Kunstverein München

48°8′37.56″N 11°34′49.07″E / 48.1437667°N 11.5802972°E / 48.1437667; 11.5802972Websitewww.kunstverein-muenchen.de/en

The Kunstverein München (km) is a non-profit art association located in the Hofgarten in Munich, Germany. It was founded in 1823 and is one of the oldest German art associations.

The Kunstverein, a privately sponsored association with almost 1,300 members, focuses on solo and group exhibitions by international artists.^[1] It belongs to the Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deutscher Kunstvereine [de] (ADKV), an umbrella organization for non-profit art associations.^[2]

Since July 2019, Maurin Dietrich is the director of Kunstverein München. In October 2019, Gloria Hasnay joined the institution as curator.

History

Directors (selection)

1978–1985: Wolfgang Jean Stock
1986–1991: Zdenek Felix
1992–1995: Helmut Draxler
1996–2001: Dirk Snauwaert
2002–2004: Maria Lind
2004–2009: Stefan Kalmár
2010–2015: Bart van der Heide
2015–2019: Chris Fitzpatrick
since 2019: Maurin Dietrich

Partial list of exhibitions

30 Jahre Kunst (2017), Jos de Gruyter and Harald Thys^[3]
A rock that keeps tigers away (2017), nine artists including Simon Dybbroe Møller^[4]
Serving Compressed Energy With Vacuum (2015), Anne-Mie van Kerckhoven^[5]
Works by Ger van Elk (2014)^[6]
Door Between Either And Or Part 1 (2013), twelve artists including Isa Genzken, Jeanne Mammen, Josephine Pryde, Carol Rama, and Amy Sillman^[7]
4 projects in Mexico (2013), various artists^[8]
The Li vi ng (2013), Rebecca Warren^[9]

References

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^ "About ADKV". kunstvereine.de. Archived from the original on 2022-11-29. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^ "Jos de Gruyter and Harald Thys at Kunstverein München (Contemporary Art Daily)". www.contemporaryartdaily.com. 5 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^ "Must-See Art Guide: Munich". artnet News. 7 September 2017. Archived from the original on 2022-12-25. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^ "Cory Arcangel at Espace Louis Vuitton". artnet News. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^ "Ger van Elk, Dutch Conceptualist, 1941–2014". artnet News. 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2022-08-19. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^ "Group Show at Kunstverein Munich (Contemporary Art Daily)". www.contemporaryartdaily.com. 30 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2022-08-20. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^ Vera, Marco (16 May 2014). "Mexicali Art Goes Global". KCET. Archived from the original on 2021-10-23. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
^ "Rebecca Warren at Kunstverein Munich (Contemporary Art Daily)". www.contemporaryartdaily.com. 29 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 31 December 2018.