For the first time, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the Hilti Art Foundation are presenting a jointly conceived, integrated exhibition.

Photographs by Candida Höfer, taken especially for this show, form the starting point and focus: a series created in and for Liechtenstein.

A member of the Düsseldorf 'Becher School', the acclaimed artist Candida Höfer (b. 1944 in Eberswalde) has previously created a number of site-specific groups of images, for instance in Brussels or Düsseldorf. The photographs taken in Liechtenstein in the autumn and winter of 2021 follow on in this tradition. For the most part, Höfer photographed the subjects with a large format digital camera: interior and exterior views of the museum architecture, libraries or store rooms which serve cultural purposes in the narrow and broad sense.

Characteristic of Höfer's photographic oeuvre is an objective, down-to-earth visual idiom, a pronounced interest in structures and orders of space, and remarkable attention to detail. To create her images she makes use of the light available at the various locations and spaces, not using any spotlights for illumination, which in many cases results in long exposure times. Höfer's photographs are the opposite of snapshots. They are carefully planned and precisely executed. The subject matter bespeaks human presence and influence, even if most of the spaces captured by the artist are deserted.

Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein is the first ever exhibition to span all four top-lit rooms of the Kunstmuseum and the three exhibition rooms of the Hilti Art Foundation. Candida Höfer's photographs are juxtaposed in a dialogue with selected artworks from the two collections. By panning out expansive, atmospheric associative fields, Höfer's photographic oeuvre can engage in a dialogue with artworks from different genres from the period of classical modernism to the present day. Conversely, the unfamiliar contexts allow visitors to experience the broad range of Candida Höfer's photographs from a fresh perspective.

A production of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the Hilti Art Foundation, curated by Christiane Meyer-Stoll, Letizia Ragaglia and Uwe Wieczorek.

 

With artworks by

Saâdane Afif, Josef Albers, Polly Apfelbaum, Joseph Beuys, Umberto Boccioni, Bill Bollinger, Nina Canell, Andreas Christen, Gianni Colombo, Edith Dekyndt, Latifa Echakhch, Luciano Fabro, Helmut Federle, Dan Flavin, Lucio Fontana, Günter Fruhtrunk, Gerhard von Graevenitz, Gotthard Graubner, Donald Judd, Kerstin Kartscher, Konrad Klapheck, Julije Knifer, Imi Knoebel, Anna Kołodziejska, Gary Kuehn, Fernand Léger, Barry Le Va, Verena Loewensberg, René Magritte, Kazimir Malevich, Rita McBride, Piet Mondrian, François Morellet, Charlotte Moth, Bruce Nauman, Giulio Paolini, Steven Parrino, Dan Peterman, Emilio Prini, Pamela Rosenkranz, Fred Sandback, Keith Sonnier, Yves Tanguy, André Thomkins, Rosemarie Trockel, Gilberto Zorio.

 

Audio guide

The exhibition is accompanied by a free audio guide (German and English). The audio guide app is available for download onto your smartphone from the App-Store or the Google Play Store.

 

Publication
The exhibition is accompanied by a publication featuring numerous illustrations and a literary adaptation of a production diary documenting the process of creating the exhibition. The publication is available at our web shop.

 

Edition
Höfer has created two editions for Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein to accompany the exhibition. They are available at the museum as well as here.


 

Candida Höfer, Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein Vaduz VII 2021 © Candida Höfer, Cologne / 2022, ProLitteris, Zurich

More pictures to this exhibition

  • Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein
    Exhibition view, photo: Stefan Altenburger Photography, Zurich
  • Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein
    Exhibition view, photo: Stefan Altenburger Photography, Zurich
  • Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein
    Exhibition view, photo: Stefan Altenburger Photography, Züûrich
  • Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein
    Exhibition view, photo: Stefan Altenburger Photography, Zurich
  • Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein
    Exhibition view, photo: Stefan Altenburger Photography, Zurich
  • Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein
    Exhibition view, photo: Stefan Altenburger Photography, Zurich
  • Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein
    Exhibition view, photo: Stefan Altenburger Photography, Zurich
  • Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein
    Exhibition view, photo: Stefan Altenburger Photography, Zurich
  • Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein
    Exhibition view, photo: Stefan Altenburger Photography, Zurich
  • Opening
  • Thu, 29.9.2022
    18.00
  • Guided tours
  • Thu, 13.10.2022
    18.00
  • Thu, 10.11.2022
    18.00
  • Thu, 17.11.2022
    18.00
  • Thu, 9.2.2023
    18.00
  • Thu, 23.3.2023
    18.00
  • Thu, 6.4.2023
    18.00
  • Thu 29.9.

    Opening

    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein.
    In Dialogue with the Collections of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the Hilti Art Foundation
  • Sat 1.10.

    Kunstmuseum Special

    ORF Long Night of Museums
    from 6pm to 1am
  • Thu 13.10.

    Guided tour

    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein.
    In Dialogue with the Collections of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the Hilti Art Foundation
    with Christiane Meyer-Stoll and Letizia Ragaglia
  • Tue 18.10.

    Introduction for Teachers

    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein.
    In Dialogue with the Collections of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the Hilti Art Foundation
    with Susanne Kudorfer and Klara Frick
  • Wed 19.10.

    Take Away

    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein.
    In Dialogue with the Collections of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the Hilti Art Foundation
    Short guided tour with Susanne Kudorfer
  • Wed 19.10.

    Introduction for Teachers

    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein.
    In Dialogue with the Collections of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the Hilti Art Foundation
    with Susanne Kudorfer and Klara Frick
  • Thu 27.10.

    Active together

    An afternoon at the Kunstmuseum
    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein.
    In Dialogue with the Collections of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the Hilti Art Foundation

    with Beate Frommelt
  • Thu 27.10.

    Movie

    Candida Höfer – Sense of Space
    by Ralph Goertz, DE 2012, 50'
  • Thu 10.11.

    Guided tour

    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein.
    In Dialogue with the Collections of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the Hilti Art Foundation
    with Manuela Bischofberger
  • Thu 17.11.

    Guided tour

    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein.
    In Dialogue with the Collections of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the Hilti Art Foundation
    with Beate Frommelt
  • Thu 24.11.

    Active together

    An afternoon at the Kunstmuseum
    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein
    with Beate Frommelt
  • Thu 24.11.

    Movie

    Letztes Jahr in Marienbad
    by Alain Resnais, FR 1961, 94'
    Artist´s Choice: recommended by Candida Höfer
  • Sat 26.11.

    Workshop for adults

    Snapshots
    with Anna Ospelt
  • Wed 30.11.

    Workshop

    Picture stories
    with Anna Ospelt
  • Thu 1.12.

    Guided tour and discussion

    Erfahrbare Strukturen
    with Gunda Luyken and Letizia Ragaglia
  • Wed 21.12.

    Take Away

    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein.
    In Dialogue with the Collections of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the Hilti Art Foundation
    Short guided tour during the lunch break
    with Klara Frick
  • Thu 22.12.

    Active together

    An afternoon at the Kunstmuseum
    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein
    with Beate Frommelt
  • Thu 22.12.

    Movie

    Silent Spaces
    by Rui Xavier, PT/DE 2015, 43'
  • Wed 18.1.

    Take Away

    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein.
    In Dialogue with the Collections of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the Hilti Art Foundation
    Short guided tour during the lunch break
    with Susanne Kudorfer
  • Thu 19.1.

    Movie

    Candida Höfer – Sense of Space
    by Ralph Goertz, DE 2012, 50'
  • Thu 26.1.

    Active together

    An afternoon at the Kunstmuseum
    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein
    with Beate Frommelt
  • Thu 9.2.

    Guided tour

    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein.
    In Dialogue with the Collections of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the Hilti Art Foundation
    with Christiane Meyer-Stoll, Letizia Ragaglia and Uwe Wieczorek
  • Wed 15.2.

    Take Away

    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein.
    In Dialogue with the Collections of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the Hilti Art Foundation
    Short guided tour during the lunch break
    with Klara Frick
  • Thu 23.2.

    Active together

    An afternoon at the Kunstmuseum
    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein
    with Beate Frommelt
  • Thu 2.3.

    Guided tour and discussion

    Eigenheiten der Räume
    with Barbara Bühler and Christiane Meyer-Stoll
  • Sat 4.3.

    Workshop for adults

    Snapshots
    with Anna Ospelt and Susanne Kudorfer
  • Thu 9.3.

    Movie

    Crazy Rich Asians
    by Jon M. Chu, US 2018, 121'
    Artist´s Choice: recommended by Candida Höfer
  • Wed 22.3.

    Wednesday XL

    Writing and speaking art
    with Gabriele Bösch, Heike Fiedler and Mathias Ospelt
    In cooperation with Literaturhaus Liechtenstein.
  • Thu 23.3.

    Guided tour

    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein.
    In Dialogue with the Collections of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the Hilti Art Foundation
    with Manuela Bischofberger
  • Wed 29.3.

    Active together

    An afternoon at the Kunstmuseum
    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein
    with Beate Frommelt
  • Thu 6.4.

    Guided tour

    Candida Höfer: Liechtenstein.
    In Dialogue with the Collections of Kunstmuseum Liechtenstein and the Hilti Art Foundation
    with Christiane Meyer-Stoll and Uwe Wieczorek