LOUIS VUITTON – ESPACE LOUIS VUITTON MUNICH

Posted on 2014-03-25

On 29th March 2014, the Espace Louis Vuitton München opens its doors in the historic Residenzpost located in the heart of Munich, continuing the House’s long tradition of art patronage in Germany and abroad. Following its sister venues in Paris, Tokyo, Venice and Singapore, the Espace in Munich is conceived as an independent art space and aims to explore new territories in contemporary creation. With more than 320 square metres of devoted space to the arts, the Munich Espace is scheduled to present several feature exhibitions and an expansive programme of public events each year to encourage new encounters and exchange between local and international artists, art professionals, collectors and the public audience. All exhibitions and events are free of charge.

The Munich Espace launches with a group exhibition, No Such Thing As History: Four Collections and One Artist (29 March to 8 August 2014), curated by Jens Hoffmann. It presents eight new works by German photographer Annette Kelm and approximately 20 contemporary artworks of various media from four important private collections based in Munich: the ICC, Lorenz/Amandine Cornette de Saint Cyr, Mackert and Wiese collections. No Such Thing As History: Four Collections and One Artist explores the concept of the collection as an archive of art. Like a library, which is an archive of literature, the collection is not only an accumulation of artworks, but also a locus for the creation of meaning and a site for witnessing the developments of art history in the framework of a larger historical canon. The exhibition’s narrative is defined by Kelm’s new works, which continue her interest in representing history through an investigation of archives and cultural and social history museums. Kelm’s inspiration is the life and work of Hannelore Mabry (1930–2013), an actress, sociologist and activist, who resided in Munich from 1966, and other members of the German feminist movement.

Espace Louis Vuitton München
Maximilianstraße 2a
80539
Munich

www.espacelouisvuittonmuenchen.com