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Museum Wiesbaden/Germany and Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation/Switzerland 2024
New research and Masterthesis out of Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, based on work at Kunstmuseum Den Haag
Museum Wiesbaden/Germany and Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation/Switzerland
Berlin 2024
Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart (1899-1962), als Künstler mit den Großen seiner Zeit verbunden, und Ilse Leda (1906-1981), Tänzerin, Tanzpädagogin und Choreografin, lernten sich kennen, als die internationale Avantgarde der konstruktiven, ungegenständlichen Abstraktion, mit ihr neue klare Formen der Fotografie, des Films und des Tanzes in Hannover Station machten.
Beide waren tief beeindruckt von der großen Utopie einer durch klare Gestaltung und Schönheit verbesserten Welt. Sie nahmen diese Prinzipien für sich an, als Ausdruck ihres Denkens und Arbeitens – durch die Zeiten des Aufbruchs, der Emigration nach Amsterdam und des Ankommens bei einer sehr persönlichen Kunst aus formaler Reduktion und brillanter Farbigkeit, aus Leichtigkeit und tiefer Menschlichkeit.
Einfühlsame Texte und eindrucksvolle zeitgenössische Fotografien zeichnen ein respektvolles Miteinander zweier Künstler auf Augenhöhe, die sich gegenseitig unterstützten und inspirierten. Sie spiegeln das Bild einer großen Liebe, die alle Brüche dieser Zeit überdauert hat.
Curated by Leonie Radine from Museion Bolzano
Competition 22 March 2024
Vernissage 22 March 2024
Exhibition running 23 March – 01 September 2024
Publication available
The Award of the Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation 2024 went to Monia Ben Hamouda.
Congratulations and best wishes!
Nominated artists
Monia Ben Hamouda, Costanza Candeloro, Filippo Contatore, Isabella Costabile, Binta Diaw, Giorgia Garzilli, Sophie Lazari, Lorenza Longhi, Magdalena Mitterhofer, Jim C. Nedd, AliPaloma, Luca Piscopo, Raphael Pohl, Davide Stucchi, Tobias Tavella
RENAISSANCE brings together a selection of works by young artists who were born or raised in northern Italy, have studied at local art academies or universities, and/or live and work in the region. A particular curatorial focus was placed on fostering the exchanges between South Tyrol and Milan.
The exhibition highlights primarily the work and research of each of the participating artists and the diversity of their individual practice. All these positions share, in the broadest sense, a critical examination of the notion of cultural heritage, social and aesthetic “standards,” and the persistence of ghosts from the past. In fact, the artists use found methods, images, fabrics, objects, architectures, or waste products from cultural or creative industries to develop their work at the intersections between visual and applied art. In this way, they expose the foundations of hegemonic tropes of representation and power structures and address questions of belonging and cultural identity in various transdisciplinary ways.
The exhibition takes place in conjunction with a grant of 60,000 Swiss francs, which the Swiss-based Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation annually awards in collaboration with a European museum or art institution, in 2024 this is Museion, to an artist up to the age of 35. With one of the highest grants for young art in Europe, the Foundation aims to preserve the spirit of the work of the artist Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart (1899–1962). The award of the scholarship was initiated by the founder, Ilse Leda, the artist’s wife. The group exhibition forms the base from which the grantee will be selected by an independent international jury. There are no conditions attached to the use of the grant money given to the recipient of the VG Award.
The exhibition takes place in conjunction with the VG AWARD 2024 and is accompanied by a publication with texts on all the artists involved.
Competition 18 March 2023
Exhibition running 19 March - 11 June 2023
Catalogue available
The Award of the Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation 2023 went to Tina Omayemi Reden. Congratulations and best wishes!
Running from 2 June 2022
Curated and worked out by: Manuela Ammer. Marianne Dobner. Heike Eipeldauer. Rainer Fuchs. Naoko Kaltschmidt. Matthias Michalka. Franz Thalmair
Catalogue available
The Award of the Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation 2022 went to Huda Takriti.
Congratulations and best wishes!
2021/2022
Running 26 November 2021 - 13 February 2022
Curated and worked out by: Gertrud Peters
Catalogue available
The Award of the Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation 2021 went to Harkeerat Mangat.
Congratulations and best Wishes!
2021
Catalogue available
Running until 16 January 2022
Catalogue available germ./engl.
Running: 6 November 2020 - 10 October 2021
Catalogue available
until 12 September 2020
Running 22 February - 21 June 2020
Running : 29 February - 21 June 2020
Opening 22 February 2020
Running 23 February - 5 April 2020
Curated by: Benno Tempel/Yasmijn Yarram/Daniel Koep
Worked out by: Astrid Goubert
Yearly award given to one young artist up to the age of 35 years through an international jury. Support is given by the Foundation to exhibition and catalogue showing all the young shortlisted artists and the winner of the prize.
The Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation started its work in 1981 through the last will of Ilse Engelina Vordemberge, née Leda, 1906-1981, widow of the artist Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart, called VG. The foundation is based in Rapperswil/Switzerland.
Award of the Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation 2020:
Nadia Guerroui
The Prize of Recognition went to Eva Giolo.
Congratulations and best Wishes!
President
Dr Egon Bruhin
Trustées/Board
Dr Linus Bruhin
Dr hc David Juda
Gebhard Klaus
Dr Roman Zieglgänsberger
Dr Arta Valstar-Verhoff
Head of the Jury:
Andreas A. Meier
Opening 24 May 2019
Running 25 May - 7 July 2019
curated by Alexandra Blättler
Yearly award given to one young artist up to the age of 35 years through an international jury. Support is given by the Foundation to exhibition and catalogue showing all the young shortlisted artists and the winner of the prize.
The Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation started its work in 1981 through the last will of Ilse Engelina Vordemberge, née Leda, 1906-1981, widow of the artist Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart, called VG. The foundation is based in Rapperswil/Switzerland.
Award of the Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation 2019:
Martina-Sofie Wildberger
Congratulations and best Wishes!
President
Dr Egon Bruhin
Trustées/Board
Dr Linus Bruhin
Dr hc David Juda
Gebhard Klaus
Dr Roman Zieglgänsberger
Dr Arta Valstar-Verhoff
Head of the Jury:
Madeleine Schuppli
2019 - 2020
Catalogue available
Running 14 September 2019 - 26 January 2020
Catalogue available
Opening 25 October 2018
Running 26 October 2018 - 17 February 2019
Running 8 November 2018 - 26 January 2019
Catalogue London 2018 for download at
annelyjudafineart.co.uk
Running 25 May - 25 November 2018
Opening 28 June 2018
Running 29 June - 23 September 2018
curated by Delfina Jałowik from MOCAK
supported by the VORDEMBERGE-GILDEWART FOUNDATION/CH
Catalogue English/Polish is now available
Opening 28 June 2018
Running 29 June - 23 September 2018
curated by Delfina Jałowik from MOCAK
Yearly award given to one young artist up to the age of 35 years through an international jury. Support is given by the Foundation to exhibition and catalogue showing all the young shortlisted artists and the winner of the prize.
The Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation started its work in 1981 through the last will of Ilse Engelina Vordemberge, née Leda, 1906-1981, widow of the artist Friedrich Vordemberge-Gildewart, called VG. The foundation is based in Rapperswil/Switzerland.
AWARD of the Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation 2018
Diana Lelonek
Two Prizes of Recognition went to Małgorzata Goliszewska and Maciej Cholewa.
Congratulations and best Wishes!
Catalogue English/Polish is now available
en.mocak.pl/award-of-the-vordemberge-gildewart-foundation-2018
President
Dr Egon Bruhin
Trustées/Board
Dr Linus Bruhin
Prof Dietrich Helms
Dr hc David Juda
Gebhard Klaus
Dr Arta Valstar-Verhoff
Head of the Jury since 1983:
Dr Willy Rotzler
Prof Gotthard Graubner
Margit Weinberg-Staber
up to now:
Madeleine Schuppli
Running 28 April - 26 August 2018
