January 10, 2012
We are in mourning for Alexander Tutsek
The entrepreneur, benefactor, and founder of the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung Alexander Tutsek died shortly before his eighty-fifth birthday in Munich. Besides his successful career as an entrepreneur, Alexander Tutsek was a great supporter of art and engaged in various social areas all his life.
January 8, 2012
Special Show Exempla 2012
Internationale Handwerksmesse München l 14 – 20 March 2012
The Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung was invited to participate in Exempla 2012. Exempla 2012 is a special exhibition within the framework of the Internationale Handwerksmesse München. With this year’s theme Glass—A Crafts Material between Tradition and Innovation, it spans the range from the material glass as a thousands-year-old design element for glass professions to the use of glass in art and innovative glass materials in the crafts.
November 4, 2011
New Exhibition "In the Name of Love"
February 7 to November 7, 2012
Love was and is one of the principal themes in art. Humans have a need to express love, and the pain of love, in a tangible form. Literature, music, paintings and sculptures created over the centuries are testimony of their never-ending attempts. The exhibition at the Alexander Tutsek Foundation deals with the many facets of love from a very special perspective: not only the bright, the welcome part of love is explored, but so is its hidden, secretive, and dark side.
August 19, 2011
In the Name of Love
New catalogue
The publication presents a collection of contemporary sculpture created by international artists working in glass and mixed media. Taking the theme of In the Name of Love, they explore and present love and the pain that comes with love in sensual, poetic, and sometimes cheeky and provocative ways. The catalogue documents the exhibition to be held at the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung in 2012.
July 22, 2011
SHANGHAI MUSEUM OF GLASS
Official opening
Shanghai now has a modern museum of glass (SHMOG). The museum complex containing a library, a hot glass demonstration hall and a café is housed in a former bottle factory on the outskirts of the city centre, in the Baoshan district. The museum can be reached by taxi in about 20 minutes. It was initiated and established by one of China’s leading manufacturers of utility glass, the Shanghai Glass Company Limited.
July 11, 2011
Publication
Private Art Museums in the German-Speaking Region
A practical mix between museum and travel guide, this handy and richly illustrated publication introduces more than 60 private collections of contemporary and modern art in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, among them the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung. All of the places included, many of which were specifically designed for private collections, are open to the public. For the most part, they are true insiders’ tips the general public is unaware of. Many of them did not open until 2010.
In addition to exciting facts about the numerous collectors, the exhibitions and the architecture of the structures, Privatzugang provides plenty of valuable information for art aficionados such as opening hours, how to get there, admission fees, as well as other nearby highlights.
S. Heckmüller, Privatzugang. DISTANZ Verlag, Berlin, 2011 (German)
July 11, 2011
THIS SIDE OF AFRICA
Extension!
Due to the high interest taken in the exhibition This side of Africa we are extending it to 11 July 2011.
June 20, 2011
THIS SIDE OF AFRICA
Open Evening in July 2011
Since the current exhibition This Side of Africa is soon ending, the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung
invites you to an open evening. Enjoy the art works and the foundation's summer garden
with a glass of wine!
Thursday, 7 July 2011, 5 to 9 pm
May 19, 2011
This Side of Africa
Fund-raising Campaign
On the opening of the exhibition This Side of Africa, the proceeds of all photographs and photographic books sold on this evening were donated to support the work of the association Kinder brauchen uns e.V. This non-profit organization makes medical treatment and school education possible for underprivileged, seriously ill children from Afghanistan. We were able to transfer a total of € 3,860.- to the association: Another stone for the Steinhaus ("stone house") in Kabul!
We are extending the fund-raising campaign. If you would like to support the work of Kinder brauchen uns, you can order the photographic book This Side of Africa online or per telephone. All the photographs illustrated in the book are available in two sizes (edition of five).
April 15, 2011
Jutta Cuny-Frantz Memorial Award
Award Ceremony
On 9 April 2011 the Jutta Cuny-Franz Foundation presented the prizes awarded biannually at
museum kunst palast Düsseldorf.
The following artists received prizes:
First Prize: Jutta Cuny-Franz Memorial Award
Julius Weiland, Germany
Second Prize: Talent Award
Shige Fujishiro, Japan
Tara Woudenberg, The Netherlands
Honorary Diploma
Andrea Fleming, Germany; Lisa Anne Bate, Great Britain; Pernille Braun, Denmark; Anne Petters, Germany; and Phil Vickery, Great Britain.
The Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung sincerely congratulates all the laureates!
April 5, 2011
This Side of Africa
Exhibition Opening
Many visitors have already viewed the exhibition This Side of Africa. Until 28 July 2011,
you have the opportunity to look at the sculptures by Jens Gussek as well as the photographs by Eva-Maria Fahrner-Tutsek and her newly published book.
March 18, 2011
This Side of Africa
Book Presentation
The new book of photographs by Eva-Maria Fahrner-Tutsek Diesseits von Afrika / This Side of Africa will be introduced together with the exhibition. Eva-Maria Fahrner-Tutsek took most of the photographs over the past two to three years on the islands of Ibiza and Formentera. The African continent is not far from here. The imagery reveals hidden emotions without necessarily wanting to attract attention. The psychologist shows in her works the world as it is but creates an atmosphere in which the everyday and the random have something irritating. She deliberately allows the viewers space.
December 12, 2010
Expedition to China
Visits and Acquisitions
Dr. Fahrner-Tutsek returned from her trip to China this year with interesting new acquisitions. She visited Guan Donghai in Beijing, for instance, and the glass course at the modern art academy at Tsinghua University. In Hong Kong, she met Carol Lee and Sunny Wang—works by both artists are represented in the foundation—as well as the owners of the Koru Gallery. She spoke with them about their current works and discussed possible joint projects.
December 11, 2010
SOFA CHICAGO
A Visit to the Art Fair
From 4 to 7 November 2010, SOFA (International Exposition of Sculpture Objects and Functional Art), the largest fair for applied arts, took place in Chicago. The Chair of the foundation took advantage of the interesting and compact survey of seventy galleries from eleven countries to meet many people and to buy new objects. On the outlook for "Emerging Artists," she acquired the object Drift by the young couple Tanya Lyons and Mathieu Grodet from Canada (ill.), who exhibited very unconventional works.
December 9, 2010
Frozen-in Tension
Guided Tours
Take advantage of our new offer: Every Thursday at 3:30 pm, visitors can take part in a one-hour guided tour through the exhibition. The tour is included in the entry fee; you do not require a reservation.
Photo by H.-J. Becker, © Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung
November 10, 2010
NEW ACQUISITION
Lino Tagliapietra
For one of our upcoming exhibitions, the foundation has acquired an important piece from the new Venice series by Lino Tagliapietra, one of the significant artists working with glass today.
November 9, 2010
Links and Media Archives
New Offer
The Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung has expanded the scope of its website. Starting immediately, it will present interesting links in the area of contemporary glass and photography for events, museums, institutions, associations, magazines, online portals, etc.
In the Media Archives (under News) is a selection of publications about the foundation’s work. There you will find, for instance, an article that appeared in the first issue of go40’s Chinese edition.
November 5, 2010
FROZEN-IN TENSION
A Visitor from Japan
Yoshiaki Kojiro made a small detour from Eskişehir, Turkey, where he was taking part in a symposium, to Munich in October. His work Be — on view in the exhibition Frozen-in Tension — continues to impress and amaze visitors. His specially developed technique of foaming and slumping lets people forget that they are looking at an object of glass. Kojiro was interested in turn in the works of European artists such as Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová, Ann Wolff, and Bohumil Eliáš.
November 5, 2010
The Long Night of the Munich Museums 2010
Record Result
In spite of the cold wet weather, interested visitors streamed into the brightly lit studio galleries of the foundation. Almost five hundred — a record! The exhibits surprised, impressed, and delighted the viewers, who were happy to have discovered something new. Many stayed late to enjoy wine, art, and the special atmosphere of the night.
September 2, 2010
Whisper
New catalogue by Christiane Budig
The artist Christiane Budig questions the human existence from very different perspectives and skillfully plays with the material glass. She has exhibited her sculptures and installations at the foundation several times already. Her new catalog Whisper illustrates many of the artist's glass sculptures, installations, and drawings, including the installation Twist, acquired for the current exhibition Frozen-in Tension. The catalog may be purchased from the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung
for € 12,- (plus shipping).
C. Budig, Whisper, with texts by E.-M. Fahrner-Tutsek and B. Röhner, 2010, German and English,
48 pages, hardcover.
You will find the article by E.-M. Fahrner-Tutsek "A language made of glass" here.
September 2, 2010
The Long Night of Munich Museums 2010
Saturday, 16 October 2010, from 7 pm to 2 am
With its current exhibition Frozen-in Tension, the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung participates in the Long Night of Munich Museums and invites visitors to experience the special atmosphere of this night in its rooms.
Tickets for the Long Night may be purchased on the evening of the 16 October or in advance at the Tutsek-Stiftung. For further information on the Long Night of the Munich Museums see www.muenchner.de/museumsnacht
From our program:
"Looking for something different? Then you're at the right place! In an art-nouveau villa in Munich-Schwabing, a young foundation provides fascinating insights into a little known area of contemporary art. The current exhibition Frozen-in Tension shows abstract sculptures, primarily made of the material glass, in combination with photographs by Jessica Backhaus. The art works make the states of rest and tension tangible. Enjoy a glass of wine and discover the material glass from a completely new perspective during an expert guided tour."
June 23, 2010
International Glass Days in Zwiesel 2010
Temporary Exhibition GLASS.CHINA
14 August to 12 September 2010
All those who missed the exhibition Glass.China will have another opportunity to see it: A large selection of the objects and photographs will be on view as a temporary exhibition during the Zwieseler Glastage in the summer.
The Zwieseler Glastage take place every two years and are one of the largest presentations of glass in Germany. They offer a comprehensive program with various events and a glass fair. The heart of the Glastage is the Internationale Glaskunstausstellung, in which numerous artists from Germany and neighboring countries show their works. This year more than 120 artists from 16 countries will present 220 objects. For further information see glastage-zwiesel.de
June 21, 2010
Frozen-in Tension
Open Day
Saturday, 19 June 2010, 12 noon to 6 pm
After the successful Open Day last year, the foundation is pleased to invite you this year once more to visit the new exhibition.
You may join one of the short guided tours on the exhibition theme, the studio glass movement, or the photographs by Jessica Backhaus. A few artists will be present and will explain specific techniques and the artistic potential of the material glass using their works as example.
May 10, 2010
Frozen-in Tension
Exhibition Opening
The exhibition Frozen-in Tension opened on 29 April. We are looking forward to your visit! Please note our changed hours of opening: The foundation will now be
open to visitors on Thursday afternoons as well (except on holidays).
February 2, 2010
Glass Museum Shanghai
The Planning Team Visits the Foundation
At the end of the exhibition Glass.China, Professor Zhuang Xiao Wei, who heads the glass studio at the College of Fine Art, Shanghai University, visited the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung. Eight members of the planning team for the new glass museum in Shanghai accompanied him. During their meeting at the foundation, Eva-Maria Fahrner-Tutsek, a member of the museum’s advisory committee, discussed the most recent planning phase of the project as well as the future museum work with her visitors. The new, very spacious museum complex is being built into a former bottle factory and will open in late 2010.
October 28, 2009
Glass.China
Extended to 10 December 2009
Due to the high interest taken in the exhibition Glass.China we are extending it to 10 December 2009. Take advantage of this opportunity!
October 28, 2009
Glass.China
New Acquisitions
Two new acquisitions from China have just arrived at the foundation. The sculpture People 5 by Li Zhenning and the installation Ru by Sunny Wang are on view in the current exhibition.
October 28, 2009
The Long Night of Munich Museums 2009
Impressions
Many night owls took the opportunity to discover something new, off the beaten paths of the large and well-known museums and visited the foundation. It was once again a very special atmosphere!
September 29, 2009
Der Blick nach Innen - Inner View
Exhibition Masayo Odahashi
An artist from Japan, who first exhibited in Germany at the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung in the exhibition Das verlorene Gesicht wieder gefunden, prompted art dealer Barbara Koppelstätter to dedicate a solo exhibition to her. The exhibition with recent works by Masayo Odahashi entitled Der Blick nach Innen - Inner View can be seen from 25 October 2009 to 10 January 2010 at Galerie B, Sinzheim, Baden-Baden and subsequently at Glasmuseet Ebeltoft, Denmark from 12 February to 13 June 2010.
A richly illustrated catalogue (Danish, English and German) with articles by D. Brendstrup, B. Koppelstätter, and E.-M. Fahrner-Tutsek was published in conjunction with the exhibition. You will find the article by E.-M. Fahrner-Tutsek "An artist – lost and found again" here.
For further information see www.galerieb.de and www.glasmuseet.dk
September 29, 2009
Specialized Museums for Glass and Ceramics: Perspectives for the Future or a Dead End?
Symposium at the Europäisches Museum für Modernes Glas, Coburg
At a symposium entitled Specialized Museums for Glass and Ceramics: Perspectives for the Future or a Dead End?, held at Veste Coburg on 25 July 2009, curators, collectors, artists, and art dealers held lectures. Their various perspectives inspired lively discussions with the public about strategies in conveying art, applied art, and design in contemporary museums.
You will find the lecture by E.-M. Fahrner-Tutsek on the subject "…and the visitors?" (in German) here.
August 13, 2009
The Long Night of Munich Museums 2009
Saturday, 17 October 2009, from 7 pm to 2 am
The Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung will again participate in the Long Night of Munich Museums this year. On this occasion, it will present a few recent works from China.
Tickets for the Long Night may be purchased in advance or on the night itself at the foundation. For further information on the Long Night of the Museums see: www.muenchner.de/museumsnacht
From our program:
"China in an Art-Nouveau Villa in München-Schwabing: The current exhibition Glass.China at the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung is worth a journey to the north of Munich for those who love the extraordinary. Recent contemporary sculptures by Chinese artists are paired in an exciting dialog with photographs by the German film artist and photographer Ulrike Ottinger, which clearly stand out against the typical Chinese photography. Discover the exhibition and villa during an expert tour by graduates from the art academy while enjoying a glass of wine."
July 18, 2009
Glass.China
Guan Donghai from Beijing visits the Foundation
During a study trip in Europe, the artist Guan Donghai visited the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung in June 2009.
Guan Donghai is professor at the Academy of Arts and Design at Tsinghua University in Beijing, where he heads the glass course. Several of his works as well as pieces by two of his students are on view in the exhibition Glass.China.
May 5, 2009
Glass.China
Open Day
on 20 June 2009
The foundation is pleased to invite you to the Open Day on which you can partake in one of the short guided tours.
Date: Saturday, 20 June 2009, from 11 am to 6 pm
April 28, 2009
Glass.China
Visitors from Hong Kong
The art dealers Mark Joyce and Chin Chye Lee from the Koru Contemporary Art Gallery in Hong Kong visited the foundation in April 2009. They greatly enjoyed rediscovering the art works by Chinese artists that they had sold and were very impressed by the exhibition Glass.China.
March 30, 2009
Glass.China
Guided Tour
Saturday, 16 May 2009 at 4 p.m.
The Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung invites you to partake in a guided tour through its current exhibition Glass.China on 16 May beginning at 4 p.m. It will introduce visitors to the particular characteristics of glass as a material as well as to the history of studio glass.
November 13, 2008
Glass.China
Vernissage | Open Day
The exhibition Glass.China was opened by Yang Huiqun, Consulate General of the People's Republic of China, and Eva-Maria Fahrner-Tutsek with interesting lectures. The photographer Ulrike Ottinger and the Chinese artists Carol Lee and Xue Lue were also present.
October 8, 2008
Glass.China
November 7, 2008 to November 7, 2009
Glass.China is a pioneering exhibition. It shows sculptures of significant Chinese artists together with photographs of China by the German film artist and photographer Ulrike Ottinger.
October 7, 2008
Glass.China
New Catalogue
Contemporary Glass and Photography
The catalogue's numerous photographs and texts document the first phase of contemporary art with glass in China. In her introduction, Eva-Maria Fahrner-Tutsek portrays the historical and cultural change in China and the resulting search for a new cultural identity.
March 25, 2008
STIFTERLAND BAYERN
Exhibitions, Symposia, Events
The Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung takes part in the initiative STIFTERLAND BAYERN organized by the Bundesverband Deutscher Stiftungen (Federal Association of German Foundations). We invite you to visit the exhibitions, symposia and further events in the different districts. They show in an impressive manner the diversity of the Bavarian foundation scene and the commitment of the founders. An interesting catalogue accompanies the exhibition.
Exhibition data in Munich:
3/28/2008 – 5/16/2008
Säulenhalle des Bayerischen Landesamtes für Denkmalpflege
Hofgraben 4, 80539 Munich Tue - Sun 10.00 am - 6.00 pm
You will find further information under:
www.stifterland-bayern.de
April 10, 2006
Coburger Glaspreis 2006
Art Collection Coburg
Contemporary Glass in Europe
The renowned Coburg Glass Prize was awarded on April 1, 2006.
The jury awarded Wilken Skurk with the prize donated by the Alexander Tutsek-Stiftung.
The other prizewinners are:
1st Prize
Josepha Gasch-Muche
2nd Prize
Udo Zembok
3rd Prize
Zora Palová
Otto Waldrich Award
Jens Gussek
Barbara Koppelstätter Award for Young Artists
Lada Semecká, Ellen Urselmann
Prize for Engraving awarded by Kurt Merker Comp
Gareth Noel Williams
Honorable Mention
Katherine Coleman, Sara McDonald
Astrid Steinbeißer, Marian Volrab,
Julius Weiland