Kiel shows High Noon: Free exhibition on Queere Living Worlds!

Kiel shows High Noon: Free exhibition on Queere Living Worlds!

Stadtgalerie Kiel, Kiel, Deutschland - The Stadtgalerie Kiel opens an important summer exhibition entitled "High Noon", which was organized by director Peter Kruska. This exhibition is a takeover from the House of Photography in the Deichtorhallen Hamburg and offers visitors free admission. "High Noon" shows impressive works by Nan Goldin and other photographers who document the life of the New York boheme from the 1970s to 1990s.

The photographs shown address decisive aspects of queer subcultures, sexuality, drug use and the devastating effects of AIDS. According to Peter Kruska, the exhibition "has extremely relevant relevance" in terms of current social discussions about identity and ways of life. The curator of the event, Sabine Schnakenberg, has selected intimate and unadorned scenes that depict both weddings and the death of friends.

insight into queer life realities

The artist Nan Goldin, who studied in Boston with artists such as David Armstrong, Mark Morrisroe and Philip-Lorca Dicorcia, expresses the message "My Life is my work" in her work. The exhibition "High Noon" not only offers a fascinating insight into the personal networking of these artists, but is also supplemented by an informative brochure of the Stadtgalerie support association.

The presentation of the queer topics is particularly relevant, since more and more institutions, such as the Mainz Kunsthalle, are dealing with queer expression in art. Philipp Gufler, an artist who is interested in queer life stories, emphasizes how important it is to honor the courage of living people through art. In order to increase visibility, Gufler created a cinematic work about Lana Kaiser, one of the first openly queer people on German television.

The influences of artists such as Andy Warhol, who already discussed queerness in the 1960s, are still noticeable today. Warhol honored Dragqueens and perpetuated his lovers in his work. Such references show that the names and the view of queer art should not be reduced to an identity category, as Gufler notes.

access to current topics

Although the Kiel city gallery offers guided tours every week, they were reduced to a 14-day rhythm due to a budget lock. However, the special guided tours during the Kiel Week are eliminated, which limits the accessibility of the "High Noon" exhibition. The exhibition remains open until August 31, 2023 and enables a deep insight into the historical and current relevance of queerer art.

In a time when the LGBTIQ movement is becoming increasingly important, awareness of the challenges and achievements of queer of living people in art history becomes increasingly important. Artists like Anne Imhof, who creates artistic performances together with her partner Eliza Douglas, and Gufler, who advocates the rehabilitation of queer suffering artists, show that the freedom of artistic and personal expression is not a matter of course.

For art lovers and interested parties, the exhibition "High Noon" in the Kiel city gallery becomes an indispensable experience, which impressively illuminates the complexity and complexity of queer identities and their artistic expression. Visitors can look forward to a journey through intimate, moving and sometimes provocative works of art that have lost their effectiveness even after decades.

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