Proxy – Der Bürger als Pflanze
Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen•May 23, 2026 — Aug 23, 2026
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Maximiliane Baumgartner’s solo exhibition Proxy – Der Bürger als Pflanze comprises three interconnected chapters. The starting point for the show is the artist’s longstanding interest in spatial contexts and their social, political, and historical implications in light of structural continuities from the Nazi era. By focusing on specific examples, Baumgartner examines how Nazi structures are dealt with, revealing the extent to which urban planning and architecture continue to carry ideological and propagandistic remnants long after 1945.
By connecting different temporal and spatial dimensions, the exhibition makes the overarching connections between them tangible. The works on view all formulate questions regarding the visibility and non-visibility of pictorial practices of resistance, and about the potential for critical engagement with images and spaces and their underlying power structures. The first chapter of the exhibition presents works stemming from Baumgartner’s engagement…
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Proxy – Der Bürger als Pflanze
Kunstverein für die Rheinlande und Westfalen•May 23, 2026 — Aug 23, 2026
Press Release
Maximiliane Baumgartner’s solo exhibition Proxy – Der Bürger als Pflanze comprises three interconnected chapters. The starting point for the show is the artist’s longstanding interest in spatial contexts and their social, political, and historical implications in light of structural continuities from the Nazi era. By focusing on specific examples, Baumgartner examines how Nazi structures are dealt with, revealing the extent to which urban planning and architecture continue to carry ideological and propagandistic remnants long after 1945.
By connecting different temporal and spatial dimensions, the exhibition makes the overarching connections between them tangible. The works on view all formulate questions regarding the visibility and non-visibility of pictorial practices of resistance, and about the potential for critical engagement with images and spaces and their underlying power structures. The first chapter of the exhibition presents works stemming from Baumgartner’s engagement…
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