Wish Images in the Jena Art Collection: Acquisitions in Dialogue

Wish Images: A Collection Opens Its View

The exhibition Wish Images. Acquisitions of the Jena Art Collection primarily presents new additions to the municipal art collection. Painting, drawing, printmaking, photography, sculpture, video and installation enter into a multi-layered dialogue about collecting, preserving and the present of art.

A Panorama of Artistic Media

The diversity of media shapes the exhibition atmosphere. Color fields and lines, photographic reality, plastic bodies, and moving images open up different ways of viewing the artwork. Between concentrated drawing, material sculpture and time-based video art, a varied panorama emerges that continually realigns the aesthetic experience.

Acquisitions as Cultural Memory

Each new acquisition expands the cultural memory of a collection. The exhibition makes visible how curatorial decisions shape a picture of the art landscape and which perspectives are preserved for future generations. The Jena Art Collection includes works from painting, graphics, photography, video, plastic arts, and object art, with a focus on the art of the 20th and 21st centuries, from classical modernity to international contemporary art.

A Farewell with Art Historical Weight

With this presentation, Erik Stephan bids farewell to the Municipal Museums of Jena after many years as he retires. Since 2000, he has curated the city’s art collection and influenced its exhibition program with positions from classical modernity, the art of the GDR, and contemporary art. Wish Images thus connects collection review, retrospection, and future perspective.

Art Experience in the Jena Art Collection

The Jena Art Collection follows the tradition of presenting and discussing contemporary art in the university city. The exhibition invites visitors to experience the effect of different materials, forms, and pictorial languages directly in the museum space. Cultural education is generated not only through information but also through personal encounters with the works and the open question of what images a collection needs.

A visit to Wish Images promises a concentrated aesthetic experience between collection history, contemporary art, and personal discovery. Anyone wanting to experience Jena's art landscape up close should not miss this special exhibition at the Jena Art Collection.

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Sources:

• JenaKultur – Wish Images. Acquisitions of the Jena Art Collection
• Jena Art Collection – Collection and Visitor Information
• Jena Art Collection – New Curator of the Jena Art Collection
• Jena Art Association – Erik Stephan and the History of the Jena Art Association