Villa Massimo Visits Stuttgart—18 Artists, 8 Institutions Summer of the Arts
Fotografie der Villa Massimo in Rom

Summer of the Arts

For the first time ever, the German cultural institution Deutsche Akademie Rom Villa Massimo was presenting itself in Baden-Württemberg in collaboration with eight partners from Stuttgart. Two academic classes—eighteen winners of the German Rome Prize from the classes of 2022–2023 and 2023–2024—presented works they created either in Rome or especially for the exposition in Stuttgart, in exhibitions, concerts, and readings at various institutions as well as in public spaces.

Participating institutions Architekturgalerie am Weißenhof Stuttgart, BDA Baden-Württemberg, Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, Literaturhaus Stuttgart, Musik der Jahrhunderte, Staatsgalerie Stuttgart, University of Stuttgart, Weissenhofmuseum im Haus Le Corbusier

On view in the rooms of the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart were works by Danica Dakić, Liza Dieckwisch, and Stefan Vogel.

Liza Dieckwisch

Liza Dieckwisch (b. 1989 in Kiel, lives in Düsseldorf) is interested in expanding the forms of painterly expression. Her works are distinguished by an in-depth exploration of the characteristics of the materials she uses. At the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart she is using silicone and pigments, which she pours, tosses, layers, and arranges with fabric on-site to create expansive installations. The vibrant colors and flowing appearance of the silicone create sensual, painterly accents in the exhibition space that seem to have no fixed contours. Dieckwisch’s works convey an impression of the physical act of making the pieces as well as moments of chance and constantly evolving conditions, as they also occur in nature.

Villa Massimo

The Deutsche Akademie Rom Villa Massimo operates under the authority of the German Federal Ministry of Cultural Affairs and Media. The “Rompreis” (Rome Prize) is the most important award granted to German artists or artists living in Germany for study abroad. The institution was founded in 1910 by Eduard Arnhold, a Jewish citizen of Prussia who acquired the property and subsequently donated it to the Prussian state.

The winners of the Rome Prize 2022–2023 and 2023–2024 Ondřej Adámek (composer), Olga Martynova (writer), Yael Bartana (visual artist), Bjørn Melhus (visual artist), Oscar Bianchi (composer), Marko Nikodijević (composer), Susanne Brorson (architect), Katerina Poladjan (writer), Danica Dakić (visual artist), Arne Rautenberg (writer), Liza Dieckwisch (visual artist), Marcus Schmickler (composer), Manaf Halbouni (visual artist), Alfredo Thiermann (architect), SOWATORINI Landschaft (landscape architect), Stefan Vogel (visual artist), Kristof Magnusson (writer), Fabian A. Wagner (architect)

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