Uncanny. Witches, phantoms and demons in Paul Klee
Uncanny and mysterious phenomena occur repeatedly in Paul Klee’s pictures. Beside the depiction of mythological fable beings and gods, Klee created numerous works with wind, fire, water and earth spirits.
These mediators between the real world and the other world also appear occasionally in the form of goblins, witches and demons. Klee created his figures from the stories of ancient mythology, legends and the fairy world, but portrayed them as mischievous, disobedient, cheerful creatures in human form. Many of the beings he encountered were moulded into creatures of his own through fantastic metamorphosis. Equally ironical was his treatment of spiritistic or occultist manifestations, which at the beginning of the 20th century in Munich enjoyed a boom. The city was not only the centre of Occultist Research in Germany but also the home of Rudolf Steiner, who in numerous lectures propagated the Theory of Theosophy and thereby influenced many modern artists. Klee however kept his distance from Theosophy. His attitude towards institutional religion was also marked by scepsis and distance. On the other hand and also in the face of his serious illness, he was intensely preoccupied with death and the next world.
Opening
Friday, 9 March 2012, 18pm
Maurice E. Müller Saal
Peter Fischer
Director Zentrum Paul Klee
Fabienne Eggelhöfer
Curator
Musical interlude provided by the «Ensemble Paul Klee»
Begleitprogramm zur Ausstellung
Führung «Geister Zug»
Mittwoch, 25.4.2012, 18 Uhr
Eine unheimliche Führung mit Taschenlampe und spannungsvoller Musik
CHF 5 + Ausstellungsticket.
Die Anzahl der Teilnehmenden ist beschränkt.
Nur auf Voranmeldung: Tel.: 031 359 01 94;
Familienmorgen «Hexenschreck»
Sonntag, 6.5.2012, 10.30–12 Uhr
Ein geführter gemeinsamer Ausstellungsbesuch regt die Kleinen zur
anschliessenden kreativen Arbeit in einem Workshop im Kindermuseum
Creaviva an, während die Grossen die Führung fortsetzen, um sich weiter
in die Ausstellungsthemen zu vertiefen.
CHF 10 pro Familie + Ausstellungsticket.
Die Anzahl der Teilnehmenden ist beschränkt.
Literarische Führungen mit Michaela Wendt
«Sehr beeindruckt mich das spürbar Unsichtbare.»
Sonntag, 18.3., 15 Uhr;
Mittwoch, 28.3., 13 Uhr;
Sonntag, 22.4., 15 Uhr;
Sonntag, 29.4., 15 Uhr;
Mittwoch, 9.5., 13 Uhr;
Mittwoch, 16.5., 13 Uhr
CHF 5 + Ausstellungsticket; kein Vorverkauf; Dauer 60 Minuten
Öffnungszeiten: Di-So 10-17h | Mo geschlossen
