Yakovleva
- Nil Yalter
- Catherine Yass
- Heimo Zobernig
- Ingo Clauß
- Janneke de Vries
- GALA Committee
Institutions
- Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst
- Sammlung Wemhöner
Locations
- Bremen
- Germany