© ADAGP, Paris 2010 - Photo José Da Cruz
Stephan BALKENHOL - Torse (féminin), 2000

 

The title of our exhibition might seem unusual at first sight.

After major shows like Paris – Berlin and Paris – Moscow, which presented the artistic contacts between great metropolises as the foundations for the development of European art in the 20th century, Paris – Karlsruhe – Berlin. East and West Winds, which is curated by the professor and artist Axel Heil, establishes a link between the former home of the Grand Dukes of Baden and these two great European cities.


The idea behind the exhibition grew out of the premise that many artists have left Karlsruhe for Paris or Berlin over the past century, whilst others have settled in Karlsruhe, attracted by the prestige of its Academy of Fine Arts. As the title suggests, these two directions of movement have been a constant source of artistic renewal and helped to create a unique artistic profile in the Upper Rhine region.

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