Eine Minute und dreissig Sekunden ist die durchschnittliche Lange, die fur einen Beitrag in einem Nachrichtenblock vorgesehen ist. Die Kunstlerin Monika Huber fotografiert seit uber zehn Jahren taglich Bilder aus Nachrichtenbeitragen, die von Protest, Aufruhr, Krieg, Gewalt und deren Folgen zeugen. Sie speichert die Bilder digital, druckt sie aus und uberarbeitet sie mit den Mitteln der Malerei und Zeichnung. UEber die Jahre ist so ein Archiv entstanden, das eine "Grammatik" der Nachrichtenbilder offenlegt und uns zu einer kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit der Krisenberichterstattung in Fernsehnachrichten einladt. Die Auswahl von uber 100 Bildern aus dem Archiv wird begleitet von Beitragen, die das Archiv Einsdreissig aus kunsthistorischer, philosophischer, politikwissenschaftlicher und journalistischer Perspektive verorten. Kunstlerische Entlarvung der Rhetorik der Medienbilder Mit Beitragen von Ernst van Alphen, Mieke Bal, James W. Davis, Antje Kapust, Ute Schaeffer, Ulrich Wilmes und einer Einfuhrung von Bernhart Schwenk

Per Kirkeby (* 1938 in Copenhagen) is a one of the most important figures in contemporary Scandina vian art. After receiving a doctorate in geology, Kirkeby joined the Experimental Art School in Copenhagen in 1962 and began to develop the visual idiom through which he has consistently explored the metamorpho sis of nature in a wealth of articulations and media. Kirkeby emphatically considers himself a painter. This context thus informs an examination of his three-di mensional works dating from the early eighties, which he produced with traditional sculpting techniques and cast in bronze. In addition, over the course of his career the artist has produced a substantial body of prints that rival his works in other media. This cata logue is the first juxtaposition of numerous drypoints and woodcuts by the artist with a series of bronzes. A number of miniature woodcuts dating from the fif ties, which were believed to be lost, have been redis covered and being published for the first time. Exhibition: Staatliche Graphische Sammlung Munchen in der Pinakothek der Moderne 3.7.-14.9.2014

Protest. A word indissociable from the year 2011. In America, Occupy Wall Street protestors took up tented residence across the country to demonstrate against crony capitalism. Spurred by events in Tunisia, Egypt erupted in a people's revolution that ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak. Popular unrest has been brewing since the imposition of austerity measures in Greece and Spain. Meanwhile, the evening news continues to cover these events in one-and-a-half minute intervals accompanied by a flood of images, making these events difficult to assess. "News" represents an innovative collaboration between journalist Susanne Fischer and artist Monika Huber. A former reporter in Baghdad, Fischer has on-the-ground experience with revolutionary events and has brought together contributions that present a balanced view of the Arab Spring, including essays exploring freedom of the press and the role of the Internet in enabling revolution. Huber draws more broadly on events that have dominated television coverage in the past year, including Occupy Wall Street, the uprisings in North Africa and the Middle East, the earthquake and nuclear reactor accident in Japan, the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan, and the mass killings in Norway. Photographing and manipulating images from the news, she creates photo-art that casts a critical eye on the selection, presentation, and perception of these images. With many of the uprisings showing no signs of abating, the words and images in "News" together offer a fresh look at the issues that exceeds what we can find in traditional journalism.