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In Praise of Shadows

Drawing inspiration from the cultural-philosophical essay In Praise of Shadows (1933) by the Japanese writer Tanizaki Jun’ichirō, the current exhibition presents a selection of contemporary East Asian works from the own collection. On view are works by Japanese, Chinese, South Korean, and Vietnamese artists who engage in various ways with the traditional norms and practices of their individual societies.

Contemporary East Asian Art from the POhl Collection

April 8, 2026 – November 9, 2026

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Haegue Yang: Lightning Gleam in the Lunar Mountains, Trustworthy #314 (2017) © for the work by the artist; for the photograph by Jens Gerber

Lee Ufan: Correspondence (2006); Lee Ufan: Dialogue (2010); Thuy Tien Nguyen: above folded point, below eye level (2024); Sung-Hee Cho: Light Blue blossom (2012) © for the works by Thuy Tien Nguyen and for Lee Ufan and Sung-Hee Cho by VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn (2026); for the photograph, by Jens Gerber

Qiu Shihua: Untitled (2024) © for the work by the artist; for the photograph by Jens Gerber

Isa Genzken

April 8, 2026 – November 9, 2026

The exhibition is dedicated to the diverse work of Isa Genzken, who has been one of the most influential figures in contemporary art since the 1970s. For more than three decades, she has been developing an artistic practice characterized by a wide variety of materials: wood, plaster, concrete, and epoxy resins feature alongside plastics in her works on an equal footing. The Pohl Collection now offers insight into the artist’s complex oeuvre.

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