Wystawy sztuki w Południowym Tyrolu

The special exhibition “Die Hutterer. A Search for Traces in Klausen” is accompanied by the collaborative UNIKA exhibition under the Ladin title “PESC” (meaning PEACE) – an ideal that connects both exhibitions at the Civic Museum Klausen. They are part of the initiatives for the Euregio Museums Year 2025 “weiter sehen,” which, in memory of the Peasants’ War of 1525, addresses contemporary themes. The Hutterites A Search for Traces in Klausen The nearly 500-year history of the Hutterites, who were expelled from Tyrol in the 16th century, is that of a minority that was marginalized and persecuted due to their religious beliefs and communal organization. However, their story is also one of plurality and openness to foreign ideas. The teachings of the Anabaptists found great support in Tyrol, including in Klausen. One of the most significant preachers and religious leaders of the Hutterites, Peter Walpot, was a native of Klausen. At the same time, the Hutterites were subjected to relentless persecution, as evidenced by well-documented cases from Klausen. Jakob Huter, born near St. Lorenzen, took on the leadership of the Anabaptists in Tyrol at an early stage and organized their communal life. In the 16th century, the Anabaptists moved to tolerant Moravia, marking a period of prosperity. From the 17th century onward, they were forced to migrate further until they eventually reached North America. Here, despite facing some crises, they managed to preserve their faith and a well-functioning community to this day. Opening hours: Tues – Sat | 9.30 – 12 a.m., 3.30 – 6 p.m. Closed on Sundays, Mondays and holidays

Painting on metal foils in Stabler's Staircase Gallery in Oberbozen, Alter Mühlweg 28. Open daily, except Sunday & Holiday. Info tel. +39 0471 345480. He is a brooder, a thinker, someone who critically questions blind faith in progress. When he rushes through the streets, restless but observant, he might already be envisioning his next project: a façade, a painting, a sundial to adorn a wall, or a family crest. Gottfried Stabler, however, became particularly well-known for the gold leaf technique that he developed himself. (Text: Kuratorium Kommende Lengmoos)

In March 2025, Museion will present a landmark exhibition about the relationship between graffiti and contemporary fine art. The first museum exhibition in Italy to investigate the art history of spray paint, Graffiti focuses on how the visual vernacular of the city and the street has entered the studio. Above all, the show contends that graffiti is a way of seeing and experiencing urban landscapes. Bringing together transdisciplinary works from across a 75 year period, the show centers on an approach that moves beyond the historization of graffiti as an “outsider” practice. Beginning with pre-graffiti spray paintings from the 1950s and 1960s, the exhibition unfolds through works by renowned graffiti writers of the 1980s, and contemporary artists who implement graffiti into their diverse practices. Spray paint, the tool which characterizes contemporary graffiti, was patented in the United States in 1951. Between its introduction as a product in the 1950s and the late 1960s – when the form of graffiti that is widely recognized today was first practiced – there was a lapse of almost 20 years, during which fine artists also experimented with the tool. Once spray paint became the dominant style for graffiti writing, its subsequent use in any capacity became tied to graffiti. A simple line of spray paint immediately calls to mind associations with rebellion and urbanity, whether this is intentional or not. Occupying 1,500 square meters across the two largest floors of Museion, the show features key works from the latter half of the 20th Century until the present day, as well as site-specific new works. Graffiti takes – as its point of departure – works from the 1950s and 1960s by artists such as Hedda Sterne, David Smith, Martin Barré, Dan Christensen, Carol Rama, and Charlotte Posenenske. In juxtaposition are spray paint on canvas works by seminal graffiti writers such as Rammellzee, Futura 2000, Blade, and Lee Quiñones. A selection of significant 1980s and 1990s paintings, which clearly reference or incorporate graffiti, by Lady Pink & Jenny Holzer, Martin Wong & LA2, and Keith Haring, is followed by more recent examples of spray paintings by Heike-Karin Föll, Michael Krebber, and Christopher Wool. Digital tag drawings by Georgie Nettell meet Patricia L. Boyd’s photogram of a bus shelter and Karin Sander’s Patina Paintings, among many other works. This part of the exhibition further includes artworks by contemporary graffiti writers such as Kunle Martins and WANTO, and a new piece by N.O.Madski in dialogue with sculptures by KAYA. The exhibition continues in the form of a city scape, occupied by various works incorporating urban realities. This includes films and photography by Charles Atlas and Manuel DeLanda, as well as numerous large-scale installations and sculptures such as Klara Lidén’s readymade trash cans and junction boxes, or Josephine Pryde’s New Media Express, a model train covered in miniature graffiti. Graffiti methods of mark making are reflected in R.I.P. Germain’s sculpture of a false storefront, a new wall installation by Matias Faldbakken, and street casts by Alix Vernet. This exhibition inaugurates a new long-term Museion research project which focuses on soft and non-violent forms of resistance – and art as a social and urban practice. The exhibition is co-curated by New York based artist and archivist Ned Vena (b. 1982 Boston, USA). His artistic practice, which involves paintings, sculptures, installations, and films, was deeply informed by his active practice as a graffiti writer and his profound research into the history of graffiti; and vice versa, his thorough studies of the history of painting also shaped his understanding of graffiti. Both his personal dedication and cross-disciplinary archival knowledge manifest in the exhibition.

Stephanie Gengotti, Italian-French photographer, will present Along the river. A community lives along the Tiber River, at its mouth near Ostia, where Pier Paolo Pasolini was murdered. Squatted houses where 500 families fight against poverty and eviction threats.

Stephanie Gengotti, Italian-French photographer, will present Along the river. A community lives along the Tiber River, at its mouth near Ostia, where Pier Paolo Pasolini was murdered. Squatted houses where 500 families fight against poverty and eviction threats.

This year the Circolo Fotografico Tina Modotti dedicates Photography Month to Italy today, telling stories of communities that are often overlooked. Storie italiane will be a journey that starts in the south, rising to Naples, Rome and ending in Brescia and Trieste. The photo exhibition Storie di Sud by Roberto Strano will be dedicated to Sicily.

Easter eggs exhibition in the Cloister of the Franciscan Monastery Toni Walder

Many areas of the Dolomites are in the process of setting up projects to enhance the historical testimony of the Great War. Sesto di Pusteria was both victim and protagonist of this tragedy. Sesto di Pusteria is the only place of Germanic language and culture belonging to the Austro-Hungarian Empire to find itself at the front line, undergoing forced evacuation and displacement, and then, together with other places of the South Tyrol, being annexed to Italy. This chance set of events makes Sesto an emblematic place to tell the history of this period, not only for the Tyrolean citizens of today but for all the inhabitants of Europe. The vicissitudes of the civilian population and of the soldiers during this extremely important moment in history have so far surprisingly been neglected, undoubtedly because of the upheaval following the end of the war and annexation to Italy. Given the considerable interest in the First World War that is now emerging in Europe, Sesto has unique and inestimable contribution to make. The Associazione Bellum Aquilarum (Bellum Aquilarum historical association) aims to save from oblivion the surviving testimony to this tragedy in order to preserve it so that it can be handed down to future generations, not only to the young people of Pusteria, but also to those living in places once belonging to the former Austro-Hungarian Empire that were the scenes of battle here. The tragedy experienced so deeply at Sesto and in Pusteria is askin to that of many other areas of Europe which were on the front line or which, after the war, witnessed the havoc brougth on by territorial annexation. The ensuing cultural, historical and political schism was immense; without doubt, these events changed Pusteria but also Europe itself, and today - in a European perspective enabling the age-old tensions issuing from the war to be overcome - preserving these memories can aid us in the construction of our common future.

Kaufmann's artistic practice includes graphic design, multimedia works and objects. His creations always act as artificial prostheses, analyzing man-made applications and reintroducing them in a modified context: everyday objects, concepts or technologies are aesthetically reinterpreted and placed in an artificial environment. His works are distinguished by their enigmatic character, in which many elements are decoded and recoded through sophisticated technical tools, generating a rift between rationality and emotion, between rigidity and movement, and between the artificial and natural worlds. Kaufmann's universe moves in mystery: he is not interested in the visible surface, but in what lies beneath it, exploring encrypted codes to add new levels of meaning. In his art practice it is never explicit, but always measured and calculated. The viewer discovers only what the artist has consciously arranged as an interpretive bridge. In the interactive exhibition “meet me in the gallery,” Kaufmann focuses on installations inspired by surveillance technology, interrogating its mechanisms and their impact. The exhibition space is transformed into an environment protected from eavesdropping: panels emit white noise in the ultrasonic range, disrupting small microphones, particularly those on smartphones. Contact transducers generate vibrations that make conversations unintelligible to laser scanners. These sophisticated and disguised technological practices, along with the dialectic between power and powerlessness they evoke, form the core of Christian Kaufmann's artistic research. “meet me in the gallery” is an invitation from the artist to meet him on a conceptual and sensory level-without a physical presence, but only through his creations-to explore the boundaries of perception and technology, between control and loss of control, within a clear and essential aesthetic. Christian Kaufmann, born 1986 in Bolzano, Italy. 2007/2008 - 2008 studies at the University of Salzburg in Philosophy and Psychology. 2008/2009 - 2014/2015 studies in Sculpture and Multimedia at the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Since 2010 independent artist, lives and works in Magrè (Italy). La mostra è curata da Lisa Trockner Inaugurazione: 13 febbraio, ore 19, presso SKB ARTES nel Südtiroler Künstlerbund

SKB ARTES - The annual programme of SKB ARTES opens with a double exhibition. Anuschka Prossliner and Sabine Steinmair will be performing 5 rooms in dialogue: In ‘line.point.texture.a dialogue’, drawings and collages by Anuschka Prossliner meet material objects by Sabine Steinmair. At the same time, Christian Kaufmann presents a selection of new, expansive works in ‘meet me in the gallery’ in the Jahreszeiten-Saal at SKB ARTES, which disguise art as something else - and yet remain art. Lines, dots and textures form the common language in which Anuschka Prossliner and Sabine Steinmair enter into dialogue. In their highly labour-intensive works, the artists combine concentration and restraint with a subtle power that breaks up existing textures and reinterprets the zeitgeist. On display are extensive two-dimensional works on paper with fineliner, biros and coloured pencils by Anuschka Prossliner and objects woven from various materials, such as textiles, paper and gold, by Sabine Steinmair. Inscrutable phenomena and the power and powerlessness of surveillance technology form the basis for Christian Kaufmann's artistic research. In this exhibition, visitors are invited to explore the boundaries of perception and technology between control and loss of control in a clearly reduced aesthetic. Curated by Lisa Trockner Opening: 13 February, 7 pm, SKB ARTES in the South Tyrolean Artists' Association Exhibition duration: 14 February - 18 April

Solo exhibition from Alessandro Montoro in collaboration with S.Erardo Art Group Bressanone

An exhibition in collaboration with AVS Alpenverein Südtirol Opening of the temporary exhibition: 21/12/2024 11:00 am

Foto Forum is pleased to present the exhibition Durchgangsland–Terradipassaggio. This solo exhibition by the artist Francesca Cirilli is the result of a series of residencies conceived by curator Stefano Riba and organized by Foto Forum, which took place in 2024 in the municipality of Fortezza. The geographical context depicted in Cirilli’s images, as well as in Riba’s textual analysis — featured in a self-published booklet presented during the exhibition — extends along a 15-kilometer stretch of the SS12 (Strada Statale dell’Abetone e del Brennero) between Fortezza and Mules. This short section is densely packed with traces that tell the story of the ancient, modern, and contemporary history of an area shaped around the construction of large-scale infrastructures, built by foreign labor forces. A key focus of the exhibition is on the temporary workers’ villages and the labor force of the Brenner Base Tunnel. While the tunnel construction site is an essential part of the project, Cirilli is less interested in the scale of the infrastructure itself and more in the stories of the people who inhabit and shape the spaces where they live and work. Particular attention is also given to the representation of the natural environment, where built structures create (or carve out) enclosed spaces that contrast with the open Alpine landscape.

Forty years after the death of two great figures of world culture, Italo Calvino and Marc Chagall, the Italian Association of Artists of Trento | Bolzano FIDA and the ASSB - Associazione Scrittrici e Scrittori di Bolzano are commemorating the two outstanding artists with an event at the Bolzano City Gallery. The wide-ranging cultural event will showcase works by twenty-nine artists from the Trentino-Alto Adige region as well as writings by the thirteen writers who are members of the ASSB Bolzano. These are free and personal interpretations and inspirations, a tribute to the two unforgotten personalities who are of immeasurable importance in art and literature. The artists and writers explore their significant legacy in order to create a moment of wonder in today's culture - a reflection of a past that is still alive. ‘The Emotions of Artists’ is the title of this ambitious project, which revolves around the deep emotionality masterfully concealed in the paintings and writings of the two great authors. As in the light, fleeting poetry that is always palpable in their imaginative works.

Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński's Aerolectics investigates, through an unprecedented series of works, the origins and spread on the African continent of the European Catholic missionary system and its relationship with the contemporary world. The artist explores the intertwining of history and the present, looking at the removals in collective memory in particular in relation to the African context. With a multimedia and immersive journey, made up of voids and solids, voices and silences, in which objects, narratives, sounds and images follow one another, Kazeem-Kamiński traces and investigates the experience of blackness in Europe, as perceived by the white gaze. With an autoethnographic approach and adopting a polyphonic and multimedia narrative, Kazeem-Kamiński also looks at the role played by the missionary system in South Tyrol in relation to stories of the African diaspora.

The combined guided tours of the entire museum and the cathedral complex (cathedral, cloister and baptistery) take place alternately in German and Italian from Tuesday to Friday (except on public holidays). Tuesdays and Thursdays: in German at 3 p.m. Wednesday and Friday in Italian at 3 p.m. Duration: approx. 1.5 hours Price: € 5,- p.p. (excluding museum entrance)

From 1 April to the end of June, the Museum of Nature is showing macro photographs of insects by South Tyrolean photographer Ulrike Mitterstieler. Ulrike Mitterstieler, born in Bolzano in 1965 and raised in Fiè allo Sciliar, only discovered her passion for photography late in life. Her enthusiasm for insects, which has accompanied her since childhood, is combined with macro photography in order to visualise the hidden beauty and complexity of these small creatures. Her work enables viewers to recognise details that often remain hidden to the naked eye. The photographer was selected as part of the South Tyrol Nature Museum's Open Call, in which local artists were invited to submit works with a South Tyrolean connection. The aim of the project is to utilise the transitional area between the first and second floors of the museum with changing exhibitions and thus offer regional talent a platform. The current exhibition builds on the success of the previous presentation ‘Kontakt’ by Christian Passeri, which can be seen from January up to and including Sunday 30 March 2025. The exhibition invites visitors to experience the world of insects from a new perspective and discover the often overlooked beauty of these animals. It is accessible from 1 April to 29 June 2025 during the regular opening hours of the Nature Museum and is included in the admission price. Info: Tel. 0471 412964

The exhibition sheds light on the Peasants' War and its prehistory using archival documents from around 1500, focussing on the social, political and economic aspects of life before and during the peasant uprisings. Through the presentation of archival documents from the Diocesan Archives, works of art and everyday objects, perspectives on the Peasants' War that have been little illuminated to date are shown in order to visualise the multi-layered nature of the historical events and their complex causes. The exhibition builds a bridge between past and present and encourages reflection on the continuity of social upheaval.

The exhibition ‘Mercanti si diventa’ was created with the intention of investigating the figure of the merchant, the protagonist and soul of the city of Bozen from the earliest times, and his evolution from a ‘simple’ shopkeeper to a full-fledged fair merchant. On a local level, this qualitative leap took place between the 17th and 18th centuries, thanks to the spread of innovative trade manuals, the growing importance of Bolzano's fairs, and the role of the Mercantile Magistrate. The exhibition, which was realised thanks to loans from institutions, public archives and private collectors, aims to revive the intense commercial activity that characterised Bolzano's fairs in their heyday. The exhibition includes a reconstruction of the studio of an enterprising merchant. The maps, paintings and guild insignia on display emphasise how important transport activities were for international trade. On display are some valuable manuscripts from the Menz Archive, which give an insight into the complex structure that underpinned the organisation of a market, and some rare printed books, veritable encyclopaedias ‘of trade’. The exhibition ends with an inlaid panel by Alois Delug, an unfinished work from the early 20th century and exhibited for the first time at the Mercantile Museum. It ideally sums up those atmospheres, giving us a snapshot of the past of Bolzano, a city of fairs and markets. Exhibition in Italian and German

Scenes of peaceful life of shepherds and grazing animals, of hard work in adverse weather and in mostly uncomfortable areas: the cultural history of pastoralism moves between these two poles. When people began to settle in the Alps, bringing their domestic animals with them, the post-glacial landscape began to change. The exhibition illustrates the steps of this development up to today's debate about grazing animals and their predators. Sculptures, models, games, interviews and videos on the work of shepherds together with their dogs provide insights into the cultural practice of pastoralism and the importance of shepherds, who not only protect the flock from wolves. Shepherding can in fact play a decisive role on the environment, biodiversity, animal welfare, climate and human nutrition.

More than 60 vintage tractors, including 40 "Porsche-Diesel" tractors and 5 Porsche-Diesel Master tractors from various years of construction, can be viewed in the tractor museum. The oldest piece in the collection is a "Balilla" tractor dating from 1929. An experience for young and old! Please note: the guided tour is only available in German and Italian!

*1970 in Bolzano/Bozen (Italy), independent artist. Studio house for sculpture, public art interventions, drawing and painting in the historic Fundneyt residence near Klausen/Chiusa (Dolomites, Italy). Teaches and lectures at various universities. His works can be found in numerous international public and private collections.

In the second half of the 19th century, running a business, practicing a skilled trade, or, least of all, being an alpinist was far from easy if you were a woman. The period between 1865 and 1914 saw numerous wives of photographers active in mountaineering and mountain photography, and it would not be possible to include them all in this exhibition. Instead, four women photographers were selected to represent the group in this exhibition. Among them, Elizabeth Whitshed Main takes a special place as an outstanding photographer, alpinist, and the founder of winter alpinism in general and winter tourism in the region of Engadin, Switzerland, in particular. The exhibition also features works by Gertrude Bell, Eleonore Noll-Hasenclever, and Una Cameron, three distinguished alpinists, travel journalists, and women’s rights activists. Curator: Richard Piock (TAP – Süd) An exhibition in cooperation with Soroptimist Club Pustertal and TAP - Süd

This topic will be the focus of our staircase exhibition starting April 1st. This unique exhibition offers a visionary investigation of how travelling might develop and grow in the 21st century and beyond. Using AI images and illustrations, the Touriseum offers a glimpse into the future of travelling. This uncertain future comes to life, prompting reflection and even dreaming. Let yourself be inspired as you explore the possibilities and challenges of the coming age of travel. “The Future of Travelling” presents a collection of creative short texts and their artistic interpretations that will challenge the limits of our imagination. From hypermodern means of transport to sustainable travel options and virtual travel experiences, the exhibition explores a variety of themes that might shape travelling in the coming decades.

Dolomythos-Museum at Innichen presents: Women scientists Many women, hardly mentioned in earlier times, made important contributions. We honour these often forgotten personalities, as well as the reserches of ordinary people from the valleys.

The permanent exhibition of Walter Senn gives an overview of his rich work of 50 years. Open every Friday afternoon or by appointment Tel. +39 348 8995768, www.senn.it

After an exciting anniversary year, the music band Laion begins a new century with fresh energy – led by their new conductor Walter Plank! Look forward to a wonderful evening filled with music. The music band Laion is excited to see you!

Flea market in Lana, Disco Exclusiv Club Lana, from 8.00-18.00.

Handcrafted wooden objects of unique beauty and quality. Unique pieces made of wood from the forests of South Tyrol, for nature lovers and aesthetes looking for something special.