NEWS
Exchange programme Baden-Württemberg – Catalonia
Artists from Baden-Württemberg can apply for an 8-week residency in Barcelona from September 1 to October 31, 2023. The deadline for applications is Sunday, February 26, 2023.
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Finally published: 50 Years After 50 Years of the Bauhaus
Iris Dressler, Hans D. Christ (Eds.)
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Permanent ticket for the new exhibition
For the exhibition Trinh T. Minh-ha. The Ocean In A Drop we offer, in addition to the regular ticket, a permanent ticket for the entire duration of the exhibition. Cost: 8 Euro regular, 6 Euro reduced.

Administration of WKV moved to Werastrasse 28
As the old wing of the Kunstgebäude Stuttgart is being renovated, the administration of the Württembergischer Kunstverein had to move. For about two years it is located at Werastrasse 28, 70182 Stuttgart, directly opposite the Cranko School. The exhibition venue of the Kunstverein in the Kunstgebäude at the Schlossplatz is not affected by the renovation measures.

Alliance in Baden-Württemberg
Alliance for Equitable Arts and Cultural Work, Baden-Württemberg
We, active practitioners and institutions in the field of art, working in Baden-Württemberg, came together on June 12th 2020 to form an open, independent, and interdisciplinary alliance for equitable and inclusive conditions in the arts and cultural sector. ... Link
Statement by the "Initiative GG 5.3 Weltoffenheit"
"As representatives of public cultural and research institutions in Germany, we share a mandate from the state to promote arts and culture, historical research and democratic education and to make these accessible to the general public. Toward this end, we rely on a public sphere that welcomes controversial debates in accordance with the norms of the German constitution. We are further committed to paying particular attention to marginalized and disregarded voices that stand for cultural diversity and critical perspectives..." > read more
Press conference of "Initiative GG 5.3 Weltoffenheit", Deutsches Theater Berlin, December 10, 2020 (subtitles in English)
AND BY THE WAY …
EXHIBITIONS
Wir sind Hanau
(We are Hanau)
Querungen
February 19 - April 9, 2023
A project of Migrantifa Stuttgart
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Defiant Muses. Delphine Seyrig and the Feminist Video Collectives of 1970s and 1980s France
Vierecksaal
February 25 – May 7, 2023
Curators: Natasa Petresin-Bachelez, Giovanna Zapperi
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Auf die Dauer hilft nur Power!
(In the Long Run, Only Power Helps!)
Querungen
February 25 – May 7, 2023
Curator: Yvonne P. Doderer
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Adina Pintilie. You Are Another Me. A Cathedral of the Body
October 28, 2023 – January 21, 2024
Curators: Cosmin Costinas, Viktor Neumann
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PAST EXHIBITIONS
Trinh T. Minh-ha. The Ocean In A Drop
October 22, 2022 – January 22, 2023
Opening: Friday, October 21, 2022, 7 p.m.
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Carrie Mae Weems: The Evidence of Things Not Seen
April 2 – August 21, 2022
First comprehensive solo exhibition of the artist in Germany
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Noble Routes and Artificial Structures
On the continuity of a questionable mobilization. The Drackenstein slope as a memorial
Shared Space #Crossings
EXHIBITION
8. April–1. Mai 2022
Research project by ststs
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EXTENSION UNTIL JANUARY 23
October 6, 2021 – January 23, 2022
Final part of the exhibition series Actually, the Dead Are Not Dead
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EVENTS
PAST EVENTS
Film Night: Trinh T. Minh-ha. The Ocean In A Drop
Saturday, January 21, 2023, 6 p.m. – Sunday, January 22, 2023, ca. a.m.
LONG FILM NIGHT
All films of the exhibition in one night
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Trinh T. Minh-ha. The Ocean In A Drop
Sunday, January 22, 2023, 4:30 p.m.
CURATOR'S TOUR + FINISSAGE
With Hans D. Christ and Iris Dressler
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Film series with videos by Carrie Mae Weems
Wednesday, May 25, 7 pm
Meaning and Landscape, 2003-2004, 12:25'; Comedy, 2016, 2:26'; The Madding Crowd, 2013, 7:35'; Ode to My Father, 2003-2004, 6:36'
all films: original sound with german subtitles
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Guided Tour in English
- Foto: Jule Brandhuber
Went Looking For Carrie Mae Weems.
Guided Tour in English
Sunday, August 21, 2 p.m.
in cooperation with DAZ, Deutsch-Amerikanisches Zentrum Stuttgart
the tour is free of charge
Kitchen Tabke Talk: Trinh T. Minh-ha. The Ocean In A Drop
Thursday, January 19, 2023, 7 p.m.
TALK
With Filipa César and Yara Richter
About the postcolonial approaches in Trinh T. Minh-ha's films, poetic and theoretical writings.
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The Power of Tropical Plants
Shared Space #Glastrakt
Friday, November 4, 2022, 7–10 p.m.
and Saturday, November 5, 2022, 11 a.m.–9 p.m.
THINK TANK + DISCUSSION
An event by the artist Astrid S. Klein and the Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart
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Film series on Trinh T. Minh-ha. The Ocean In A Drop
Wednesday, January 18, 2023, 7 p.m.
SCREENING + TALK
Monika Czyzyk, Bamboocene ( I want to build a rocket ), 2021
followed by a conversation with the artist
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Trinh T. Minh-ha. The Ocean In A Drop
Saturday, January 14, 2023, 2 p.m.
GUIDED TOUR IN ENGLISH
With Benjamin Cauthen
In cooperation with DAZ, German-Amercian Center, Stuttgart
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Film series on Trinh T. Minh-ha. The Ocean In A Drop
Wednesday, January 11, 2023, 7 pm
SCREENING + TALK
Safi Faye, Letter From My Village (Kaddu Beykat), SN 1975, 90’
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The Ocean In A Drop
Saturday, December 10, 2022, 2 p.m.
GUIDED TOUR IN ENGLISH
With Benjamin Cauthen
In cooperation with DAZ, German-Amercian Center, Stuttgart
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Film series on Trinh T. Minh-ha
Wednesday, December 7, 2022, 7 p.m.
SCREENING + TALK
Trinh T. Minh-ha, Reassemblage, 1982
Digital film (from 16mm), English, 40'
Distributor: Arsenal Institut für Film und Videokunst, Berlin
Moderation: Iris Dressler
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CrisinCrisis – Suspension of Disbelief
Shared Space #Querungen
Friday, December 2 – Sunday, December 4, 2022
TRANSDISCIPLINARY FESTIVAL + EXHIBITION
An Event organised by Sandra Oehy and Martin Zieske in Cooperation with the Württembergischer Kunstverein
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Trinh T. Minh-ha. The Ocean In A Drop
Friday, October 21, 2022, 7 p.m.
OPENING
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Curator's tour

Wednesday, August 17, 2022, 7 p.m.
CURATOR'S TOUR
with Hans D. Christ and Iris Dressler
Carrie Mae Weems. The Evidence of Things Not Seen
followed by a small reception
Kitchen Table Talks
- Whit Frazier Peterson
Thursday, July 7, 7 p.m.
event in English
moderated by Yara Richter and Benjamin Acuthen, special guest: Whit Frazier Peterson, ecturer and research associate in the American Studies department at the University of Stuttgart
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America Explained Special
- Carrie Mae Weems: Repeating the Obvious, 2019
Wednesday, July 6, 6 p.m.
America Explained Special: #BlackLivesMatter
presentation in Englisch in the context of the exhibition of Carrie Mae Weems
organised by DAZ Stuttgart in cooperation with Württembergischer Kunstverein
Info and registration
There is Always Dance in Abundance
Thursday, October 13, 2022, 7 pm
SCREENING / PREMIERE + DISCUSSION
With Diana McCarty, Filipa César and students of the Merz Akademie
Organizer: Merz Akademie Stuttgart
In cooperation with the Württembergischen Kunstverein Stuttgart
In the context of Über:Morgen Festival der Kulturregion Stuttgart
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Trinh T. Minh-ha. The Ocean In A Drop
Saturday, October 22, 2022, 1–6 p.m.
OPENING PROGRAM
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Curator's tour
Wedenesday, November 23, 2022, 7 p.m.
EXHIBITION TOUR
With the curators Hans D. Christ und Iris Dressler
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The Ocean In A Drop
Saturday, November 19, 2022, 2 p.m.
GUIDED TOUR IN ENGLISH
With Benjamin Cauthen
In cooperation with DAZ, German-Amercian Center, Stuttgart
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Filipa César: Cacheu
- Filipa César: Cacheu, 2012, filmstill
VIDEO SCREENING + TALK
Monday, July 18, 2022, 7 p.m.
Screening: Filipa César, Cacheu, 10:20', 2012.
Conversation: Filipa César and Iris Dressler.
In the context of the exhibition Carrie Mae Weems. The Evidence of Things Not Seen
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Film series accompanying Carrie Mae Weems

Wednesday, June 15, 7 pm
Selected and moderated by Yara Richter
Audre Lorde - The Berlin Years 1984 to 1992, 2012, 79'
Film in English with German subtitles, followed by discussion in English
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Trinh T. Minh-ha

FILM + TALK
The Fourth Dimension, 2001, 87'
Tuesday, June 14, 2022, 7:30 p.m.
in collaboration with
Merz Akademie Stuttgart as part of their lecture series Disarming Chekhov's Gun

SAVE THE DATE
Grand opening on April 1, 2022, at 7 p.m:
Carrie Mae Weems. The Evidence of Things Not Seen
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Image: Carrie Mae Weems, Performance Studies #1, 2004 © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist, Jack Shainman Gallery, New York
There Is No Such Thing As Documentary
ONLINE CONFERENCE
Friday, February 26, 2021, 9 am–12 pm (CET)
With Erika Balsom, Chris Berry, Nicolas Helm-Grova, Daniel Mann
Saturday, February 27, 2021, 6:30 am–12 pm (CET)
With Marc Glöde, Tan Pin Pin, Nguyen Trinh Thi, David Teh, Ella Raidel, Philippa Lovatt, Rosalia Namsai Engchuan, Silke Schmickl, Larys Frogier, Iris Dressler, Karin Oen
An event by NTU, Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore and King's College, London
in collaboration with WKV
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