We’re open today Freigeister Fragments of an art scene in Luxembourg and beyond 11 Nov 2021 – 27 Feb 2022 Freigeister is an exhibition developed to mark the 15th anniversary of the museum. Conceived as a subjective portrait of the contemporary art scene in Luxembourg, it brings together the work of 14 artists born in the 1970s and 1980s. Presenting works in a range of media, from painting, photography, installation and sculpture, as well as film and virtual reality, the artists are connected via the links they have forged between Luxembourg and other countries and through their backgrounds or personal journeys, thus reflecting Luxembourg’s openness to the world beyond its borders. Freigeister also highlights the vital role that artists play in contemporary society through the perspectives they bring, from the critical to the engaged, and from the idiosyncratic to the poetic. It underscores, moreover, their ability to question established frameworks, ideas and forms – to act, in the words of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche (b. 1844, Röcken, Germany – d. 1900, Weimar), as ‘free spirits’. A distinctive aspect of the exhibition is the process of its creation. Freigeister was built on the model of a collaborative platform combining moments of collective thinking about the exhibition project and meetings with guest speakers – researchers, writers, heads of institutions and association leaders – about themes that resonate most strongly with Luxembourg today, including the subjects of migration, languages, living together, the commons and territory. The Freigeister exhibition does not seek to illustrate these themes, but it is informed by the discussions that led to its creation. It brings together new works commissioned from the participating artists in response to the context of the exhibition – fragments of an art scene that is characterised by its vitality and plurality. Within the framework of the exhibition, Mudam’s education and outreach service has collaborated with the artist Daniel Wagener around an original bread oven project installed outside of the museum, Ket Baker, which will be regularly actived throughout the exhibition. A programme of performances and encounters extending the principle of a collective platform also accompanies the exhibition. Performances by Marco Godinho, Sophie Jung, Catherine Lorent, Karolina Markiewicz & Pascal Piron, and Filip Markiewicz will be presented during a special week-end organised in cunjunction with Luxembourg Art Week, on 13 and 14 November 2021. Mudam also invited twentyseven people from various backgrounds to each consider a key word, from ‘ailleurs’ [elsewhere] to ‘zesummen’ [together], assembled in a unique video project, the Freigeister Abécédaire, on view at Mudam Studio. Freigeister follows Mudam’s programme of exhibitions dedicated to the work of contemporary artists from Luxembourg. They include ELO: Inner Exile – Outer Limits (2008), Atelier Luxembourg – The Venice Biennale Projects (1988–2011) (2012), and the recent retrospectives devoted to Su-Mei Tse (2017), Bert Theis (2019) and Jean-Marie Biwer (2020). Biographies Yann Annicchiarico (b. 1983, Luxembourg) has held solo exhibitions at KIT – Kunst im Tunnel à Düsseldorf (2020); Galerie Nosbaum Reding, Luxembourg (2019); Centre des Arts Pluriels, Ettelbruck (2018). He has participated in residency programmes at Fonderie Darling, Montreal (2019) and at Villa Médicis, Académie de France, Rome (2015). He was awarded the Bourse Francis-André in 2020 for his first solo exhibition in a public institution at KIT – Kunst im Tunnel à Düsseldorf (2020). He lives and works in Luxembourg. Laurianne Bixhain (b. 1987, Wiltz) has held solo exhibitions at Lët’z Arles – Rencontres internationales de la Photographie d’Arles, Arles (2017); Cercle Cité and Centre National de l’Audiovisuel, Luxembourg (2016); Galerie der Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst, Leipzig (2015); Centre d’Art Nei Liicht, Dudelange (2014). She has participated in residency programmes at the Fonderie Darling, Montreal (2017); Islington Mill, Manchester (2016); Torna, Istanbul (2014). She is currently following a residency programme at ISELP, Brussels (2021). She lives and works in Luxembourg and Brussels. Aline Bouvy (b. 1974, Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium) has held solo exhibitions at IKOP – Musée d’Art Contemporain, Eupen (2020-2021); the Künsterhaus Bethanien, Berlin (2019); Galerie Nosbaum Reding, Luxembourg (2018, 2014); Galerie Albert Baronian, Bruxelles (2018); CIAP, Hasselt (2018). From 2000 to 2013, Aline Bouvy worked in collaboration with John Gillis. She is a founder member of the feminist collective “The After Lucy Experiment” with Claudia Radulescu, Delphine Deguislage, Charlotte Beaudry, Céline Gillain and Aurélie Gravas (2010 – 2015). She lives and works in Luxembourg and Brussels. Marco Godinho (b. 1978, Salvaterra de Magos, Portugal) has held solo exhibitions at the Parvis – Centre d’art contemporain, Tarbes (2019); Fonderie Darling, Montréal (2018); MAMAC – Musée d’art moderne et contemporain, Nice (2016); MNAC – Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea do Chiado, Lisbon (2015); Museo Universitario Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín (2013); Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’Art Contemporain, Luxembourg (2013). In 2019 he represented Luxembourg at the 58th Venice Biennale. He lives and works in Luxembourg and Paris. Sophie Jung (b. 1982, Luxembourg) has held solo exhibitions at the Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’Art Contemporain, Luxembourg (2020); Kunstmuseum Basel (2018); Blain Southern, London (2018). In 2016 and 2019 she was a laureate of the Swiss Art Awards and received the Manor Kunstpreis in 2018. Sophie Jung lives and works in London and Basel. Catherine Lorent (b. 1977, Munich) has held solo exhibitions at the Centre d’Art Nei Liicht, Dudelange (2021); Toolbox Finnish-German Artspace, Berlin (2019); bb15 Space for Contemporary Art, Linz (2018); artothek Köln (2016). In 2013 she represented Luxembourg at the 55th Venice Biennale. Alongside her work in the visual arts, she founded several musical projects, including Gran Horno. She lives and works in Berlin. Filip Markiewicz (b. 1980, Esch-sur-Alzette) has held solo exhibitions at C+N Canepaneri, Milan (2020); MNAC – Museum of Contemporary Art, Bucharest (2020); Kunsthalle, Osnabrück (2019); CCA – Derry/Londonderry (2019); Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’Art Contemporain (2018); La Panacée, Montpellier (2018); Theater Basel (2017). In 2015 he represented Luxembourg at the 56th Venice Biennale. He lives and works in Hamburg and Luxembourg. Karolina Markiewicz (b. 1976, Luxembourg) and Pascal Piron (b. 1982, Luxembourg) collaborent depuis 2013 et ont présenté des expositions personnelles au Casino Luxembourg – Forum d’Art Contemporain à Luxembourg (2021/2016), au Centre National de l’Audiovisuel à Dudelange (2019), au VT Artsalon et au TheCube Project Space à Taipei (2018), et au Centre d’art Dominique Lang à Dudelange (2017). En 2015, ils ont participé à la 56e Biennale d’Art de Venise (représentation officielle du Liechtenstein) et à de nombreux festivals de films internationaux, dont la 76e édition de la Mostra de Venise (2019). Ils vivent et travaillent au Luxembourg. Claudia Passeri (b. 1977, Esch-sur-Alzette) has held solo exhibitions at the Galerie Nosbaum Reding (2020); Lët’z Arles – Rencontres internationales de la Photographie d’Arles (2019); SRISA Gallery, Florence (2017). She founded several collective and curatorial projects, as well as artist residency programmes: Agence Borderline (2006), with Michèle Walerich, Transitus immobilis (2018), with Catherine Lorent and Serge Ecker, and Common Wealth (2018) with Benoit Delzelle. She lives and works in Luxembourg and in Umbria (Italy). Daniel Reuter (b. 1976, Trier) has held solo exhibitions at Lët’z Arles – Rencontres internationales de la Photographie d’Arles (2021); Galerie Nosbaum Reding, Luxembourg (2021); Harbinger, Reykjavik (2020); Neskirkja Reykjavik (2018); Ramskram, Reykjavik (2018); MiCamera, Milan (2014); 25 Books, Berlin. He lives and works in Luxembourg and in Reykjavik. Nina Tomàs (b. 1989, Béziers) has held solo exhibitions at the Fondation privée du Carrefour des Arts, Brussels (2020); Galerie Nosbaum Reding, Luxembourg (2019); Galerie Art Est Ouest, Marseille (2017). She has participated in residency programmes at ISELP, Brussels (2021); Fondation privée du Carrefour des Arts, Brussels (2017) and at the Anderson Center, Minnesota (2016). She lives and works in Luxembourg and Brussels. Daniel Wagener (b. 1988, Luxembourg) has held solo exhibitions at the AICA Kiosk, Luxembourg (2018); Centre d’art Dominique Lang, Dudelange (2017). He participated in residency programmes at Centre Culturel de Rencontre Abbaye de Neumünster (neimënster) (2020) and at ISCP – International Studio & Curatorial Program, New York (2018). In 2020 Daniel Wagener and Axel Claes founded the collective project « Les Conseillers » to offers a programme around printing technics at Kanal – Centre Pompidou, Brussels. He lives and works in Brussels. Jeff Weber (b. 1980) has held solo exhibitions at the Carré d’art – Musée d’art contemporain, Nîmes (2021); Lxhxb, Eidhoven (2020); Galerie Erna Hecey, Luxembourg (2019); Kunsthalle Leipzig (2014–2017); Jan Van Eyck Academie, Maastricht (2012). He was awarded the Bourse Bert-Theis (2018) and the Edward Steichen Award (2015). He has participated in residency programmes at the Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris (2020) and ISCP – International Studio & Curatorial Program, New York (2015). He lives and works in Berlin. Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Vue de l'exposition "Freigeister. Fragments d’une scène artistique au Luxembourg et au-delà", 11.11.2021 – 27.02.2022, Mudam Luxembourg © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg Credits Location: Mudam Level 0: East Gallery, West Gallery Curators: Clément Minighetti Sarah Beaumont Marie-Noëlle Farcy Christophe Gallois Artists: Yann Annicchiarico Laurianne Bixhain Aline Bouvy Marco Godinho Sophie Jung Catherine Lorent Filip Markiewicz Karolina Markiewicz and Pascal Piron Claudia Passeri Daniel Reuter Nina Tomàs Daniel Wagener Jeff Weber Exhibition Design: Polaris Architects With the support of: Œuvre Nationale de Secours Grande-Duchesse Charlotte Fondation Indépendance Ministère de la Culture du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg Media partner: Luxemburger Wort Freigeister Abécédaire: Mudam invited twentyseven people from various backgrounds to each consider a key word, from ‘ailleurs’ [elsewhere] to ‘zesummen’ [together], assembled in a unique video project: the Freigeister Abécédaire. Catalogue: Freigeister – (Free Spirits) Fragments of an art scene in Luxembourg and beyond Shop the catalog Related events 01 – 06 Dec 2021 10h00 – 18h00 Mudam Studio Freigeister Alphabet In resonance with the "Freigeister" exhibition, Mudam invited 26 people to talk about 26 words. 05 Dec 2021 10h00 Park Dräi Eechelen Bread making and baking weekends A wood-fired oven that brings people together and invites sharing after months of social distancing. 08 – 13 Dec 2021 10h00 – 18h00 Mudam Studio Freigeister Alphabet In resonance with the "Freigeister" exhibition, Mudam invited 26 people to talk about 26 words. All events related to the exhibition Downloads Download Press Kit Freigeister (pdf, 20MB) Partnerships With the support of Financial support of Media partner openmuseum Subscribe to our newsletter Sign up for your weekly dose of art E-mail Subscribe About us Contact Corporate events Press Privacy policy