Haus der Kunst München, Programmhighlights 2023

Haus der Kunst München, Programmhighlights 2023

Haus der Kunst in Munich, one of Europe’s most prominent experimental arts spaces, under the leadership of Andrea Lissoni, continues to expand and diversify its work in 2023, exploring how artists and thinkers respond to a world dominated by rapid environmental, technological and social change.

Andrea Lissoni: “We live in an interconnected world, where everything informs and is informed by everything else. The programme puts the focus on interdisciplinary projects, expanding the role of performing arts and new media, mixing generations and genres. As a whole, the programme stands to re-examine the stories we are told, highlight what is missing from historic narratives and re-purpose the urgency of acting locally while keeping the world in our minds.”

Rirkrit Tiravanija, may 2023

Rirkrit Tiravanija designs first opera stage in collaboration with the Bavarian State Opera: The work of Rirkrit Tiravanija (b. 1961, Buenos Aires) will be presented throughout the month of May at various sites in Haus der Kunst. The project coincides with Toshio Hosokawa’s opera Hanjo at Haus der Kunst in collaboration with the Bayerische Staatsoper, for which Tiravanija is creating the stage design.

Inside Other Spaces: Environments by Women Artists 1956 to 1976, September 8th, 2023, to march 10th, 2024

Judy Chicago, Lygia Clark, Faith Wilding among those featured in re-staging of historic immersive Environments by women artists: Focusing on the history of environments, this exhibition reconstructs the immersive art works of eleven female artists spanning three generations from Asia, Europe as well as North- and South America. The exhibition reframes the artistic canon by presenting women’s fundamental role in the development of environments.

WangShui: Certainty of the Flesh, September 8th, 2023, to march 10th, 2024

Machine learning and live installations in first European solo show for WangShui: The first major exhibition in Europe by American artist WangShui (b. 1986) develops sprawling socio-political narratives that integrate video, sculpture and painting and often incorporate machine learning to create live installations.

Meredith Monk: Calling, November 10th, 2023, to March 3rd, 2024

First European exhibition of Meredith Monk’s immersive installations across six decades: The most comprehensive survey to date of Meredith Monk (born 1942, New York City), presenting works from across six decades. While Monk is widely recognised in the worlds of music and theatre, this exhibition will be the first in Europe dedicated to her immersive work, embracing the cross-disciplinary way in which she has worked throughout her career.

About Haus der Kunst

Haus der Kunst, Munich, is a non-collecting public museum and a global centre for contemporary art. It is dedicated to the exploration of the diverse histories of contemporary art based on a foundation of focused exhibitions, performance and music events, and education. Through its programmes, Haus der Kunst affirms and acknowledges that the trajectories of contemporary art are global, multifocal, polysemic, and unbounded by cartographic, conceptual, and cultural limits. It is a place of dialogue and knowledge transfer and invites visitors to immerse themselves fully, both mentally and physically, in the world of contemporary art.

“In a new era for Haus der Kunst, we want to sharpen the perspective of contemporary art by implicating many viewpoints, deploying multiple tools, and developing a critical context for the examination, articulation, illumination, and transmission of the historical dimension of contemporaneity.“ Andrea Lissoni, Artistic Director Haus der Kunst, Munich.