Ernst Barlach. Facets of Love at the Edwin Scharff Museum
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Ernst Barlach in Neu-Ulm: An exhibition about love, empathy, and inner truthfulness
The Edwin Scharff Museum dedicates a special exhibition to Ernst Barlach, showcasing his view of love in all its forms. Between sculpture, drawing, and graphics, a concentrated art experience unfolds that presents Barlach as a sensitive observer of humanity.
Love as a deep artistic theme
The exhibition focuses on a motif that preoccupied Barlach throughout his life: love not only as a relationship between partners but as temptation, longing, maternal love, altruism, grief, and human closeness. Selected exhibits and poetic texts create a space for an exploration of his works, where expressionist condensation and emotional precision come together.
Between sculpture, lithography, and drawing
Barlach worked as a sculptor, draftsman, and author. This plurality shapes the atmosphere of the exhibition: plastic works stand alongside graphic pieces, such as the sheet Lovers from 1917/18 and the sculpture The Matchmaker II from 1920. It becomes evident how consistently Barlach explored the human being as a feeling, vulnerable, and at the same time dignified entity.
Expressionism with human scale
From an art historical perspective, Barlach is one of the defining voices of German Expressionism. His works connect formal reduction with great emotional tension. The museum relates this position to Edwin Scharff and highlights both similarities and differences between the two contemporaries. This results in a dialogue about art, body, space, and mental concentration.
Education, tours, and cultural education
Alongside the exhibition, there are art historical tours and literary guides. The educational offerings deepen the access to Barlach's imagery and demonstrate how closely art, language, and social experience are interlinked. The children's vernissage format for the opening further emphasizes the museum's educational claim.
The Edwin Scharff Museum as a place of encounter
The art museum in Neu-Ulm combines collection, special exhibitions, and cultural education. As a place for art enthusiasts and families, it offers a clear, accessible framework for focused viewing. Its location at Petrusplatz, good public transport connections, and barrier-free access make visits particularly enjoyable.
Those who engage with Ernst Barlach experience an exhibition of quiet intensity and great humanistic power. Ernst Barlach. Facets of Love promises an aesthetic experience that resonates long afterward and broadens one's perspective on modernity. A visit to Neu-Ulm is definitely worthwhile.
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