ISA MONA LISA

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Curator

Dr. Brigitte Kölle

ISA MONA LISA is the ironic and playful title chosen for a large-scale exhibition that provides a lively glimpse of recent art via a selection of unusual works by international contemporary artists. The title is taken from an eponymous photograph by Wolfgang Tillmans (b. 1968) of his artist colleague Isa Genzken (b. 1948), and both are represented with works in the exhibition. Visitors will encounter specially furnished artist rooms featuring new acquisitions by the Hamburger Kunsthalle, most of them presented for the first time, as well as iconic works from the collection and others that can now be put on display thanks to a recently launched collaboration with an important private collection in Hamburg.
The selected exhibits – which include paintings, drawings, photographs and installations – will be presented throughout the basement floor of the Gallery of Contemporary Art.


Featured artists (selected): Alexandra Bircken, Thorsten Brinkmann, Nina Canell, Edith Dekyndt, Noi Fuhrer, Isa Genzken, Leiko Ikemura, Joachim Koester, Jochen Lempert, Melanie Manchot, Silke Otto-Knapp, Neo Rauch, Gerhard Richter, Paul Thek, Wolfgang Tillmans and others.

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Joachim Koester (*1962), Flower Mantis (2), 2015, Hamburger Kunsthalle, erworben mit Mitteln der New Carlsberg Foundation 2023 © Joachim Koester
Joachim KoesterFlower Mantis (2), 2015
Melanie Manchot, Alpine Diskomiks (Detail), 2019, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Dauerleihgabe der Stiftung Hamburger Kunstsammlungen, erworben 2022 © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024
Melanie ManchotAlpine Diskomiks (Detail), 2019
Wolfgang Tillmans (*1968) Isa Mona Lisa, 1999, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Dauerleihgabe der Sammlung Schmitz-Morkramer Courtesy Galerie Buchholz © Wolfgang Tillmans
Wolfgang TillmansIsa Mona Lisa, 1999
Elisa Alberti (*1992) Ohne Titel, 2021, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Schenkung Philipp und Dr. Christina Schmitz-Morkramer, Hamburg 2021 © Elisa Alberti
Elisa AlbertiOhne Titel, 2021
Alexandra Bircken (*1967), Demolition Ball / Cassius Clay, 2011, Courtesy the artist, Foto: Thomas Müller
Alexandra BirckenDemolition Ball / Cassius Clay, 2011
Thu-Van Tran (*1979), Pénétrable, 2024 Kautschuk, Pigment, 315 x 540 x 75 cm Koproduktion der Künstlerin und der Hamburger Kunsthalle, Courtesy the artist and Galerie Rüdiger Schöttle  © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Foto: Christoph Irrgang
Thu-Van Tran (*1979)Pénétrable, 2024
Andrzej Steinbach (*1983), Figur I, Figur II, 2014/2015, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Dauerleihgabe des Fonds für Junge Kunst der Stiftung Hamburger Kunstsamm-lungen, erworben 2024 © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Foto: Andrzej Steinbach
Andrzej SteinbachFigur I, Figur II, 2014/2015
Thorsten Brinkmann (*1971) Salon Livresque (Detail), 2014 Rauminstallation,VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2024 Foto: Thorsten Brinkmann
Thorsten BrinkmannSalon Livresque (Detail), 2014
Noi Fuhrer, (*1987), Polar, 2022, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Dauerleihgabe des Fonds für Junge Kunst der Stiftung Hamburger Kunstsammlungen, erworben 2022 © Noi Fuhrer
Noi FuhrerPolar, 2022
Dan Lie (*1988), Untitled, 2024, Hamburger Kunsthalle, Dauerleihgabe der Stiftung Hamburger Kunstsammlungen, erworben 2024 © Courtesy the artist and Galerie Barbara Wien, Berlin
Dan LieUntitled, 2024
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