Painting & Sculpture

On July 18, 2025, the Buchheim Museum opened the largest retrospective to date dedicated to Max Pechstein. The exhibition Max Pechstein – Vision and Work, on view until October 26, 2025, offers more than just the iconic images of Expressionism: it provides a comprehensive insight into a multifaceted oeuvre that, in its search for harmony between humanity and nature, continues to resonate today. Paintings, watercolors, drawings, and prints form the core of the show, complemented by letters, photographs, and preparatory sketches. The works span Pechstein’s early years, his time with the Brücke group, the masterpieces of the 1910s to early 1930s, and his late work of the 1950s.

Max Pechstein – Vision and Work is a collaboration between the Buchheim Museum, the Institute for Cultural Exchange, the Max Pechstein Foundation, and the Art Collections of Zwickau.

The exhibition Cosmic Dimensions – Carl-Henning Pedersen & Else Alfelt has celebrated its world premiere and is on view from 10 April 2025 to 31 August 2025 at the Kunstsilo in Kristiansand, Norway. This captivating presentation highlights the visionary work of the Danish artist couple, known for their radiant colors, poetic imagery, and spiritual themes. As key figures of the Danish CoBrA movement, their art creates a universal dialogue between humanity, the cosmos, and creativity.
Part of an international touring exhibition, this is the most comprehensive showcase of their work to date.

The Institute for Cultural Exchange proudly presents the exhibition Reshaped Reality – 50 Years of Hyperrealistic Sculptures at Osaka Culturarium Tempozan as part of EXPO 2025 in Osaka, Japan. A comprehensive selection of sculptures by international representatives of the Hyperrealistic movement gives a profound insight into the development of this movement since the 1970s. The exhibition will be on display from April 10, 2025 to October 13, 2025. Previous presentations of the exhibition, for example in Spain, the Netherlands, and Denmark, broke all visitor records.

The exhibition Surrealism – Worlds in Dialogue celebrated its premiere on August 31, 2024, at the Kunsthalle Vogelmann in Heilbronn. Visitors can experience this fascinating journey through 100 years of surrealist art until January 5, 2025. The exhibition highlights how the surrealist vision has influenced subsequent generations up to the present day. This cross-generational encounter demonstrates how surrealist themes and methods still resonate with our zeitgeist, while addressing fundamental socio-political issues. Avantgardists such as Max Ernst, Salvador Dalí, Yves Tanguy, René Magritte, Claude Cahun, and others engage in dialogue with contemporary artists like Cindy Sherman, Sarah Lucas, or David Lynch, shedding light on themes such as identity, gender and technology from various perspectives.

We are glad to announce that our exhibition project Expressionism in Art and Film will be presented at the Musée de Loève in France from June 15, 2024, to September 15, 2024. The exhibition aims to shed new light on Expressionism across conventional boundaries of genre and to show the common influences between the arts of painting, graphics, and film. The presentation will consist of a selection of approx. 120 exhibits including paintings, graphical works, film stills, and film excerpts.

Patricia Piccinini. Fremde Berührung will be presented at the Kunsthalle “Talstrasse” Halle (Saale) in Germany from March 22, 2024, to June 30, 2024. This survey exhibition of the Australian artist lets the visitor peek into the future and question one’s own existence. Based on selected exhibits (sculptures, installations, collages, and video) this solo show presents the complete œuvre of the artist, who discusses relevant social topics and discourses. With her hybrid, lifelike creatures, Piccinini opens up new, possible perspectives on the future of mankind and how to handle them.