»where do we grow from here« is the title of the first episode of the year-long »POWER HOUSE« exhibition, with which nova space inhabits the Schiller-Museum of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar to mark the 100th anniversary of the first-ever Bauhaus exhibition. The name of the first of several planned episodes is a continuation of the question that Walter Gropius posed back in 1919 when founding the Staatliches Bauhaus: »How will we live, how will we settle, what forms of community will we strive for?« The exhibition is part of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar’s annual theme »Wohnen« (to live, to inhabit), based on Gropius’ question.

The starting point for this inaugural presentation is to briefly pause and reflect on the questions of where we stand and where we want to go – both as a society and as individuals. Never before have there been more people on our planet than now. Resources have never been more contested, space scarcer, environmental changes more palpable than in the present.

A new generation is now asking how we want to continue moving forward; how we wish to develop, grow and evolve and what aspects play a role in this process. The exhibition explores the connections and discrepancies between measurable growth (such as economic growth or gross domestic product) and experienced, felt growth (such as happiness and contentment) and the effects of these seemingly opposing aspects on our living space.

No answers to these major questions await visitors to »where do we grow from here«. Rather, the participating artists – five students from the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, four alumni and three international artists – offer individual perspectives that aim to encourage each individual to reflect for themselves. At the same time, POWER HOUSE is also conceived as a dynamic project. Starting from this first episode, it will continuously change, grow and shrink, spreading across the museum, the public space, and all the way to the campus.

Curated by Katharina Wendler

The exhibition is accompanied by an extensive program of lectures, performances, screenings, workshops, yoga and much more. For more information on upcoming events, see www.uni-weimar.de/university-gallery/calendar 

POWER HOUSE

Exhibition dates:
1 April to 2 November 2023

»EPISODE 01 – where do we grow from here«
From 1 April – (open end)

Opening ceremony and champagne reception:
Saturday, 1 April 2023, 8 p.m.–12 a.m.

Speakers:
Peter Benz (President of the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar)
Dr. Ulrike Lorenz (President of the Klassik Stiftung Weimar)
Prof. Andreas Mühlenberend (Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design, Professorship of Industrial Design)
Prof. Björn Dahlem (Dean of Studies of the Faculty of Art and Design, Professorship Object / Sculpture / Installation)
Katharina Wendler (Curator of the University Gallery nova space)

from 9 p.m.
Music by DJs

from 11 p.m.
Afterparty in the students' house »M18« with DJs:
lil thursday
Neopren
Jackson.wav
Brownie Popkens
Kandy Crush
Cynthia Matisse
Tiära
MDARB (مدارب)

Exhibiting artists of Episode 01:
Mirsini Artakianou, Detel Aurand, Margrét H. Blöndal, Felix Deiters, Anna Miklavčič, Ioannis Oriwol, Leon Purtscher, Till Röttjer, Masami Saito, Martha Steinmetz, Rio Usui, Khashayar Zandyavari

Events in April 2023:
Thursday, 13 April, 3–4 p.m.: Guided tour of the exhibition with curator Katharina Wendler
Wednesday, 19 April, 7 p.m.: »POWER ON!« performative event with Katrin Steiger and students
Every Thursday from 20 April to 6 July, 10–11 a.m.: Yoga at nova space (except 18 May)

All events are open to the public.

Exhibition location:
nova space @ Schiller Museum
Schillerstraße 12
99423 Weimar

Opening hours:
Tuesday to Sunday, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Admission fees:
Admission to the exhibition and the entire events program is free.

Klick here to download the exhibition flyer.

A collaborative project between Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, nova space university gallery and Klassik Stiftung Weimar.

This year, the Klassik Stiftung’s annual programme is focusing on the Staatliches Bauhaus Weimar with the theme of »Wohnen« (to live, to inhabit). The foundation will look at the future of housing and coexistence, invite people to engage with sustainable building, discuss topics such as displacement and gentrification, and relate these to historical forms of housing. For more information, see www.klassik-stiftung.de/en/living

For more information, please contact the curator Katharina Wendler (katharina.wendler[at]uni-weimar.de).