Städtische Galerie Bietigheim-Bissingen

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Extending in the heart of the historic old town of Bietigheim City Gallery located on two buildings: For the older part was a great historical Scheuer rebuilt in 1989 by the architect Gert Bietigheimer Bechtle for the needs of a modern en exhibition industry. From there the visitor enters the opened in 2000, strictly functional extension, which was created after a design by Gert Bechtle under the aegis of Prof. Hans Kammerer.

Now a total exhibition space of nearly 1000 m². While the major exhibitions find their place in the extension, to the gallery spaces in the old building used primarily to present their own extensive collections for their traditional collection focus linocut / high pressure and art of the region in small exhibitions.

The opening of the Municipal Gallery in 1989 was a milestone in the cultural development of the town of Bietigheim-Bissingen. Meanwhile, it has long been regarded as a well as nationally acclaimed exhibition institution established. The summer exhibitions at the gallery who devote themselves mainly to the classical modern art draw visitors from all over southern Germany. Highlights were these include the large monographic presentations of Egon Schiele (1991), Gabriele Munter (1999), Max Pechstein (2002), Félix Vallotton (2003), Pablo Picasso (2005) and Erich Heckel (2006).

In addition to the art-historical exhibitions, another program will focus on contemporary art. Here, in recent years, inter alia Per Kirkeby (1999), Mary Jo Lafontaine (2002) or Felix Droese (2003) presented monographic. Much attention also learned of many special interest projects in the gallery, such as the exhibition "Children look. Childhood and modernity of clover and Boltanski (2001)," Joystick duet and catharsis machine "(2002) and" war-media art. Positions of German artists since the Sixties "(2004/2005)," Advertising for the utopia. Russian poster art in the 20th Century "(2005/2006) and" Home Stories. between documenta ry and fiction "(2006/2007).