When does the exhibition take place?

The exhibition runs from September 27 to November 15, 2026, at the Kunsthalle Darmstadt.

What are the opening hours?

During the exhibition, the Kunsthalle is open from Wednesday to Sunday from 11:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

What is the cost of admission?

The regular admission is €12, reduced rate is €7.

Is the exhibition accessible for people with disabilities?

The Kunsthalle indicates that the restrooms and studios are not accessible.

Where is the Kunsthalle Darmstadt located?

The Kunsthalle is located at Steubenplatz 1 in 64293 Darmstadt and can be reached by tram and bus via the stop Rhein-/Neckarstraße.

Are there special contents for art-interested visitors?

Yes, the exhibition combines drawings and three-dimensional objects with an art-historically interesting position on Abject Art and questions of body, intimacy, and power.

Wolfgang F. Klee presents disturbing objects and poetic drawings in his late work

Name: Wolfgang F. Klee. Drawings and Objects
Start: 2026-09-27T21:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-11-15T18:00:00+01:00
Location: Kunsthalle Darmstadt

Wolfgang F. Klee: Drawings and Objects as a Powerful Late Work in the Kunsthalle Darmstadt

Starting from September 27, 2026, a concentrated art experience unfolds in the Studio East of the Kunsthalle Darmstadt, intertwining drawing, object art, and critical imagery. Wolfgang F. Klee presents works from his late period on the occasion of his 90th birthday that enter into an open dialogue with the tradition of Abject Art, making societal power relations, body images, and existential cycles visible.

Between Grotesque and Vulnerability

The exhibition directs attention to those figures and three-dimensional forms in which offensiveness and intimacy encounter each other inextricably. Klee's little men in their cardboard habitats appear brittle and hard at first glance, almost rejecting. However, in the contemplation of the works, a finely balanced tension reveals itself: behind the visual radicality resonates a fragile search for relationship, protection, and human presence.

A Work that Does Not Bend

Wolfgang F. Klee, born in 1936 in Frankfurt am Main, studied at the HfG Offenbach and the Städelschule Frankfurt. He began exploring natural motifs as early as the 1960s before turning to expressive figures and spatial scenarios. As a co-founder and long-time managing director of the artists' workshop Klosterpresse, he shaped the art scene far beyond his own work. The exhibition simultaneously references his earlier appearances in the Kunsthalle Darmstadt in the 1980s and anchors the current late works in a long exhibition history.

Material, Space, and Aesthetic Experience

The three-dimensional objects and drawings unfold a compelling spatial effect. Paper, cardboard, and reduced formal languages create a distinctive materiality that oscillates between improvisation and formal precision. It is precisely this tension that makes the exhibition intriguing: it demonstrates how art can question societal order without losing its poetic force. Visitors experience an exhibition that is not loudly decorated but works with a clear vision and bitter wit.

Why a Visit is Worth It

Anyone interested in contemporary drawing, object art, and art-historically reflected positions will find an exhibition here with exceptional depth. Wolfgang F. Klee combines biographical continuity, formal rigor, and an uncompromising imagery into a rare late work that resonates long after. A visit to the Kunsthalle Darmstadt is worthwhile for all who understand art as an aesthetic experience and as an intellectual engagement with our present.

The artistic experience in the Kunsthalle Darmstadt opens a concentrated access to an independent, multi-layered position in German contemporary art. This exhibition deserves an on-site visit, as only in person does the full impact of drawing, objects, and critical visual language become tangible.