Invited Artist

The concept of ‘Invited Artist’ aims to introduce students to art and its traditions, while drawing attention to the special features and development in different cultures. This new concept of promoting creativity, artistic understanding and cultural diversity is open to students of all faculties. At the same time, it expands the university's regular art classes, taught by regional artists. Subjects and project the Invited Artist would like to offer can be linked with existing institutions and offers of the University of Tübingen, if applicable, such as the Museum of the University of Tübingen MUT and its Master profile “museums and collections”. The artists invited in this programme can select to contribute to running projects or dedicate themselves to their own artistic agenda through workshops or summer schools with students.

 

Invited Artists:
Dancers standing tightly together, arms in motion, overlayed with pink hues

“Everyday our senses constantly react to something!”

Student project of the fifth Invited Artist of the University of Tübingen,
Adrian Turner from London/Stuttgart
May 15th to July 24th, 2023

British freelance choreographer Adrian Turner, who lives and works in Stuttgart, dared to connect two art forms which seem incompatible at first. Through him the Invited Artist programme, focusing on visual arts before now, expands into the more ephemeral performing arts.

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Black-and-white light artwork with sharp contrast behind the grey lettering "Drawing in Motion"

„I love to watch the movements of nature"

Student project of the fourth Invited Artist of the University of Tübingen,
Takehito Koganezawa from Tokyo
August 20th to October 3rd, 2022

In summer 2022, Japanese light artist Takehito Koganezawa was the fourth Invited Artist of the University of Tübingen. He represents a completely new view on drawing: moving, ephemeral, intangible. Implementing this form within a student workshop proved to be most complex - the exhibition at Hohentübingen Castle aims to document the results and present them to the public.

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„Feel the touch“

Student project of the third Invited Artist of the University of Tübingen,
Zurab Bero from Tbilisi
February 18th to April 18th, 2022

In his works, Georgian artist Zurab Bero explores expanding the boundaries in classical sculpture into conceptual spacial installations. The exhibition “Feel the touch” presents the results of several student workshops which he offered at the University of Tübingen.

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Abstract graphite drawing, dominated by round shapes

„Life and Meaning... it's personal"

Student project of the second Invited Artist of the University of Tübingen,
Morgan O'Hara from New York
March 20th to September 6th, 2020

In autumn 2019, the MUT and Morgan O'Hara held a workshop, “Life and Meaning… it's personal”, at Hohentübingen castle for students of all faculties. In direct dialogue with the artist, numerous exciting artistic testimonies of this encounter were created, which are now to be presented to the public in a special exhibition at the MUT.

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Lettering of "Nicht nichtschön" ("not not beautiful") against black background

“I cannot be not beautiful”

Student project of the first Invited Artist of the University of Tübingen,
Mohammad Ghazali from Teheran
November 10th to 18th, 2018

As an up-and-coming photographer, Mohammad Ghazali without a doubt represents the expansion of the present-day art scene in Iran. The first ‘Invited Artist’ of the University of Tübingen, he presents the results of his workshops with students from summer 2018 in the Kabinettraum of the Museum Ancient Cultures at Hohentübingen Castle.

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