Clouds between poetry and politics: the Kunsthalle Emden is dedicating a major exhibition to the sky in all its facets. With around 100 works from over 150 years, it invites visitors on an atmospheric journey of discovery through art, the perception of nature and contemporary issues.
Who hasn't lost themselves dreamily in the sky, discovered a face in the clouds or marveled at changing light phenomena? Clouds fascinate us with their fleeting nature and fragile grace. Sometimes light and floating, sometimes heavy and threatening, they reflect our moods. Clouds have inspired art for centuries. They stand for the divine, sublime natural beauty and atmosphere, for transience and longing - and today also for climate change, environmental destruction and war.
The Kunsthalle Emden is dedicating an extensive exhibition to this multifaceted theme, which is also a tribute to the East Frisian sky. On display are works from different eras and genres, from classical landscapes to contemporary installations. The sky can thus be rediscovered in its poetic and political dimensions - but can also be understood as a mirror of the interior and as a sign of our times.
The exhibition presents over one hundred works from more than 150 years by over 30 international artists - including Gerhard Richter, Yoko Ono, Gabriele Münter and Franz Radziwill. The diversity of artistic styles makes it clear that clouds not only touch us emotionally, they also challenge us to reflect - on our relationship to nature, to the world and to ourselves.
May 24 to November 2, 2025
