Ernst Barlach. Facets of Love at the Edwin Scharff Museum in Neu-Ulm

Ernst Barlach in Neu-Ulm: An Exhibition on the Many Faces of Love

The Edwin Scharff Museum dedicates a profound art experience to Ernst Barlach with the special exhibition Facets of Love, expanding the view on one of the most significant sculptors, draughtsmen, and authors of the 20th century. Between sculpture, graphics, and poetic texts unfolds an exhibition that presents love not merely as a motif but as an existential experience.

Revisiting Barlach: Emotion, Form, and Human Proximity

The exhibition leads into a visual language that thrives on empathy, longing, temptation, maternal love, grief, and unconditional affection. Selected exhibits and poetic accompanying texts make visible how consistently Barlach placed humanity at the center. This creates a contemplation of work that convincingly connects art history and emotional immediacy.

Sculpture, Graphics, and Literature in Dialogue

Particularly appealing is the connection of sculptural and graphic works with literary accents. The exhibition presents Barlach as a sensitive observer, whose works resonate between formal clarity and emotional depth. Individual comparisons with works by Edwin Scharff also open artistic historical tensions and similarities between two defining positions of modernity.

A Curated Art Experience with Educational Value

The curation by Franziska Hell, M.A., in cooperation with the Ernst Barlach Museums Güstrow, focuses on vivid art communication. Tours, an art historical walk, literary formats, and workshops expand the exhibition with museum educational perspectives. Those interested in Expressionism, modern sculpture, drawing, and cultural education will find rich material here for an intense aesthetic experience.

Exhibition Atmosphere and Visitor Experience

In the art museum of the Edwin Scharff Museum, a calm, concentrated atmosphere is created, where forms, materials, and themes gain space. The exhibition invites visitors to take their time, discover details, and experience Barlach's visual world in direct contact with the originals. It is precisely this immediacy that makes a museum visit appealing.

What Visitors Can Expect

On display is a clever, sensuously accessible exhibition about love as a principle of life, conflict, comfort, and hope. Those who know Ernst Barlach only as a great sculptor will discover additional facets of his work as a draughtsman and author here. A visit is worthwhile for art lovers as well as for anyone seeking an inspiring exhibition with depth.

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