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On 6 September, the Hamburger Bahnhof opens the presentation of the collection ‘Museum in Motion. A Collection for the 21st Century’, which uses 10 large-format works from the last 25 years to pose the question of the future of a museum for contemporary art. Large-format sculptures and installations as well as media art form a focal point of the collection of contemporary art in the Nationalgalerie. In the spacious Rieckhallen, which will be secured for the long term from 2022, these works can continue to be presented to the public and new works can be added to the collection, researched, communicated and stored for the future. Sculptures by Elmgreen & Dragset, Anne Imhof and Cevdet Erek as well as light and media artworks by Maurizio Nannucci and Jeremy Shaw will be on display.
The questions and perspectives from which art is viewed change from decade to decade, from generation to generation. Just like a museum’s collection and programme, expectations of the institution also change and visitors of all ages and backgrounds come every day. ‘Museum in Motion’ invites you to think together about the traditional and contemporary tasks of the museum. What should, what can a museum provide for the 21st century? How do works of art negotiate cultural histories, art histories and social developments? Who selects them and whose stories …
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Image above: Jeremy Shaw, Phase Shifting Index, 2020 7-channel video, sound and light installation, 35:19 min This work is acquired for the Nationalgalerie Collection. Timo Ohler Installation view Centre Pompidou, Paris
