Lesung aus „Man kann die Liebe nicht stärker erleben“ – Thomas Mann und Paul Ehrenberg. Gespräch mit dem Autor Oliver Fischer, Vizepräsident Thomas Mann Gesellschaft

In the organizer's words:

Travel is omnipresent in art, not only in painting, but also in literature. In this interview, Oliver Fischer talks about the travels of Thomas Mann and Paul Ehrenberg and their connection to Dachau. He will also read passages from his new book. Angelina Hanke, head of the Dachau public library, will moderate the event.

The reading will take place in the special exhibition. The special exhibition can be visited from 6.30 pm.

To the special exhibition "Traveling the world - The Solingen artists' colony"

By boat, train and car to Venice, Trondheim and Luxor: The three main artists of the Solingen artists' colony, Erwin Bowien (1899-1972), Bettina Heinen-Ayech (1937-2020) and Amud Uwe Millies (1932-2008), traveled the world and painted landscapes, cities, people and street scenes - views that in some cases can no longer be found today. Their starting point and recurring center of life was the "Black House" in Solingen, an established meeting place for artists and intellectuals since the 1920s. Contrary to the contemporary artistic trend towards abstraction, they painted figuratively and saw themselves in the tradition of plein-air painting and the artists' colonies of the turn of the century. However, impressions of involuntary journeys and experiences of flight also reflect places in their history. A journey around the world - through the eyes of three very different artistic personalities who were closely connected.

Price information:

12 € incl. admission and reading